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Local Anesthetics Flashcards

1
Q

What is the most widely used anaesthetic?

A

Lidocaine

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2
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What local anaesthetic is cardiotoxic?

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Bupivacaine

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3
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Which local anaesthetic is contraindicated in obstetric anaesthesia?

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Mepivacaine

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4
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Why is Mepivacaine contraindicated in obstetric anesthesia?

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Due to its increased toxicity to neonates

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5
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What is the clinical use of local anaesthetics?

A

Complete loss of sensory modalities

Analgesia

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6
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What is the target of local anaesthetics?

A

Inactivated voltage gated sodium channels

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7
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What part of the voltage gated sodium channel do local anaesthetics bind to?

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The IC part

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8
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Which drugs bind to the EC part of the activated voltage gated sodium channel?

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Tetrodotoxin

Saxitotoxin

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9
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What are the three states of the voltage gated sodium channel?

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Resting state
Inactivation state
Activation state

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10
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What are the M and H gate doing during resting state?

A

M gate is closed

H gate is open

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11
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What are the M and H gate doing during the activation state?

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Both gates are open

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12
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What are the M and H gate doing during the inactivation state?

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The M gate is open

The H gate is closed

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13
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What is the M gate?

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The activation gate

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14
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What is the H gate?

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The inactivation gate

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15
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What are the methods of administration of local anaesthetics?

A 
Surface
Infiltration
IV
Peripheral nerve blocks
Spinal
Epidural
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16
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What is the order of disappearance of sensations?

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  1. Pain
  2. Temperature
  3. Touch
  4. Deep pressure
  5. Motor function
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17
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What nerve fibres are most sensitive to blockage?

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Nerve fibres off small diameter and high firing rates

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18
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What is the order of sensitivity of the nerve fiber types?

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Type B and C
A delta
A beta and gamma
A alpha

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19
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What are the CNS side effects of local anaesthetics?

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Headache
Sleepiness
Visual and auditory disturbances 
Restlessness
Nystagmus 
Shivering
Muscular twitching
Seizures 
Depression
Death
Cocaine: feeling of well being, psychostimulant, euphoria
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20
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What are the cardiovascular side effects of local anaesthetics?

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Depression of pacemaker activity, condition, excitability, contractility
Vasodilation - hypotension
Cocaine: vasoconstriction

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21
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Why is a side effect of local anaesthetics allergies?

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Esters viva PABA formation

Sulfonamides are esters of PABA

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22
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What are the haematological side effects of local anaesthetic use?

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Prilocaine can result in methemoglobinemia

23
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Can local anaesthetics cross the placenta?

A

Local anaesthetics may cross the placenta

24
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What are the (broad) side effects of local anasthetic use?

A 
CNS effects
Cardiovascular toxicity 
Allergies
Haematological effects
Local anaesthetics may cross the placenta
25
Q

What is Ropivacaine metabolised by?

26
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What enzyme is Lidocaine and Bupoivacaine metabolised by?

27
Q

What are the general categories of LI?

A

Esters and amides

28
Q

Name the ester LA?

A

Procaine
Cocaine
Benzocaine

29
Q

Name the amide LA?

A 
Lidocaine
Prilocaine
Bupivacaine
Ropivacaine 
Mepivacaine
Atricaine
30
Q

What are the esters metabolised by?

A

Plasma and tissue esterases

31
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What are the amides metabolised by?

A

Liver amidases

32
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What is the potency of procaine?

33
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What is the potency of bupivacaine?

34
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What is the potency of Mepivacaine?

35
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What is the potency of Atricaine?

36
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Which LA is the most potent?

A

Bupivacaine

37
Q

Which LA is the least potent?

38
Q

Which LA have a short duration of action?

A

Procaine

Atricaine

39
Q

Which LA have a medium duration of action?

A

Cocaine
Lidocaine
Prilocaine
Mepivacaine

40
Q

Which LA have a long duration of action?

A

Benzocaine
Bupivacaine
Ropivacaine

41
Q

Which LA have poor tissue penetration?

42
Q

Which LA have moderate tissue penetration?

A

Prilocaine
Bupivacaine
Ropivacaine

43
Q

Which LA have good tissue penetration?

A

Cocaine
Lidocaine
Mepivacaine
Atricaine

44
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What is the clinical indication of procaine?

A

No longer used

45
Q

What is the clinical indication of cocaine?

A

Rarely used. Only as a spray for upper respiratory tract

46
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What is the clinical use of Benzocaine?

A

Surface anesthesia

47
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What is the clinical use of lidocaine?

A

Local anaesthesia but also IV for treating ventricular dysrhythmias

48
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What is the clinical use of prilocaine?

A

Spinal anesthesia

Not used for obstetric analgesia

49
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What is the clinical use of Ropivacaine?

A

Spinal anesthesia

Not used for obstetric analgesia

50
Q

What is the clinical use of Mepivacaine?

A

Infiltration and nerve block anesthesia
Mild vasoconstrictor effect
Not used in babies or small children

51
Q

What is the clinical use of Atricaine?

A

Infiltration and nerve block anesthesia
More lipophillic
Used in dentistry

52
Q

What are the cardiovascular side effects of procaine?

A

Bradycardia and vasodilation

53
Q

What are the adverse CNS effects of procaine?

A

Restlessness
Convulsions
Respiratory depression

54
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What are the adverse effects of prilocaine?

A

No vasodilator activity

Less risk of systemic toxicity but risk of methemoglobinemia

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