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1
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What can be given for pre-eclampsia?

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Magnesium sulfate

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What are the 5 components of anesthesia?

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Hypnosis, analgesia, muscle relaxation, sympatholysis and amnesia

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How do barbiturates exert their effect?

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Potentiating GABA-a channels, also act on glutamate/adenosine/neuronal nicotinic ACh receptors

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What do barbiturates do the CBF/CRMO?

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Act as a cerebral vasoconstrictor, reduce CBF and CRMO by about 55%

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Why do you want to avoid infusions of barbiturates?

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Prolonged context-sensitive half time. They also rapidly redistribute into other tissues.

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Dose of Thiopental?

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4 mg/kg IV

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Dose of methohexital?

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1.5 mg/kg IV

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How does methohexital affect seizures?

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Lowers seizure threshold = easier to have one, making it an ideal drug for ECTs

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Basic effects of barbiturate’s on ventilation?

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Dose dependent depression with slower frequency and lower tidal volume, similar to narcotics

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What happens during intra-arterial injection of a barbiturate?

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Immediate intense vasoconstriction and pain. Treat with vasodilators: lidocaine or papaverine

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List the induction, conscious sedation and maintenance doses of propofol

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Induction = 1.5 - 2.5 mg/kg IV
CS = 25 - 100 mcg/kg/min
Main = 100 - 300 mcg/kg/min

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Describe Ampofol and Aquavan relative to Propofol

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Ampofol = low-lipid emulsion with no preservative, higher incidence of pain on injection (good d/t less effect on triglycerides)
Aquavan = prodrug that converts into active form, no pain on injection, by has unpleasant sensation related side effects

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Describe Propofol MOA

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Selective modulator of GABA-a = increased Cl conductance and hyperpolarized cell

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14
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Describe the BP/HR changes with propofol, etomidate and ketamine

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P = decreased BP and HR
E = no change to BP and HR
K = increased BP and HR

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15
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T/F: Propofol is safe for alcoholic patients?

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T: awakening time does not change with healthy vs ETOH patients

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How does the dose of Propofol change with children vs elderly?

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Children = increased dose, elderly = decreased dose (by 25-50%)

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Why is Propofol advantageous as a sedative?

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Prompt recovery, low PONV, anti-convulsant, amnestic, anti-oxidant. Does not provide analgesia however

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What is the sub-hypnotic dose of Propofol?

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10-15 mg IV followed by 10 mcg/kg/min

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19
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Anti-pruritic dose of Propofol?

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10 mg IV

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What effect does Propofol have on the airway?

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Bronchodilation

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21
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Anti-convulsant dose of Propofol?

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1 mg/kg IV

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Effects on CRMO with Propofol?

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Decreases CRMO, CBF and ICP. D/t autoregulation, CBF and PaCO2 are maintained

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Black box warning for Propofol?

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Profound bradycardia leading to asystole in healthy patients

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24
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Describe Propofol infusion syndrome including dose

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Greater than 75 mcg/kg/min longer than 24 hours. Can cause severe refractory bradycardia in children, lactic acidosis, brady-dysrhythmias and lactic acidosis. Green urine.

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Etomidate MOA?

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Selective modulator of GABA-a

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Dose for Etomidate?

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0.2-0.4 mg/kg/ IV

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Best indication for etomidate?

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In an unstable CV patient

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28
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What is the big side effect of etomidate?

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Myoclonic movements, very common. Can be prevented with fentanyl 1-2 mcg/kg IV

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29
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Contraindication to etomidate?

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Adrenal suppression - it makes it worse so you lose your stress response

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Relationship of CRMO/CBF to etomidate?

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Decrease CBF, CRMO and ICP by 35-45% via cerebral vasoconstriction

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Etomidate effects on ventilation?

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Is a depressant but less so than barbiturates. Vt decreases are offset by compensatory increases in RR

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32
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What is advantageous of ketamine over etomidate/Propofol? Cons?

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No pain on injection and profound analgesia at subanesthetic doses. Dose have delirium concerns and abuse potential.

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33
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Compare isomers of ketamine

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S (the left or -) = more intense analgesia, more rapid recovery, less salivation, lower incidence of emergence reactions
R = (right or +) = cocaine like effect, less fatigue, less cognitive impairment

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Where does ketamine work?

