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Intro to Anesthesia and analgesia
Define general anesthesia,
Mechanism of action of anesthetics,
What inhibitory pathways are invo...
60  cards
Neuroanatomy of Pain pathways
Components of pain pathways,
Where does pain arise,
How is the nervous system plastic
27  cards
Plasticity of Pain pathways
What makes pain complicated,
What can a pre existing injury do...,
Pain hypersensitivity
15  cards
Central modulation of pain
Pain,
What plays a role in an injury re...,
What is the pain modulating regio...
7  cards
Behavioural Aspects of Pain
Pain,
What effects pain,
Best way to assess pain
30  cards
Pain Measurement
Physiologic indicators of pain,
Pain indicators,
Practical subjective approach to ...
37  cards
Transmission and modulation
Pain experience components,
Consequence of sympathetic stimul...,
Consequence of neuroendocrine effect
28  cards
Sedatives
Why use premedication,
Factors of an ideal,
Pre anesthetic medications
36  cards
Injectable anesthetics and anesthesia induction
Injectable anesthetic mechanism,
Properties of an ideal injectable...,
Advantages of injectable drugs
67  cards
Alpha 2 agonists pharmacology
Alpha 2 agonists,
Alpha 2 agonist structure,
Lipophilicity of alpha 2 agonists
40  cards
Alpha 2 agonists clinical application
Dexmedetomindine as premedication,
Dexmedetomindine dosing
35  cards
Opioids 1
Opioids,
Opium,
Opiates
61  cards
Opioids 2
Clinical use of opioids,
Adverse effects of opioids,
Opioids effect on cns
38  cards
NSAIDs 1
Carprofen,
How do analgesic endpoints differ,
Carprofen adverse effects
48  cards
Inhalational anesthesia
What are used for inhalational an...,
Inhalational anesthesia steps,
Mechanism of inhalants
43  cards
Inhalation and airway management
Advantages to endotracheal intuba...,
Disadvantages to endotracheal int...,
Principles of intubation
43  cards
Local anesthetics and nerve blocks
Local anesthetic design,
Conduction of electrical impulses,
Resting membrane potential
37  cards
Support Drugs used in anesthesia
Support drugs used in anesthesia,
Effects of general anesthesia,
Cns depression from anesthesia
52  cards
Miscellaneous Drugs
Nontraditional analgesic agents,
Functions of adjuvant analgesics,
Chronic pain definition
44  cards
Pathophysiology of anesthesia
Body systems sustaining life,
Upper airways,
Lower airways
57  cards
Pathophysiopathy of anesthesia: cardiovascular and other systems
Medulla,
Sympathetic ns,
Parasympathetic ns
70  cards
Anesthesia related complications
Anesthesia related complications,
Procedure related complications,
Patient specific complications
53  cards
Anesthesia Equipment
Functions of anesthesia machine,
Components of anesthetic machine,
Flow in machine
35  cards
Monitoring
Aims of monitoring,
What do we monitor,
Arterial blood pressure
41  cards

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