quiz 4 Flashcards
Covalent bonding of Ethers
C-O-C
straight chained or branched nonaromatic hydrocarbon?
Aliphatic hydrocarbons
Why is molecular length important?
anesthetic effect of immobility is decreased or lost if carbon atom chain length exceeds a distance of four or five carbon atoms 5 angstroms
Halothane
Isoflurane
desflurane
Sevoflurane
The addition of fluorine [F], chlorine [Cl], bromine [Br], or iodine [I] (Halogens) influences what anesthetic’s characteristics?
Potency - increases with heavier halogens AMU (Bromine)
Arrhythmogenic properties - more halogens, more arrythmias
Chemical stability - Enhance
Flammability - Reduced
What halogens are Disinfectants?
Bromine
Iodine
Chlorine
Typically , increasing the number of _______ atoms on an anesthetic molecule slows biodegradation.
fluorine
Currently used Volatile gas with most percentage liver metabolism?
Sevoflurane (5%)
(Halothane was 45%)
Absorption phase term?
Uptake
Metabolic phase term?
Biotransformation
Excretion phase term?
Elimination
Myer Overton Rule?
Lipid solubility is directly proportional to potency
A reduction in body temperature ______ anesthetic requirement
lowers