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NMDA receptors (prevents glutamate from activating them), all opioid receptors (mu, delta and kappa) and weak actions at GABA-a and sigma opioid receptors. Also affects calcium and neuronal nicotinic ACh channels (analgesic effect)

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35
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Induction doses IV and IM of ketamine?

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IV = 0.5 - 1.5 mg/kg
IM = 4 - 8 mg/kg

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Maintenance doses of IV/IM ketamine?

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IV = 0.2 - 0.5 mg/kg
IM = 4 - 8 mg/kg

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37
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Subanesthetic/analgesic dose of ketamine?

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0.2 - 0.5 mg/kg IV

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38
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Post op sedation/analgesia dose of ketamine?

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1 - 2 mg/kg hour

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39
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What anti-sialagogue do you give with ketamine?

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Glycopyrrolate

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40
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What is the coronary artery disease cocktail (include dosages)?

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Valium = 0.5 mg/kg IV
Ketamine = 0.5 mg/kg IV
Ketamine infusion of 15-30 mcg/kg/min

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How does ketamine affect ICP? At what dose does the ICP effect plateau?

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Potent cerebral vasodilator = 60% increase in CBF, no further increase in ICP at 0.5 - 2 mg/kg IV

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42
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Effects of ketamine on the CV system?

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Increase in pretty much everything; HR, BP, PAP, CO

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Effects of ketamine on ventilation?

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No depression of ventilation, airway reflexes are maintained, increase in salivary secretions, bronchodilator

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44
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What is the relationship of ketamine to volatiles, NMBDs and Sux?

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NMBD = enhanced effect
Sux = prolonged
V = hypotension

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45
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Define hyperalgesia and allodynia

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Hyper = increased pain sensations to normally painful stimuli
A = perception of pain in response to non-painful stimuli

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46
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Where does transduction, transmission, modulation and perception occur in nervous system?

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Transduction = signals starting at the nerve endings
Transmission = travel of the electrical impulses to the nerve body connecting to the dorsal horn
Modulation = altering of the signal at the dorsal horn
Perception = discrimination of stimuli in the somatosensory cortex

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47
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What is the function of the hypothalamus?

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To act as a relay station for incoming pain signals

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48
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What medication classes act at peripheral nociceptors or rather affect transduction?

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LAs and NSAIDS

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49
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What medication classes act on transmission of nerve signals? Where?

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LAs and on the a-delta and c-fibers

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50
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What medication classes act on modulation and where does this occur?

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LAs, opioids, ketamine a2-agonists and in the spinal cord, primarily in the dorsal horn

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51
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What medication classes act on perception and where does this occur?

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Opioids, a2-agonists, GAs. In the brain -> somatosensory cortex

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Describe the process a stimulus would take to travel throughout the CNS

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Stimulus -> nociceptor -> exceed resting threshold -> transmission -> modulation -> interpretation/perception

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53
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Describe the physiology of c-fibers and type 1 (a-beta) and type 2 (a-delta) fibers including speed

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C-fiber = burning pain and sustained pressure pain (2 meters/second)
AB = heat, mechanical and chemical pain
AD = heat
Both alpha = much faster

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54
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What are some chemical mediators of pain?

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Peptides (substance P, calcitonin, bradykinin, CGRP), eicosanoids, Lipids (PGAs, thromboxane, leukotrienes and endocannabinoids), neutrophins, cytokines, chemokines and extracellular proteases/protons

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55
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What are peptide mediators of pain?

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Substance P, calcitonin, bradykinin, CGRP

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What are lipid mediators of pain?

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PGAs, thromboxane, leukotrienes and endocannabinoids

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57
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Define primary vs secondary hyperalgesia

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P = at the original site of injury, decreased pain threshold, increased response to stimuli, spontaneous pain and expansion of receptive field
SH = uninjured skin surrounding the injury that has been sensitized by central neuronal circuits

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58
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Basic function of the dorsal horn

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Relay center for nociceptive and other sensory activity

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59
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What do the ascending pathways do?

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Transmit sensations such as pain to the brainstem and forebrain

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60
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What fibers would you find in lamina I?

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Afferent C-fibers

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What would you find in Lamina II?

