Local Anaesthetic Flashcards
What is the brand name, MSD, onset, duration and pKa of mepivacaine?
Scandanest 6mg/kg 2-5 mins 1.5- 2 hours 7.6
What is the brand name, MSD, onset, duration and pKa of lidocaine?
Xylocaine 3mg/kg 2-5 mins 1 - 1.5 hours 7.7
What is the brand name, MSD, onset, duration and pKa of prilocaine
Citanest 6mg / kg 2-5 mins 1.5 - 2 hours 7.7
What is the brand name, MSD, onset, duration and pKa of bupivacaine?
Marcain 2 mg/kg 15 -30 mins 4 -6 hours 8.1
What is the brand name, MSD, onset, duration and pKa of levobupivacaine?
Chirocain 2 mg/ kg 10 -15 mins 4-6 + hours 8.1
What is the brand name, MSD, onset, duration and pKa of ropivacaine
Naropin 4.3 mg/kg 10-15 mins 4-6 + hours 8.1
Run through the list of drugs from top to bottom
Lidocaine Mepivacaine Prilocaine Bupivicaine Levobupivacaine Ropivacaine
Run through the brand names
Xylocaine Scandonest Citanest Marcain Chirocain Naropin
Run through the MSD’s
3mg/kg 6mg/kg 6mg/kg 2mg/kg 2mg/kg 4.3mg/kg
List the onset times
2-5 min 2-5 min 2-5 min 15-30 min 10-15 min 10- 15 min
List durations
1 -1.5 hours 1.5 -2 hours 1.5 - 2 hours 4- 6 hours 4 - 6+ hours 4 - 6 + hours
List pKa’s
- 7
- 6
- 7
- 1
- 1
- 1
List the 3 steps for LA calculations
1 work out MSD in mg/kg (LA MSD x pt weight)
Complete the blanks;
LA drugs are used to xxxxxx block nerve conduction of xxxxxxx fibres of nerves in various regions of the body.
Reversibly
Sensory
Mechanism of action/ complete the blanks:
LA exert their effect by altering the electronilogic xxxxxxx process through its binding to xxxxxx in the nerve xxxxxx and preventing the influx of xxxxx ions.
Excitation
Receptors
Membrane
Sodium
