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Local anaesthesia and analgesia Flashcards

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Define local anaestehsia

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Implies that the local anaesthetic is used as the only means of anaesthesia - a cow that has a standing c-section performed under local anaesthesia

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Define locla analgesia

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to provide extra analgesia as a supplement to GA> Can be used to provide multi-modal analgesia, in association with e.g. opioids and/or NSAIDs

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what is the triad of GA?

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  • narcosis (unconsciousness)
  • analgesia (antinociception)
  • mm relaxation
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How can local analgesia be acheived? 3

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  • local anaesthetic drugs
  • opioids
  • alpha 2 agonists
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Pharmacology - local anaesthetics

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  • drugs that reversibly block the transmission of action potentials along an axon
  • interfere with the action of sodium channels
  • cocaine first to be used in 1800s
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What is a differential block?

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= not all nn types are equally sensitive to local anaesthetics

  • B fibres most sensitive (sympathetic)
  • then Adelta fibres (sensory - PAIN)
  • least sensitive Abeta and Aalpha fibres (motor and proprioceptive)
  • sensitivity of C fibres (unmyelinated overlaps)
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D/t differential block, which order are sensations lost?

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  1. pain
  2. cold
  3. warmth
  4. touch
  5. deep pressure
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Name 2 types of local anaesthetic

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  • esters

- amides

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Outline ester pharmacology

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  • rarely used
  • metabolised by plasma pseudocholinesterases
  • allergenic
  • e.g. procaine (LICENSED), tetracaine
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Outlien amide pharmacology

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  • metabolised in liver by amidases
  • allergic reactions rare
  • e.g. lidocaine, bupivicaine, ropivicaine (n.b. a drug with two ‘i’s within the word are amides)
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What does lipid solubility determine?

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potency - axonal membranes are predominantly lipid

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What does protein binding determine?

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duration of action - bind to protein (sodium channels) within axonal membranes

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What does pKa determine?

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the speed of onset (must diffuse across axon sheath in uncharged base form)

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What is pKa?

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the dissociation constant (i.e. when 50% of drug is ionised)

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Does lidocaine (pKa 7.9) or bupivicaine (pKa 8.1) work fastest?

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Lidocaine because more of the drug is non-ionised nearer blood pH (7.4)

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Which local anaesthetics can be used in large animals?

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  • Farm/food - procaine only licensed (cattle only)
  • Horses - all can be used (if licensed or on positive list, reports of skin/SC swelling after lidocaine, mepivacaine mainly used)
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Absorption - local aaesthetics

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  • local anaesthetics are unusual in that they are applied directly to the site of action
  • systemic absorption also partly controls duration of action
  • vasoconstrictor (adrenaline) can be added to reduce systemic absorption (reduce local BF –> increases duration of action)
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When might you have local anaesthetic toxicity?

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  • accidental intravascular injection (always draw back on syringe before injecting)
  • overdose (always check weight and calculate maximum dose)
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3 main complications of local anaesthesia

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  • Nerve damage (low incidence in humans, no intraneural injection as this destroys nn)
  • Systemic toxicity (ensure right dose and draw back)
  • Local toxicity (very rare)
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Features of CNS toxicity d/t local anaesthesia

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  • sedation
  • tremors
  • seizures
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Outline local anaesthesia effects on CV toxicity

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  • direct action on heart and peripheral vasculature
  • indirect action by blocking autonomic nn fibres
  • worst with bupivacaine
  • ultimate toxicity is CV arrest
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Name 2 miscellaneous toxicities d/t local anaesthetics

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  • allergy

- methaemoglobinaemia

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Describe methaemoglobinaemia

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Fe2+ in haemoglobin oxidised to Fe3+ –> cannot bind and carry O2 –> results in cyanosis (especially prolocaine = EMLA cream), also benzocaine, lidocaine and procaine

