Intravenous Anesthetics Flashcards
Mean arterial pressure - Intracranial pressure
Cerebral perfusion pressure
Barbiturate used for IV anesthesia induction and elevated intracranial pressure
Ultrashort acting barbiturates - Thiopental, Methohexital, Thiamylal
Benzodiazepine used for IV anestheia induction and preoperative sedation
Short acting bezodiazepines - Midazolam (etizolam, brotizolam, triazolam, oxazepam)
Side effect of IV midazolam
Postoperative respiratory depression
IV anesthetic of choice for trauma
Ketamine
Ketamine MOA
Glutamate decrease
NMDA receptor blocked
Anesthesia with retained consciousness
Dissociative anesthesia
Indication for Ketamine
Dissociative anesthesia
Side effect of Ketamine
Emergence Delirium
Elevated BP, ICP and CVS stimulation
Prevention of emergence delirium with Ketamine
Benzodiazepine pretreatment
Etomidate MOA
GABA-A receptor with B-3 subunit modulation
IV anesthesia in patients with limited cardiopulmonary reserve
Etomidate
IV anesthetic with no analgesic properties
Etomidate
Anesthetic use of IV anesthetics
General anesthesia
Fentanyl MOA
Block mu, sigma and kappa opioid receptors