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The substantia gelatinosa, afferent c-fibers, also where opioids can exert their effect

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62
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Where does substance P work?

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Lamina III and IV

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Where would you find myelinated fibers in the cord? What do they innvervate?

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Lamina I, IV, VII and the ventral horn, and they innervate muscles and viscera

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64
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Describe the gate theory of pain

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If the gate is open, the pain is projected to supraspinal brain regions, if the gate is closed, pain is not felt with simultaneous inhibitory impulses

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65
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What happens if you rub an injured area?

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The a-beta fibers deliver information about the rubbing/touching which override the slower information from a-delta and c-fibers regarding pain

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66
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What does the limbic cortex and thalamus do with pain information?

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They are involved with perception of motivational-effective pain components

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What does the PAG and RVM (rostro-ventral medulla) do with pain information?

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Depress or facilitate the integration of pain information in the spinal dorsal horn

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68
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What does tissue injury release?

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Substance P and glutamate

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69
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What are things damaged cells can release that cause pain?

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Bradykinin, histamine, PGAs, serotonin, hydrogen ions and lactic acid

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70
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What are some excitatory impulses? Inhibitory?

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E = glutamate, calcitonin, neuropeptide Y, aspartate, substance P
I = GABA, glycine, enkephalins, norepi, dopamine

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What information travels the spinothalamic tract? Lamina?

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Pain, temperature and itch, I VII and VIII

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What information travels the spinobulbar tract? Lamina?

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Behavior towards pain, I V and VII

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73
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What information travels the spinohypothalamic tract? Lamina?

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Autonomic, neuroendocrine and emotional aspects of pain, I V VII and X

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74
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Describe the descending inhibitory pain pathway

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Brain -> PAG/ RVM -> synapse in dorsal horn

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What are the neurotransmitters used in the descending inhibitory tracts?

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Endorphins, enkephalins, serotonin

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76
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What happens when you hyperpolarize a-delta and c-fibers?

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Decreased release of substance P via opening of K channels and closing of Ca channels

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77
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What are the receptors for the PAG-RVM system?

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Mu, Kappa and Delta receptors

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Treatment for neuropathic pain?

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Common to have allodynia and hyperalgesia, opioids, gabapentin, anti-depressants and cannabis

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79
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Describe visceral pain

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Diffuse and poorly localized, if it is referred to the muscle/skin it become somatic pain

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80
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When does pain become perceivable in an neonate?

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23 weeks

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81
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What are some endocrine responses to pain?

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Increase catabolic hormones (catecholamines, cortisol, glucagon) and decrease anabolic hormones (insulin, testosterone) combined = negative nitrogen balance, carb intolerance and increased RAAS

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82
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What are some examples of phenanthrenes?

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Morphine, codeine and thebaine

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83
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What are some examples of benzylisoquinolines?

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Papaverine and noscapine

84
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How do opioid agonists work?

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Inhibit ACh, dopamine, norepi and substance P, they increase K conductance (hyperpolarize), inactivate Ca channels and decrease neurotransmission

85
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Where would you find opioid receptors in the Brain, spinal cord and outside the CNS?

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B = PAG, locus ceruleus, RVM and hypothalamus
SC = dorsal horn at the substantia gelatinosa (lamina II)
Out = sensory neurons and immune cells

86
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What is the only opioid receptor that is not supraspinal?

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Mu2

87
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What effects would you expect from Mu1 vs Mu2 receptors?

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1 = analgesia, euphoria, low abuse, miosis, bradycardia, hypothermia and urinary retention
2 = analgesia, ventilatory depression, physical dependence, constipation

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Is there any difference in the agonists/antagonists of Mu1/Mu2?

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No, they are all the same. Ago = endorphins, morphine and synthetics. Antag = naloxone, naltrexone and nalmefene

89
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What effects occur at Kappa?

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Analgesia, dysphoria/sedation, low abuse potential, miosis, diuresis

90
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What effects occur at delta?

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Analgesia, depression of ventilation, physical dependence, constipation, urinary retention

91
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What are the body’s endogenous agonists of kappa and delta?

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K = dynorphins, D = enkephalins

92
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What opioid receptors depress ventilation?

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Mu2 and delta

93
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What opioid receptors have dependence issue?

