Local Anesthetics Flashcards
True or False: Local Anesthetics are drugs that can be administered via IV?
True. Local anesthesia can also be administered via Topical, Infiltration, Epidural or subarachnoid.
Site of Action of General anesthesia?
CNS
Area affected of Local anesthesia?
Restricted areas
Adverse effect of Cocaine as topical anesthesia. Give at least 3
Tolerance
Abuse
Poisoning can occur with cocaine overuse
Hyperpyrexia
Anorexia
Topical anesthesia of nose, pharynx, and tracheobronchial tree.
Cocaine
Nerve block, Infiltrative & Spinal anesthesia.
Procaine
Spinal anesthesia and Topical anesthesia of mucous membrane?
Tetracaine
Adverse effect of tetracaine. Give at least 3
Feeling nervous or excited
Dizziness, Drowsiness, chills
Headache
Blurred vision
Nausea and Vomiting
Adverse effect of Procaine. Give the 3
Heartburn
Migraine
SLE ( Systemic Lupus Erythemathosus)
Infiltrative/ Spinal Anesthesia, Topical anesthesia of mucous membrane, Nerve block Anesthesia.
Lidocaine
Adverse effects of Lidocaine. Give at least 3
High blood pressure
Swelling or redness of skin
Constipation
Nausea and Vomiting
Confusion
Infiltrative, Regional, Spinal Anesthesia.
Prilocaine
Adverse effect of Prilocaine. Give the 2
Production of methemoglobinemia.
Shift to the left of the oxygen dissociation curve for hemoglobin.
Local Anesthetia that is Infiltrative/ Regional nerve block anesthesia.
Mepivacaine
Adverse effect of Mepivacaine. Give at least 3
Drowsiness
Loss of bladder
Painful or difficult urination
Numbness
Blurred vision
Local anesthesia that is Regional nerve block anesthesia
Bupivacaine
Adverse effect of Bupivacaine. Give at least 3
Hypotension
Urinary retention
Heart block
Anxiety
Local anesthesia that is Topically applied for mucous membrane.
Dibucaine
Adverse effect of Dibucaine. Give at least 3
Seizure
Respiratory failure
Hypotension
Allergic reaction
Is the induction of the state of unconsciousness with the absence of pain sensation of the entire body; Used during certain medical and surgical procedure.
General Anesthetics
2 Sub groups of General Anesthetics
Inhalation Anesthetics
Intravenous Anesthetics
They can be used for some procedures of shorter duration
Intravenous Anesthetics
Possesing general anesthetic properties that can be delivered via inhalation. Substance that are brought into the body via lungs and are distributed with the blood into the different tissues.
Inhalational Anesthetics
Inhalational anesthesia that is used as a treatment for Status Asthmaticus. Anesthesia that is Safe for children.
Halothane