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Local Anesthetics Flashcards

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3 structural components of local anesthetics

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Lipophilic side (benzene ring)
Hydrophilic side (quarternary amine)
Intermediate chain linkage
-Ester or
-Amide
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Ester metabolism

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Via cholinesterase, rapid

Tend to be shorter acting than amides

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Ester allergies

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Higher potential than amides

If allergic to one ester, all esters should be avoided

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Amide metabolism

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In liver by CYP1A2 and CYP3A4
Longer acting generally because they’re more lipophilic and protein bound and require transport to the liver for metabolism

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Amide allergies

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Extremely rare
No cross allergy among class or with esters
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Nerve Fibers A alpha, A delta, B, and C function

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A alpha: Motor
A delta: Fast pain
B: Preganglionic SNS
C: Slow pain

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Side of chemical structure of local anesthetic that can be ionized or not (Lipophillic or hydrophilic)

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Hydrophillic side

-Can be ionized (charged) or nonionized (not charged)

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Mechanism of action of local anesthetics

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  • Nonionized portion (lipid soluble) enters the nerve
  • Drug reequilibrates
  • Ionized fraction attaches to receptor on the inside of the sodium channel, blocking it
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Protein binding of local anesthetics determines:

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Duration of action

  • Higher percent protein binding = longer duration of action
  • Binding stronger to proteins ~=binding stronger to tissues/nerves
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Lipid solubility of local anesthetics determines:

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Potency
Lipid solubility means they are nonionized and able to penetrate the myelin/nerve bilayer to get into the nerve to ionize and work

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pKa of local anesthetics determines:

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Onset of action
Lower pKa = faster onset
-Closer to 7.4 means theres a larger fraction that nonionized to enter the nerve
*Exception: Chloroprocaine has a high pKa but its fast because it’s given in such high concentrations

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Effects on local anesthetics when epinephrine is added

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  • Shorter onset time (faster) *Except during spinal anesthesia
  • More depth motor and sensory blockage
  • Longer duration of blockade
  • Larger area of blockade
  • Lower peak plasma concentration (less toxicity)
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Ester name

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1 I

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Amide name

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2 I’s

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Ropivacaine characteristics

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Similar to bupivacaine but doesn’t have the cardiac effects/risks

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Bupivacaine problem, max dose

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Preferentially binds to cardiac cells over others, can cause sudden cardiac arrest

  • .75% no longer allowed in US
  • Max dose = 3mg/kg
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Lidocaine max dose

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With epi: 7mg/kg

18
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Cocaine max dose

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Only topical: 200mg

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Procaine max dose

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Chloroprocaine max dose

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Tetracaine max dose

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1mg/kg (most toxic)

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Mepivacaine max dose

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Prilocaine max dose

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Ion trapping CNS toxicity

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  • Local anesthetic overdose -> respiratory depression -> hypoxia, acidosis
  • Increased ionized fraction in cerebral circulation (b/c of acidosis, decreased pH)
  • Unable to cross the blood/brain barrier to exit cerebral circulation and reenter systemic circulation
25
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Ion trapping in fetal circulation

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Fetal pH is lower than maternal pH

-Local anesthetic crosses the placental barrier to fetus, ionizes and is unable to cross back to maternal circulation

26
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Local anesthetic use in infected tissues

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Ineffective because tissue is more acidotic

-Local anesthetic is more ionized, not lipid soluble and cannot be absorbed into the nerve

27
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Carbonation of local anesthetics

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Speeds onset of action and intensity of block

  • CO2 diffuses into the nerve and makes the inside more acidotic
  • LA inside the nerve will ionize more = higher concentration of active form in the neuron at the sodium channel
28
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Adding sodium bicarbonate to local anesthetics

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Speeds onset of action

  • Increases the concentration of the non-ionized (lipid soluble) form of the drug on injection
  • Improved diffusion of local anesthetic through the neuronal membrane
  • Also takes away stinging feeling initially felt by patient on injection
29
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LAST (local anesthetic systemic toxicity) is a concern with which class of LA?

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Amides

-Won’t happen with esters because they’re metabolized so fast by cholinesterases

30
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Signs of LAST (and lidocaine plasma level they will occur at)

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Lidocaine plasma concentration up to 5mcg/mL is therapeutic
-Lightheaded, tinnitus, circumoral (mouth) and tongue numbness
-Visual disturbances
-Muscular twitching (like fasciculation’s)
-Convulsions
-Unconsciousness, coma
-Respiratory arrest
-CV arrest
Bupivacaine goes strait to cardiac arrest

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Most common CNS sign of LAST

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Seizure

  • Self limiting, happening because of disinhibition
  • Inhibitory parts of brain are asleep, seizure happens until pt goes deeper to coma
32
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Most common time after injection that LAST occurs

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<1 minute (~50%)

33
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Primary goal in treating LAST (and why)

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Prevent hypoxia and acidosis: they will potentiate LAST

-Rapidly halt seizures with benzos (succs if that doesn’t stop them)

34
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ACLS modifications for LAST

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  • Use smaller doses of epi (10-100mcg)
  • Vaso isn’t recommended
  • Avoid calcium channel blockers and beta blockers
  • Treat ventricular arrhythmias with amiodarone (not lidocaine or procainamide)
35
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Lipid emulsion therapy for LAST, and what to do if it doesn’t work

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1.5 mL/kg bolus of 20% lipid emulsion
Infusion of 0.25mL/kg/min for at least 10 mins after circulatory stability
If circulatory stability isn’t attained consider another bolus of 0.5mL/kg/min
^If this doesn’t work -> cardiopulmonary bypass

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Pregnancy affect on local anesthetics

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  • Pregnancy enhances the effect of local anesthetics = dosage should be reduced
  • Elimination of amides are longer in newborns than their mothers (greater volume of distribution)
  • Fetus/newborn isn’t more vulnerable to toxic effects of local anesthetics than adults
  • Combining neuraxial LA with an opioid increases the block density and allows for administration of lower total dose of LA and side effects
  • Spinal bioavailability of fentanyl/sufentanil (lipophilic) is better than morphine/hydromorphone (hydrophilic)
37
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Mixing local anesthetics

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  • Done to make onset faster but keep duration of action long (can make sure you’re in the right space for a longer block since they’re onset sometimes isn’t for 30-40 minutes)
  • Max doses is additive, not individual
38
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Tumescent Anesthesia

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Technique used by plastic surgeons during liposuction

  • SQ injections of large volumes of dilute local anesthetics combined with epi, saline, and sodium bicarbonate
  • Max safe dose of lidocaine w/ epi = 35-55mg/kg
39
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Hyaluronidase

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“Spreading factor”

  • Breaks down the tissue matrix so things can spread/move around to surrounding tissue
  • Makes onset of action faster but duration shorter
  • Used mostly in opthamology (so once injection in the eye can be done and it’ll spread instead of moving needle in the eye)
40
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Cocaine unique properties

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Blocks reuptake of norepinephrine in the sympathetic nervous system: Has sympathomimetic effects
-Easily toxic, only used topically now

41
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EMLA

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Mixture of lidocaine and prilocaine
-Topical anesthetic 
-Used primarily in peds for IV starts
Max doses
0-3 months: 1g
3-12 months: 2g
1-6 years: 10g
7-12 years: 20g
-Has potential for mehemoglobinemia

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