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Mu2 and delta

94
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What opioid receptors have low abuse potential?

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Mu1 and kappa

95
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What opioid receptors cause miosis?

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Mu1 and kappa

96
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What opioid receptors cause urinary retention?

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Mu1 and delta

97
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What opioid receptor has the most effects?

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Mu1

98
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What opioid receptors cause euphoria? Dysphoria/sedation?

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Eu = Mu1
Sedation = kappa

99
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What drug could you give to help reverse the opioid ventilation s/e but keep the analgesia going?

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Physostigmine

100
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What skeletal issues do opioids have?

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Can make the muscles rigid, treat with a muscle relaxer or naloxone

101
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What is spasm of biliary smooth muscle called?

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Sphincter of oddi spasms

102
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What is the primary concern with Oddi spasms?

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delayed gastric emptying and constipation, N/V

103
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Treatment for sphincter of Oddi spasm?

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Glucagon 2 mg, naloxone 40 mcg, atropine 0.2 mg, Nalbuphine 10 mg, NTG (nitroglycerin) 50 mcg

104
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How long does tolerance generally take to occur?

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2-3 weeks

105
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What opioids have the shortest onset, peak intensity and duration?

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Demerol and fentanyl

106
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What opioid(s) have the longest onset, peak intensity and duration?

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Methadone

107
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Intraop and postop doses for morphine

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I = 1 - 10 mg
P = 5 - 20 mg

108
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Intraop dose of fentanyl?

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1.5 - 3 mcg/kg

109
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Intraop dose of sufentanil?

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0.3 - 1 mcg/kg

110
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Intraop dose of remifentanil?

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load 0.5-1 mcg/kg over 1 min

111
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Intraop and postop dose of dilaudid

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I = 1-4 mg
P = 1.5 - 5 mg

112
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Infusion rate for sufentanil?

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0.5 - 1 mcg/kg/hr

113
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Infusion rate for remifentanil?

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0.125 - 0.375 mcg/kg/min

114
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What type of pain does morphine relieve?

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Visceral/skeletal, dull more than sharp

115
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IV peak of morphine?

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15 - 30 minutes

116
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How is morphine metabolized?

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Via glucuronidation into 2 metabolites: Morphine-3 (75-95% but inactive) and morphine-6 (active)

117
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Compare demerol to morphine

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1/10th the potency, 12.5 mg for post-op shivering, lasts 2-4 hours, faster withdrawal s/sx relative to morphine

118
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What receptors does demerol hit?

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kappa and A2 receptors

119
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Compare fentanyl to morphine

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75 - 125x potency, does have a lung first pass effect, large VD

120
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List the context sensitive half times of all fentanyl’s from least to greatest

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Remifentanil -> sufentanil -> alfentanil -> fentanyl

121
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List the analgesia, induction and inhaled anesthetic doses of fentanyl

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A = 1 - 2 mcg/kg IV
Ind = 1.5 - 3 mcg/kg IV
Inh = 2 - 20 mcg/kg IV

122
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What is the surgical anesthesia dose of fentanyl?

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50 - 150 mcg/kg IV

123
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Transdermal dose of fentanyl?

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75 - 100 mcg over 18 hours

124
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Advantage of fentanyl vs morphine in terms of s/e?

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No histamine release, no significant bradycardia though can decrease BP and CO

125
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What was morphine originally derived from?

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Poppy (Papaver Somniferum)

126
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Why is fentanyl discouraged in cardiopulmonary bypass?

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You can lose some to the circuit

127
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How much does fentanyl increase ICP?

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6-9 mmHg

128
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What is fentanyl synergistic with?

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Benzo’s and Propofol (this can be a good thing, combined you could lower the dose of the propofol)

129
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List the fentanyl in order of least to most potent

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Alfentanil < Remifentanil and Fentanyl (both the same) < Sufentanil

130
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Which is more potent, fentanyl or sufentanil?

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Su: 5 - 12x

131
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What does sufentanil bind to (not receptors)?

A

A1-acid glycoprotein

132
Q

Give the analgesia, induction, intra-op and infusion doses of sufentanil

A

A = 0.1 - 0.4 mcg/kg IV
Ind = 18.9 mcg/kg IV
Intraop = 0.3 - 1 mcg/kg IV
Inf = 0.5 - 1 mcg/kg/hr IV

133
Q

Compare and contrast potency and onset of fentanyl and alfentanil

A

Alfentail is 1/5 less potent, but has a faster onset of 1.4 minutes

134
Q

Which 2 fentanyl’s have the same protein binding?

