Pre Med Flashcards
5 aims of anaesthesia
Calm the patient
Reduce total dose of anaesthesia
Ruduce side effects
Reduce pain
Smooth induction and recovery
UAAM
Unconscious
Amnesia
Analgesia
Muscle relaxation
Phenothiazines
Acepromazine
Cardiopulmonary depressant
Under 3 months old
Vasodilation
Benzodiazepams
Diazepam & Midazolam
Diazepam absorbs into plastic
IV only Diazepam
IV & IM midazolam
Liver disease
Alpha-2 Agonist
Medetomidine
Dexmedetomidine
Cardiovascular depressant
Pale MM
Not to be used in pregnant or geriatric patients
Antichollenergic
Atropine & Glycopyrrolate
Tachycardia
Pre-existing gut motility issues
Causes of arrythmia’s
Mu Opioids
Morphine, Methadone & Fentanyl
Bradycardia
Respiratory depression
Vomiting (Morphine)
Increased ICP
Decreased C02 threshold
Partial Mu Opioids
Buprenorphine
Bradycardia
Respiratory depression
Increased ICP
Decreased C02 threshold
Kappa opioids
Butorphanol
Bradycardia
Respiratory depression
Increased ICP
Decreased C02 threshold
Reversals - Naloxone
Opioids
Remove all analgesic
Remove all sedative
Reversals - Flumazenil
Benzodiazepines
Remove all analgesic
remove all sedative
Reversals - Atipamezole
Reverses Dexmedetomidine
Removes all sedative
Removes all Analgesic
