lecture 24 analgesia Flashcards
local anaesthetics are
esters and amides
common intravenous general anaethetic
propofol
common inhaled egeneral anaesthetic
isoflurine
how is potency affected
how lipid soluble they are
three principals of anaesthetics
loss of reflex
unconscious
analgesia
why do you want to stop the reflexes
so you can put tubes down
where is the RAS
brainstem
what does RAS control
sleep/wake
barbituates work on
GABA receptor
how do inhaled drugs affect the GABA receptor
change the phospholipid bilayer around it
volatile onset in general
slow
volatile onset in children
fast
volatile onset in COPD
slow
what is volatile
close to boiling point
common volatile drugs
NO, isoflurane and sevoflurane
volatile metabolism
none
volatile side effects
depression of cardiovascular and respiratory
volatile abnormal reaction
malignant hyperpyrexia and bone marrow suppression (in staff also)
Intravenous onset in general
rapid
how long does it take for intravenous to work
one arm heart brain cycle
intravenous examples
propofol, Thiopental, and ketamine