Pharma Flashcards
2 methods used to measure the duration of exponential process
Time constant and half/life
After one half life … of the process is still remaining where 2 half life … and 3 half life’s … of process still remaining
50%
25%
12.5%
After one Time constant … of the process remaining, where 2 time constant … and 3 time constant … of the process still remains to complete
37%
12.5%
5%
Time constant for breathing circuit is
Volume of circuit/fresh gas flow rate
Time constant for lungs =
FRC / minute ventilation
Context sensitive half life is …
The time taken for drug concentration to fall by 50% after DC
ED95 means
The dose of drug that is required to produce a specific response in 95% of the population exposed to the drug
ED 95 for NMB
Is the amount of drug needed to decrease the twitch height by 95%
1st order kinetics
Rate of decrease of plasma concentration of the drug depends of plasma concentration of the drug
Zero order kinetics
The plasma concentration of drug decreases at a constant rate
Drug dosing in RF relation to volume of distribution
Volume of distribution is increased and clearance reduced leading to increased loading and dosing interval
Drugs acting on GABA receptors
GABA-A
GABA-B
GABA-A -> Cl channel opening (thiopental, propofol, BZDs, etomidate)
GABA-B -> K channel opening (Baclofen)
Ketamine acts on
noncompetitive antagonist of NMDA Ca channel pore
Baclofen acts on
Agonist of GABA- B receptors both pre and postsynaptic
Ion channels and drugs act on
Ca
Cl
Na
K
Gaba + ketamine -> Ca
Thiopental, propofol, Etomidate -> Cl
Local anesthetic, phenytoin, NMB -> Na
Baclofen -> K
Agents that work on cGMP and cAMP
Nitric oxide
Glucagon, insulin, Epi, NorEpi, milrinone, PGs -> all cAMP
Dose of oral Versed is higher then IV because …
High first pass metabolism in liver
0.5-0.7 mg/kg body weight
Location of brain opioid receptors
Periaqueductal gray matter
Amygdala
Corpus striatum
Hypothalamus
At spinal -> substantia gelatinosa
Clinical effect of mu opioid receptors
Spinal and supraspinal analgesia
RS depression
Physical dependence
Ms rigidity
Clinical effect of kappa opioid receptors
Sedation and spinal analgesia
Clinical effect of delta opioid receptors
Analgesia and behavioral
Clinical effect of sigma opioid receptors
Dysphoria and hallucination
The ceiling effect of Nalbupine is due to ..
It’s partial agonistic activity
What’s the reason of rapid action of Alfentanil? And it’s short duration?
Low pKa
Where it has low VoD and it’s rapid metabolism in liver makes it short duration of action
The rapid duration of action of ramifentanil is due to its …
Rapid metabolism by plasma esterases (its metabolism not dependent on liver like alfentanil)
Drugs metabolized by esterases:
Esmolol
Etomidate
Remifentanil
Atracurium
Succinylcholine
Ester local anesthetics
The onset of action of opioids depends on …
Lipid solubility (how rapid it diffuses into CNS and offset of action is due to rapid redistribution from CNS)
Morphine has the lowest lipid solubility and therefore it’s onset of action is slowest sand had longest duration of action
Onset of opioid depends on …
pKa and VoD, as well as lipid solubility
Meperidine has the highest (8.5) -> slowst onset of action
Alfentanil has the lowest (6.5) -> fastest onset of action.
VoD of morphine, meperidine, and fentanyl is same 3-5 but because fentanyl has the highest lipid solubility of all (~580 vs 1 for morphine and 25 for meperidine) makes it fastest onset of action
10 of IV morphine equaled to … po
And 1 mg IV dilaudid = … po
30 mg
1 mg dilaudid IV = 5 mg po
IV-Epidural-Intrathecal opioid dosing
Morphine
Dilaudid
Fentanyl
Morphine: 10 mg IV = 1 mg Epidural = 0.1 mg intrathecal (very hydrophilic)
Dilaudid: 1mg IV= 0.2 mg Epidural = 0.04 mg intrathecal
Fentanyl: 100 mcg IV = 33 mcg Epidural = 6-10 mcg intrathecal (very lipophilic)
Among the opioids, … prolongs QT interval
Methadone
…. is prodrug opioid and needs to be converted into active metabolites
Codeine
Metabolic product of … is … and it’s accumulation in RF causes seizures activity
Meperidine is nor-meperidine
An opioid that has local anesthetic activity is …
Meperidine
Opioid effects that can be reversed with Nalaxone are …
RS depression
Analgesia
Pruritus
Can’t reverse (constipation, NV, ms rigidity, Miosis).
