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General Anesthetics Flashcards

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DOC for malignant hyperthermia that may be caused by use of halogenated anesthetics

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Dantrolene

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Most inhaled anesthetics SE

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Decrease arterial blood pressure

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Pungent inhaled anesthetic which leads to high incidence of coughing and vasospasm

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Desflurane

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Inhaled anesthetics are myocardial depressants

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Enflurane and halothane

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Opioid associated with awareness during surgery and post-operative recall, but still used for high-risk cardiovascular surgeries

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Fentanyl

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Benzodiazepine receptor antagonist, it accelerates recovery from benzodiazepine overdose

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Flumazenil

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Inhaled anesthetic that may sensitize the myocardium to arrhythmogenic effects of catecholamines and has produced hepatitis

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Halothane

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Inhaled anesthetics metabolized by liver enzymes which has a major role in the toxicity of these agents

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Halothane and methoxyflurane

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Inhaled anesthetic causes peripheral vasodilation

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Isoflurane

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This produces “dissociative anesthesia”, is a cardiovascular stimulant which may increases intracranial pressure, and hallucinations occur during recovery

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Ketamine

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Fluoride released by metabolism of this inhaled anesthetic may cause renal insufficiency

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Methoxyflurane

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Benzodiazepine used adjunctively in anesthesia

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Midazolam

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Inversely related to potency of anesthetics

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Minimum alveolar anesthetic concentration (MAC)

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State of analgesia and amnesia produced when fentanyl is used with droperidol and nitrous oxide

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Neuroleptanesthesia

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Inhaled anesthetic with a low blood/gas partition coefficient

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Nitrous oxide

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Inhaled anesthetics, less likely to lower blood pressure than other agents, and has the smallest effect on respiration

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Nitrous oxide

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Prolonged exposure to this inhaled anesthetic may lead to megaloblastic anemia

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Nitrous oxide

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Produces both rapid anesthesia and recovery, has antiemetic activity and commonly used for outpatient surgery, may cause marked hypotension

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Propofol

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IV barbiturate used as a pre-op anesthetic

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Thiopental

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MOA of general anesthetics

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Unclear, thought to increase the threshold for firing of CNS neurons

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