A

Alfentanil and sufentanil

135
Q

What is the induction, induction alone and maintenance dose of alfentanil?

A

Ind = 15 - 30 mcg/kg IV
Ind A = 150 - 300 mcg/kg IV
M = 25 - 150 mcg/kg/hour IV

136
Q

What is a contraindication to alfentanil?

A

Parkinsons and other neuromuscular disorders (MG, muscular dystrophy etc)

137
Q

What fentanyl is dosed in IBW?

A

Remifentanil

138
Q

Which fentanyl rapidly reaches steady state?

A

Remifentanil

139
Q

Give the induction and maintenance dose of remifentanil

A

I = 0.5 - 1 mcg/kg IV
M = 0.25 - 1 mcg/kg IV or 0.005 - 2 mcg/kg/min IV

140
Q

Which fentanyl is not recommended for spinal/epidural use?

A

Remifentanil

141
Q

Compare hydromorphone and morphine

A

Hydromorphone is 5x more potent, less hydrophilic, no histamine release and does have an active metabolite

142
Q

Dose range for dilaudid?

A

0.5 - 4 mgs IV

143
Q

Cough suppressant and analgesia dose range for codeine?

A

CS = 15 mg
A = 60 - 120 mg

144
Q

Dose of tramadol? Primary drug interaction?

A

3mg/kg and interacts with coumadin

145
Q

Which opioids have the greatest and least context sensitive half times?

A

Greatest = fentanyl
Least = remifentanil

146
Q

Which opioids have the highest protein binding? Least?

A

High = Su, al and remifentanil
Low = morphine

147
Q

Which opioids have the highest and lowest clearance?

A

High = fentanyl
Low = alfentanil

148
Q

Which opioids have the highest/lowest VD?

A

High = fentanyl
Low = alfentanil

149
Q

Which opioids have the highest/lowest partition coefficient?

A

High = sufentanil
Low = morphine

150
Q

Which opioids have the highest/lowest E1/2?

A

High = fentanyl
Low = remifentanil

151
Q

Which opioids have the highest/lowest blood/brain equilibration times?

A

High or longest = fentanyl
Low or shortest = remifentanil

152
Q

Which opioid requires you give a longer acting one before dc’ing it?

A

Remifentanil

153
Q

What are the advantages of opioid agonist-antagonists?

A

Provide analgesia, limited depression of ventilation, low chance of dependence and ceiling effect prevents additional responses

154
Q

What receptors does pentazocine work on?

A

Delta and kappa

155
Q

Describe pharmacokinetics of pentazocine

A

1/5th as potent as nalorphine, antagonized by naloxone, may have withdrawal s/sx

156
Q

What OAA crosses the placental barrier?

A

Pentazocine

157
Q

Dosage of PO and IV pentazocine?

A

IV = 10 - 30 mg
PO = 50 mg

158
Q

General CV effects of pentazocine?

A

Increased HR, BP, PA and LV-EDP

159
Q

Compare butorphanol and pentazocine potency

A

Butorphanol is 20x more potent agonist and 10 - 30x more potent antagonist relative to pentazocine

160
Q

Describe receptor affinity for pentazocine

A

low affinity for Mu and sigma, moderate for kappa
so low antagonism and dysphoria, but can produce analgesia and anti-shivering effects

161
Q

What is the caution for use of Butorphanol?

A

Do not use with other opioid agonists

162
Q

What is the only OAA that does not increase CV effects?

A

Nalbuphine

163
Q

What OAA would you use in cardiac cath lab?

A

Nalbuphine

164
Q

List the OAA from least to most potent

A

Nalbuphine < Pentazocine < Nalorphine < Butorphanol

165
Q

Which OAA has 50x more affinity for mu receptors relative to morphine?

A

Buprenorphine

166
Q

Why isn’t Nalorphine used?

A

High incidence of dysphoria (sigma receptor)

167
Q

Which OAA is more potent than morphine?

A

Buprenorphine

168
Q

Which antagonist can increase myocardial contractility?

