PDA Anesthetics nad introductions Flashcards

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What are the unique side effects of propofol?

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pain on injection, and often given with lidocaine

can cause initial excitation on induction

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What do you do for patients who are at risk for hypotension for anesthesia?

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utilize Etomidate

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What are the unique side effects of Etomidate?

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high incidence of pain on ijection, myoclonus
significant nausea
suppresion of adrenocorticol response to stress; can cause increased death

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What type of anesthesia does ketamine produce??

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Dissociative anesthesia

  • profound analgesia
  • eyes open but pts unresponsive
  • amnesia
  • bronchodilator
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What are some of the unique side effects of ketamine?

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emergence delilrium
nystagmus, salvitation, spontaneous movement
lacrimation
increased ICP
hypertension
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What is ketamine reseved for?

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ppatients with bronchospasm

children undergoing short painful procedures

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What is midazolam used for?

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short acting benzo; GABAa activator

used alone for concious sedation

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What are midazolam side effects?

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respiratory depression; arrests
caution in pts with neuromusc diseases
hypotension

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What are some commonalities of inhalation general anesthetics?

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very low therapeutic indices; LD50/ED50 very low;

vaporized or gas; uniqeu and important pharmokinetics

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What are the role of partition coefficients used for?

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determine relative amount of anasthetics in different compartments

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How are anesthesia eliminated?

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gas moves from blood into inspired air; fat and high solubility into fat changes recovery

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Why isn’t Isoflurane used to induce anesthesia?

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Coughing, and respiratory irritant

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What is the risk of toxicity with MAO inhibitors related to food intake?

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Tyramine build up due to MAO inhibition leads to hypertensive crisis due to Tyramine causing NE release

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What are the therapeutic uses of MAO inhibitors

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second line depressive disorder treatment

Narcolepsy

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What are the central criteria of Schizophrenia?

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two symptoms at least one must be postiive

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What are the positive symtpoms of schizophrenia?

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Delusions, hallucination, disorganized speech

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What are the negative symptoms of schizophrenia?

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groslly disorganized or catatonic behavior, blunted affect, lack of spontaneity, poor abstract htinking, poverty of thought, social withdrawal

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What is the dopamine hypothesis of schizophrenia?

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schiz results from hyperactivity of dopaminergic neruons or their receptors; based on the fact that all effective antipsychotics interact with dopamine systems

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What antipsychotic has cardiac effects?

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Thioridazine

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What was the first drug of anti-psychotics to go onto the market?

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Clozapine

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What are the negative side effects of clozapine?

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lowers seizure thresholds and can cause agranuloctyosis

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What atypical antipsychotic has a shorter half life and is sued for augmentation of depression?

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Quetiapine

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What are the uses of the antipsychotic drugs?

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actue psychotic episodes
chronic schizophrenia
manic episodes, bipolar
schizoaffective disorder
augmentation in depression
Tourette's, antiemisis
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What antipsychotic is not sued to treat emesis?

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thioridazine

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25
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What was the first drug used to treat bipolar?

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lithium blocks manic behavior; has no behavior change in normals

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What is the mechanism of aciton of bipolar disorder?

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Inhibitis pohosphatase conversion of IP2 to IP1

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Pharmokinetics of liuthium?

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complete abs in 6 to 8 hous serum half life 18–24 hours, unboundt o plasma protein, CSF concentration half of plasma concentration renal eliminated

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What is the difference between half life of lithium in elderly vs young?

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Lithium half life is much longer in elderly 30-36 h;ours compared to 18-24 hours

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What can raise Lithium levels?

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increase Na excretion such as by loop diuretic

also ACE inhibitors lead to increase Lithium levels

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Side effects?

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fatigue, muscle weakness, tremor, Gi symptoms, slurred speech. Coma and dangerous side effects at 2-3x tx levels

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Alternates to lithium?

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Carbamazepine and Valproic acid, Olanzapine and fluoxetine combined, initial control is with haloperidol in ER of manic episodes

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32
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What is mechanism of action of Carbamazepine?

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blocks sodium channels

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33
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What is mechanism of Valproic acid?

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blcoks repetitive neuronal firing
reduce T-type C++ current
increase GABA concentration

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Characteristics of Generalized anxiety disorder?

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persistent anxiety for at least 1 month duration, absence of specific symptoms of other disorders

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What are teh treatments for anxiety and insomnia?

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Benzodiazepines
SSRIs
BUSPIRONE
Antihistamines 1st gen H1 blocker
Alcohol, cannabis, opiatees
Barbiturates
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36
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Where is GABA localized?

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Substantia Nigra, globus pallidus, hippocampus, limbic structures, hypothalamus, spinal cord

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What does bendoiazepines do?