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ROA - local anaesthesia

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  • topical
  • regional
  • spinal/ epidural
  • intra-articular
  • IVRA
  • systemic
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Name 2 local anaesthetics as eye drops
- Proparacaine (proxymetacaine) - tetracaine (amethocaine) * (can slow corneal healing)
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Define EMLA cream
= Eutectic mixture of local anaesthetics - lidocaine and prilocaine - used for venous catheterisation - absorbed across intact skin - apply 30 minutes before (occluded)
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What do you use infiltrative anaesthesia for?
- lidocaine +/- adrenaline - lowest possible concentration - fine (24g) needles - don't use with adrenaline in tissues supplied by end arteries (e.g. tails, ears)
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Name 2 field blocks
- line blocks - inverted L block (give skin, SC, mm)
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What do you block in a paravertebral nn block?
T13, L1, L2 dorsal and ventral branch
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Effectiveness - paravertebral anaesthesia
- hyperaemia - lateral curvature with convexity to blocked side - test with needle
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Problems - paravertebral anaesthesia -4
- fat animals - mm spasm - damage to aorta - infection
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How do you do the cornual nn block in cattle and goats?
- CATTLE: cornual branch of lacrimal nn (halfway b/w lateral canthus and horn bud) - GOATS: also cornual brach of intratrochlear nn (halfway b/w medial canthus and horn bud)
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What do you use for a cornual nn block in cattle/goats?
- Sedation: xylazine or detomidine | - Local analgesic: procaine
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Name 4 peripheral nn blocks of CN and what they anaesthetise
- Mandibular nn (teeth and lower lip) - Infraorbital nnn (upper lip and nose) - Supraorbital and auriculopalpebral nn (eye) - Retrobulbar block (eye enucleation)
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List examples of TL nn blcoks
- Cervical palpebral (shoulder, brachium) - Axillary approach to brachial plexus (elbow distally) - Radial, ulnar, median and musculocutaneous (elbow distally) - Radial, ulnar and median (carpus distally) - IVRA (Bier's block, below tourniquet)
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List examples of HL nn blocks and what they do
- lumbar and sacral plexus block (whole limb) - femoral/ sciatic (stifle distally) - IVRA (Bier's block, below tourniquet)
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What might you use neurostimulation and ultrasound for?
to detect location of nn to align needle to block
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Advantages - epidural analgesia
- relatively simple technique - good analgesia intra and post-op - decreased stress response to anaesthesia and sx
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What drugs can be used for epidural anaesthesia?
- local anaesthetics (SA) - opioids (SA, LA) - alpha 2 agonists (LA) - ketamine, NSAIDs
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Indications - epidural analgesia
- abdominal and hind quarter sx in SA under light GA - standing sx in farm animals and horses - post-op analgesia for above sx or injuries
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Where do you do epidural anaesthesia in small vs. large animals?
- SMALL: lumbosacral site, in association with GA | - LARGE ANIMALS: 'caudal' site, sacro-coccygeal or Co1-Co2, standing animal, prevent straining during parturition
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Contraindications - Epidural analgesia - 5
- sepsis - infection at injection site (risk of internalising infection) - coagulopathy - hypotension/ hypovolaemia - distorted anatomy (use ultrasound)
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Complications - epidural analgesia
- nn damage - pruiritus * urinary retention (ask close observation) * motor dysfunction - accidental vascular injury - haematoma formation - infection * hypotension - respiratory depression d/t cranial spread
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Indications - IVRA (Bier's block)
analgesia for sx of distal limb
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Method - IVRA (Bier's block)
exsanguinate limb distal to sx site - apply tourniquet - inject 2-3ml 1% lidocaine into distal vein - effect dependent on tournique - limit 2 h d/t ischaemia of distal tissue * don't use bupivicaine or ropivacaine or your patient will die!!! - TL or HL
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T/F: lidocaine can be used IV
True
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Actions of systemic local anaesthetics (lidocaine)
- anti-arrhythmic properties (class 1b - for ventricular arrhythmias) - analgesia - prokinetic (equine colic) - free radical scavenger
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What tends to be the first side effect sieen with systemic local anaesthetics (lidocaine)?
usually CNS side effects seen first
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When should you be particularly aware of local anaesthetic toxicity in SA?
with repeated blocks/administration

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