A

Naloxone

169
Q

Dose of Naloxone?

A

1 - 4 mcg/kg IV

170
Q

Duration of Naloxone?

A

30 - 45 minutes

171
Q

Dose of Naloxone in continuous infusion, shock and epidural

A

CI = 5 mcg/kg IV
S = greater than 1 mg/kg IV
E = 0.25 mcg/kg/hour IV

172
Q

Use of naltrexone?

A

ETOH, lasts for 24 hours

173
Q

Dose of Nalmefene? potency relative to naloxone?

A

15 - 25 mcg q 2-5 min, same potency

174
Q

What is methylnaltrexone used for?

A

Gastric emptying and antagonizing N/V

175
Q

What is Alvimopan used for?

A

Post-op ilieus

176
Q

What is the only drug listedin lecture here to be metabolized by the gut flora?

A

Alvimopan

177
Q

What are some of the tamper or abuse resistant opioids?

A

Suboxone (buprenorphine and naloxone), Embeda (ER morphine and naltrexone) and Oxynal (oxycodone and naltrexone)

178
Q

How much does fentanyl reduce MAC of Iso or des?

A

50%

179
Q

How much does su, al and remifentanyl reduce mac?

A

Su = 70 - 90%
Al = up to 70%
Remi = 50 - 91%

180
Q

With neuraxial opioids, what are you targeting?

A

The opioid receptors in the substantia gelatinosa

181
Q

How much more drug do you give with an epidural relative to a spinal?

A

5 - 10x more

182
Q

What can you do to prevent systemic absorption of an epidural?

A

Add epinephrine

183
Q

List in order of increasing lipid solubility: sufentanil, fentanyl, morphine

A

Morphine < fentanyl < sufentanil

184
Q

If you had a left hip replacement with the hip up, right hip down, would you want a high or low baracity (hypobaracity) epidural?

A

Low so that it would float

185
Q

If you had a left hip replacement with the hip down and right hip up, would you want a high or low baracity epidural?

A

High so that it would sink down to the hip

186
Q

Which opioid would experience the most cephalad movement in the CSF?

A

Morphine

187
Q

Common s/e of neuraxial opioids?

A

Pruritis, N/V, urinary retention (more so in males)

188
Q

What is the most reliable sign of decreased ventilation with neuraxial opioids? Treatment?

A

Decreased LOC secondary to hypercarbia. 0.25 mcg/kg/hour IV of naloxone

189
Q

What do you base barbiturate dosing on?

A

Lean body weight due to its propensity to go into other tissues

190
Q

Why are barbiturates no longer used as a pre-medication in pre-op?

A

They are notorious for having a bad hangover effect

191
Q

Which isomer of barbiturates are more potent?

A

S-isomers, though they are only marketed as a racemic mixture

192
Q

How much do barbiturates generally decrease HR/BP?

A

10 - 20 mmHg drop in BP, 15 - 20 reduction in HR

193
Q

For what drug class is SSEP monitoring required?

A

Barbiturates

194
Q

What are the plasma levels of unconscious vs awake of propofol?

A

Unconscious = 2-6 mcg/ml
Awake = 1 - 1.5 mcg/ml

195
Q

Where would you find nociceptors?

A

Skin, muscles, joints, viscera and vasculature

196
Q

Where would you find the NKI receptor where substance P would act?

A

Lamina III and IV

197
Q

Which opioids have the highest incidence rates of spasm of the oddi sphincter?

A

Fentanyl > Demerol > Morphine

198
Q

Why do you never give codeine IV?

A

Histamine related hypotension

199
Q

All the fentanyl’s are derivatives of what opioid?

A

Demerol

200
Q

Which of the fentanyl’s have an ester structure?

A

Remifentanil

201
Q

Which fentanyl is dosed based on IBW?

A

Remifentanil

202
Q

Which fentanyl’s bind to A1-Acid glycoprotein?

A

Al and Sufentanil

203
Q

Which fentanyl has a very rapid onset/offset with minimal tissue accumulation?

A

Remifentanil

204
Q

What is the common reason to use an OAA?

A

If the patient cannot tolerate a pure opioid agonist

205
Q

What OAA is resistant to narcan?

A

Buprenorphine

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