Lab test 4: opiods, NSAID and anaesthetics Flashcards
What are the side effects of the ultra short acting barbiturates?
-Small therapeutic index, side effects can be life threatening
-Pronounced resp. dep. (dose-dependent, reversible) (serious in neonates)
-Cardiovascular dep. → hypotension → tachycardia (dose
dependent or individual sensitivity → irreversible)
-Tissue irritation (should be applied IV)
-Prae- and postnarcotic excitation
What are the side effects of the NMDAs? (ketamine, tiletamine)
- Broad therapeutic index
- Mild respiratory depression
- Mild stimulant of cardiovascular system → BP,/freq. incr., arrhythmias!
- Catalepsy!
- Increased intracranial- and eye pressure
- Swallow disturbances
- Rarely: Pre/postnarcotic excitation
Name the pharmacological effects of benzodiazepines?
- Sedative
- Anxiolytic
- Muscle relaxant activity
- Pronounced anticonvulsant action.
Name the pharmacological effects of α2 agonists
- Sedative
- Muscle relaxant activity
- Analgesic
Name the main effects of premedication for anaesthetics
- Sedation
- Reduce anxiety
- Analgesia (Neuroleptanalgesia)
- Decrease pre/post narcotic excitation
- Antiemetic, reduces secretions
Which IV administration anaesthesia is susceptible to bacterial contamination?
Propofol is susceptible for bacterial contamination.
Name the drug for treatment of convulsions?
Diazepam
Which drug is used for the treatment of long term epilepsy?
Phenobarbital
Name the ultra short acting barbiturates that cannot be readministered?
Thiopental and Thiamilal.
Which drug is used to capture wild animals?
Etorphine (1000x stronger analgesic effect than morphine)
Describe the AMES test.
- Used to see whether a given chemical can cause mutations in the DNA of the test organism, leading to cancer.
- The test drug is mixed with top agar along with bacteria (most commonly Salmonella typhimurium) and rat liver homogenate.
- The mixture is then spread on an agar plate containing a small amount of Histidine (growth medium allowing the bacteria to grow and have the opportunity to mutate).
- When the histidine is depleted only bacteria that have mutated to gain the ability to produce its own histidine will survive.
- The mutagenicity of a drug is proportional to the number of colonies observed on the agar plate after a certain time.
Explain teratogenicity.
How many species are needed to be tested?
Which species are they? And Why?
- A teratogen is an agent that can disturb the development of the embryo or fetus. Teratogenic drugs halt the pregnancy or produce a congenital malformation (a birth defect).
- Need to test on at least two species.
- Usually rat and rabbit.
- Some species may not suffer from any side effects of the teratogens and so it’s important to test on other species.
What sedate-hypnotic agent would you recommend to a cardiovascular patient?
Benzodiaziepines
Which drug is used for status epilepticus?
Phenobarbital
Name the NSAID’s isoenzymes.
Which one is in the CNS and which drug acts on it?
- COX-1, COX-2, COX-3.
- In CNS: COX-3, act on paracetamol