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enhance the effects of GABA on Cl- channels

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38
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What are the agonists of benzodiazepine receptor?

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Diazepam, clinically useful

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What is the antagonisnt of benzodiazepine?

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Flumazenil

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40
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Why do we use benzodiazepines as opposed to barbituates?

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benzodiazepines are much safer

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How lipid soluble is diazepam?

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very fast onset, because high lipid solubility and has rapideredistribution

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HOw lipid soluble is lorazepam?

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less lipophilic than diazepam. Absorption and onset of action are slower

43
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What are the CNS effects of benzodiazepines?

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decreased anxiety, sedation, hypnosis, muscle relaxation, anterograde amnesia, anticonvulsant action, minimal cv and respiratory actions

44
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What benzo is used for alcohol withdrawal?

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chlordiazepoxide

45
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What benzo is used to treat actue manic episodes?

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clonazepam

46
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What benzo is used as a muscle relaxant?

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diazepam

47
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what is the only benzo used for both sleep and anxiety?

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lorazapam

48
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What are the adverse effects of benzos?

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daytime sedation, ataxia, rebound insomnia, tolerancee and dependence, occasional idiosyncratic excitement and stimulation, increased death rate associated with use

49
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Zolpidem is waht?

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anti-insomnia, binds to BDZ receptor on GABA receptor, non-benzo chemically
preserves REM and non REM sleep

50
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What is the mechanism of action of Barbiturates?

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Act at GABA Cl ion channel complex; enhance action of GABA and increase inhibition

51
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Baclofen is a muscle relaxant that acts through what mechanism?

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alpha GABA receptor agonist

52
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What are the four general componenets of general anesthetic state?

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amnesia
unconsciousness (not always necessary)
analgesia (inability to interpret, repond to and remember pain(
Noxious painful stimuli don’t evoke movment or ANS

53
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What is the dose of a gas directly related to?

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It’s concentration at the alveolus

54
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What is MAC?

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minimal alveolar concentration that prevents movemnt in 50% of patients

55
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How is potency for IV anesthetics determined?

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free plasma concentration that produces loss of response to surgical incision in 50% of pts

56
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What is the GABAa receptor?

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GABA-regulated chloride channel; most anesthetics increase GABAa opening, results in hyperpolarization

57
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Inhibition of NMDA receptors is used in what drug group?

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some general anesthetics; results in hyperpolarization and reduced sodium and calcium influx

58
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What are the stages of general anesthesia?

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premedicaiton
induction
-usually by IV only by gas in emergent situations
Maintenaince
-gaseous usually have short half life and needed to be admin continuously

59
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What is the mechanism of Sodium thiopental?

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activate GABAa receptors

60
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What is the role and class of sodium thiopental?

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used to induce anesthesia; occurs 10-30 seconds after IV injection; barbiturates

61
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Why are intra-arterial injections contraindicated in barbituate use?

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results in inflammation and necrosis

62
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What are the side effects of barbituates?

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CNS depression, CV, respiratory depression

63
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What is the most commonly used barbituate for anesthesia?

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sodium thiopental

64
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What is the most commonly used parenteral general anesthetic in US?

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propofol

65
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What is the mechanism of action of propofol?

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GABAa mechanism

66
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What is propofol used for during anesthesia?

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both to induce and maintain anesthesia

67
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What is the advantages of propofol?

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antiemetic, quick onset of action, half life in body is 3.5 hours resulting in much less of a hangover

68
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What are the unique side effects of propofol?

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pain on injection, and often given with lidocaine, excitation on inducion

69
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Why is propofol dangerous to administer?

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more severe BP reduction than with thiopental
vasodilation and depression of myocardial cotnractility
blunts baroreflexes
respiratory more depression than thiopental

70
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What drug is used in patients at risk for hypotension?

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Etmoidate

71
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What are the unique side effects of Etomidate?

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high incidence of pain on injection and myoclonus
problems with nausea and vomiting
suppression of hte adrenocortical response; can result in higher mortality

72
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What are the side effects of Etomidate non-unique?

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CNS is the same as thiopental
CV is far less than thiopental
Respiratory less than thiopental

73
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What type of anesthetic is ketamine?

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dissociative anesthestic

  • profound analgesia
  • eyes open but unresponsive to commands
  • amnesia
  • bronchodilator no respiratory suppresion
74
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What is the mechanism of action of ketamine?

A

NMDA receptor antagonist

75
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What are the side effects of ketamine?

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increased ICP
Emergence delirium
nystagmus, salivation, lacrimation, increase muscle tone
spontaneous movment
hypertension
76
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What indicates ketamine use for patients?

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children undergoing short, painful procedures

reserved for pateients iwth bronchospasms–bronchodilator

77
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What are the properties of midazolam?

