Local Anesthesia Flashcards
1
Q
- Describe the mechanism of action for all local anesthetic drugs.
- Identify the various nerve fiber types and compare how they respond to local
anesthetic DRUGS. - Discuss the primary determinates related to the pharmacokinetics and
pharmacodynamics of local anesthetics for the following:
a. Onset time
b. Duration
c. Potency - Explain local anesthetic systemic toxicity (LAST) and demonstrate how to treat it.
- Describe the structure of a prototypical local anesthetic molecule; name the two
classes of local anesthetics. - Illustrate the structure of the voltage-gated sodium channel and diagram where
local anesthetic drugs bind to the channel. - Name some common additives to local anesthetics and describe why the drugs are
given together. - Recall some clinical uses for local anesthetics.
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