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What is a anesthesia?
Diminished bodily sensation
What is a Analgesia ?
Relief of a pain
What is sedation medication?
Diminished awareness or consciousness
What is neurolepsis?
A particular alteration of consciousness that produces reduced anxiety and calming
What is the purpose of benzodiazepines?
Anti-anxiety drug, produce amnesia, no/little respiratory depression, and a non-opioids
What are examples of benzodiazepines?
Diazepam,midazolam,lorazepam,xanax, tranxene, and Librium
What are opiod/Narcotics?
Drugs that are derived from poppy seeds and binds to opioid center in the brain and spinal cord. This causes modify responses to pain, depress respiratory center and changed mood.
What are examples of opioids/narcotics?
Drugs such as morphine,meperidine,codeine,fentanyl,and oxycodone/acetaminophen
What are examples of general anesthetics?
Drugs such as thiopental and propofal
What are indications for neuromuscular blocking agents?
Ease of endotracheal intubation, relieves laryngospasm, provide muscle relaxation during surgery, and mechanical ventilation
Non-depolarizing blocking agents last for? And are reversed by?
Hour to hour and a half, and reversed by neostigmine
What are examples of non-polarizing blocking agents?
Pancuronium, vecuronium, and rocuronium bromide
How long do depolarizing muscle relaxants last? And what are examples of them?
5-10 minutes , sucostrin, and succinylcholine