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short acting benzo, GABAa activator
used alone for conscoius sedation or as an induction adgent
adjunct during local anesthesia
pre-op med for anxiety

78
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What are the side effects of midazolam?

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respiratory depression and arrest
caution in pts with parkinsons, bipolar and neuromusc disease
CV effects similar to thiopental

79
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What is does blood:gas Ppartion coefficient indicate

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if low need more inspired air, quick induction, recovery quick
high means less in inspired air, both induction and recovery are slow

80
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What are important when induction occurs with gaseous anesthetic?

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pulmonary ventilation (more important for gases with moderate to high blood gas PC)
anesthetic conc in inspired air
pulmonary blood flow
arteriovenous concentration gradient

81
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What are the clinical uses of isoflurane?

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most commonly used inhalational anesthetic in US and worldwide

82
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What are the side effects of isoflurane?

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airway irritant, coughing, decrease tidal volume, increase respiratory rate
anesthetic depress respiration
myocardial depression, arrythmias and ICP increase

83
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What is the pharmacokinetics of desflurane?

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very volatile at room temperatures, very low solubility in blood, rapid inductiona dn recovery
excreted unchanged in expired air

84
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What are hte clinical uses of desflurane?

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outpatient surgeries/maintenaince
not used to induce bc of resp irrtation
skeletal muscle relaxation

85
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What are the side effects of desflurane

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similar to isoflurane but a worse respiratory irritant

86
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What are hte pharmokinetics of sevoflurane?

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very low blood:gas PC
about 5% metabolized to fluoride ion
nephrotoxic effects

87
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What is the clinical use of sevoflurane?

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very popular for inpatient and outpatient to induce and maintain; not a respiratory irritant

88
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What are the clinical use of Nitrous oxide?

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weak anesthetic, cannot get enough into air to prodduce MAC

Good for sedation and alagesia, used together to reduce dose of other anaesthetics

89
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What are the side effects of nitrous oxide?

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contraindicated in pneumothorax
negative ionotrope but also sympathomimetic
respiratory effects are minimal
abuse liability

90
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What are the mechanisms of local anesthetics?

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bind reversibly to a site within the pore of voltage gated Na+ channels; blocking sodium entry when channel is openned
Bc of the role of these channels in AP initiation and generation
cause sensory loss and motor paralysis

91
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In what order to local anesthetics have for sodium channesl?

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lowest to highest affinity?
unactivated->activated->inactive
resting nerves less sensitive to block
nerves with positive membrane potential more sensitive to block

92
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What are the sensitivity of neuron types to local anesthetics?

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autonomic fibers, small non-myelinated C fibers, and small Adelta fibers, are blocked before larger myelinated Adelta, Abeta and Aalpha fibers

93
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What is the order to the block of local anesthetics?

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in order pain, cold, warmth, touch, deep pressure, motor and recover in reverse

94
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What are the toxicity and side effects of local anesthetics?

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interfere with function of all organs or transmission of impulses (CNS, ganglia, NMJ, Muscle)
systemic toxic reactions
intraneuronal injection can produce irreversible damage
S-enantiomer is less toxic than R-enantiomer in local anesthetics

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What is the CNS toxicity of local anesthetics?

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stim is seen first, depressiona t higher doses, death associated with sever toxicity usually caused by respiratory depression

96
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What is the CV toxicity of local anesthetics?

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general depression of CV system, down myocardial contractility
develop hypotension and arrythmias

97
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How are local anesthetics metabolized?

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ester local anesthetics inactivated by plasma esterases

amide local anesthetics metabolized in liver

98
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What is the role of cocaine clinically?

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local anesthetic, but also blocks uptake of norepi, potent vasoconstrictor, used for topical anesthesia of upper resp tract

99
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What is tetracaine?

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long acting ester local anesthetic
more potent and longer duration of action than procaine
used in spinal anesthesia and in topical and opthalmic preparations

100
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What is benzocaine?

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anesthetic with low water solubility, therefore too slowly abosrbed when applied topically
applied to wounds and ulcerated surfaces for pain relief

101
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What is lidocaine?

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intermediated duration of action, produce faster more intesnse and long lasting compared to prococaine
wide range of clinical uses

102
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What is role of Bupivicaine?

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long acting amide local anesthetic
capable of producing prologned anesthesia
provide more sensory than motor block
more cardiotoxic than equi-effective dose of lidocaine

103
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What is ropivacaine?

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long acting amide, anesthetic actions similar to bupivicaine with less toxicity
used for epidural and regional anesthesia
even more motor-sparing

104
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Difference between amide and ester local anesthetics?

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amides metabolized by liver with no allergic reaction

esters metabolizedd by plasma cholinesterases with rare allergic reactiosn