Propofol distributes to vessel rich, lipid rich organ (brain) and ptn become anesthetized. Ptn wakes up from single dose of propofol due to …
Redistribution
The primary organ for redistribution of propofol is
Ms skeletal > liver and kidneys
Redistribution to moderate BF and lipid content organs
The dose of thiopental in elderly should be reduced because of …
Decreased inter-compartment clearance
In obese patients, all drugs should be doses based on lean body weight except … doses per TBW to obtain …
Succinylcholine
Ideal intubating conditions during RSI
Induction agents act at brain and size of brain is similar in obese and non-obese patients (NMB are water soluble agents and the total body water is similar in both obese and non-obese patients).
Lean body weight = ideal Weight + 20%
What makes Etomidate ideal for ECT?
Because it increases seizure duration and often these patients failed previous treatment due to short seizure duration
Propofol compared to Etomidate
Etomidate associated with more pain on injection, myoclonus, NV. And has the association of adrenocortical suppression.
The only advantage over propofol is that has less incidence of hypotension
Propofol infusion syndrome clinical features
Met. Acidosis Hypotension Bradycardia resistance to treatment HyperTGs Rhabdomyolysis Hepatomegaly ARF
Ketamine CI in … and indicated in …
Idiopathic hypertrophic subaortic stenosis
Cardiac tamponade, TOF, hypothyroid, asthma
Ketamine indicated in cardiac tamponade because…
It increases HR and SVR which is beneficial
Drugs not safe in porphyria …
Barbiturates Etomidate Chlordiazepoxide Nitrazepam Flunitazepam Hydralazine Alpha methyl dopa OCP Steroids
(Propofol is safe)
Nitrous should be DC prior to … during vitrectomy for retinal detachment
Injection of suphur hexafluride
Which would nitrous expand rapidly, pneumothorax or air bubbles in the blood
Air bubbles as there is no tissue barrier
% of nitrous and size of pneumothorax increased
50% -> x2
66% -> x3
75% -> x 4
Volatiles and their metabolism %
Halothane 20%
Sevo and Enflurane 2%
ISO 0.2%
Des 0.02%
Why Des needs a special heated vaporizer?
Because it’s saturated vapor pressure (SVP) is close to atmospheric pressure ~ 680 mmHg and it’s boiling point is close to room temperature ~ 21 C
This property results in fluctuations of vaporizer output when the vaporizer is exposed to different ambient temperatures
Rapid FA/FI results when …
Increase inspired agent concentration
Increased minute ventilation
Decreased CO
Low blood gas solubility coefficient
Why N2O has higher FA/FI then Des even though Des has lower B/G solubility coefficient (0.42 compared to 0.45 for N2O)?
Due to higher concentration effect
MAC for each volatiles
104 N2O
6 Des
2 Sevo
- 8 Enflurane
- 2 Iso
- 8 Halothane
B:G coefficient for each volatiles
- 42 Des
- 46 N2O
- 6 Sevo
- 4 Iso
- 7 Enflurane
- 3 Halothane
The lower the faster FA/FI (except N2O faster then Des because of its higher concentration)
All volatiles increases HR and useful in ….
Except … therefore it is useful in IHSS
Cardiac tamponade, AR, MR
Halothane dose not increase HR and therefore useful in IHSS
N2O effect in myocardium
It’s depressant (causes symptomatic stimulation)
HD goals in IHSS
Increase preload, decrease myocardial contractility, avoid tachycardia, maintain afterload
Therefore ketamine is CI
Halothane is useful
HD goals in Cardiac tamponade
Maintain HR, increase preload and afterload (fast full and tight).
Ketamine is ideal
HD goal in MR?
Mild tachycardia and vasodilation
HD goals in AS and MS?
Avoid tachycardia and decrease in afterload
Avoid extreme bradycardia
Uptake of volatiles in neonate is faster than adults because
Increased ventilation and CO result in faster delivery of agent and rapid induction
On other hand, that low CO results in increase FA/FI
MAC requirement increases up to age of … and then decreases.
Only one volatile exception …
6 months
Sevo -> MAC is highest in neonates and then steadily decreases
MAC is unaffected by …
Duration of anesthesia
Gender
Alkalosis/Acidosis
Hypo/hyperthyroidism
Hypo/hypercarpia (paCO2 <90)
MAC decreases in …
Hypothermia Hypoxia Acute alcohol Sever hypotension Lithium Narcotic Ketamine Chronic amphetamines Cholinesterase inhibitor Elderly Pregnancy *** Hyperbaric chamber
MAC requirement increases in …
Chronic alcohol Acute amphetamines MOA inhibitor Cocaine Hyperthermia Hypertension Neonates
Hyperbaric chamber anesthesia decreases the MAC of volatiles due to …
Nitrogen narcosis