Lecture 15 - Local anaesthetics Flashcards
How does local anaesthetics act?
by blocking conduction in nerve fibres
how is the anaesthesia achieved by local anaesthetics?
without loss of consciousness or depressed activity of CNS
- loss of sensation
- muscle paralysis - depending on type of fibre involved, route of application
What is the normal use of local anaesthetics?
block conduction in pain fibres
- for diagnostic purposes
permit minor surgery
antiarrhythmic treatment
What are the two chemical types of local anaesthetics?
esters and amides
give some examples of esters (local anaesthetics)
procaine
chloroprocaine
oxybuprocain
tetracaine
benzocaine
give some examples of amides (local anaesthetics=
lidocaine
prilocaine
mepivacaine
bupivacaine
ropivacaine
What is the mechanism of action concerning LAs
blocks action potential generation by blocking Na+ channels
LAs act in their cationic form (they have to be weak bases), but must reach their site of action by penetrating the nerve sheath and axonal membrane as unionised species
What is the affinity to the LA and the effect of the channel when it is in refractory status?
Affinity: small
Effect: inhibition of the opening of sodium ion channels
What is the affinity to an ion channel and the effect of it when it is in closed status?
Affinity is large
the effect is: inhibition of reaopening - major effect
What is the affinity and the effect of the ion channel when it is in open status?
affinity is large
effect is closing of Na ion channels - minor effect
what is the affinity and the effect of the ion channel when it is in inactivated status?
large affinity
the effect is a prolonged refractory period - major effect
In what order is LAs blocking the conduction (axons)?
non-myelinated axons
small myelinated
large mylinated
What type trnasmittion is blocked first with LAs?
noiciceptice and sympathetic transmission
When the nervous function dissapears, in what order is the different function lost?
- pain
- warmth
- touch
- deep pressure
- motorfunction
In what order is nervous function returning?
- motor function
- deep pressure
- touch
- wramt
- pain
Describe the nerve fibre: Aa, Ab
- myelin
- diameter
- speed of conduction
- function
- sesnitivity to lidocaine
- yes
- 6-22
- 10-85
- motoric and proprioceptive
- +,++
Describe the nerve fibre: A-gamma
- myelin
- diameter
- speed of conduction
- function
- sesnitivity to lidocaine
- yes
- 3-6
- 15-35
- muscle tone
- ++
Describe the nerve fibre: Aδ
- myelin
- diameter
- speed of conduction
- function
- sesnitivity to lidocaine
- yes
- 1-4
- 5-25
- rapid pain and temperature
- +++
Describe the nerve fibre: B
- myelin
- diameter
- speed of conduction
- function
- sesnitivity to lidocaine
- yes
- <3
- 3-15
- vasmotor, visceromotor, sudomotor, pilomotor
- ++++
Describe the nerve fibre: C (sympathetic)
- myelin
- diameter
- speed of conduction
- function
- sensitivity to lidocaine
- no
- 0,3-1,3
- 0,7-1,3
- vasomotor, visceromotor, sudomotor, pilomotor
- ++++
Describe the nerve fibre: C dorsal horn
- myelin
- diameter
- speed of conduction
- function
- sensitivity to lidocaine
- no
- 0,4-1,2
- 0,1-2,0
- slow pain and temperature
- ++++
What are kinetics?
study of reaction rate and how they are affected
What are the kinetics of absorption?
site of application
dose
if its a vasoconstrictive drug
features of LAs
How long will the effect of a LA last?
until the concentration falls below the critical level due totheir absorption from the site of application
How are ester-type LAs metabolised?
they are hydrolysed primarly by plasma esterase and degraded by hepatic metabolism
decomposition in tissue and blood circualtion