Pharmacology for Anaesthetists

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Decks in this class (37)

Intravenous anaesthetic agents
What is the mechanism of action o...,
With regard to allosteric modulat...,
Which general anaesthetic agent s...
28  cards
Inhaled anaesthetic agents
Why is xenon not used for general...,
Define mac,
List the 14 attributes of the ide...
48  cards
Local Anaesthetics
Define and classify local anaesth...,
Describe the vaughn williams clas...,
Draw the general chemical structu...
51  cards
Porphyria
What is porphyria,
How does acute intermittent porph...,
What can precipitate acute attack...
5  cards
Obstetric anaesthetic pharmacology
Define postpartum haemorrhage,
What are the four t s which detai...,
How much blood can be lost before...
24  cards
Serotonin syndrome
What is the serotonin syndrome,
Which drug combinations cause the...,
Give examples of ssri
6  cards
Drugs affecting coagulation
What are the two different models...,
Describe the classical model,
How do constituents of arterial a...
77  cards
Antiarrhythmic Agents
What is the singh vaughn williams...,
What class is amiodarone vaughn w...,
Describe how amiodarone fits into...
13  cards
Pharmacokinetics
Define pharmacokineticswhat are t...,
Draw the graphs on one set of axe...,
Differentiate first and zero orde...
77  cards
Propofol
Describe the pharmaceutical prese...,
Why is propofol a lipid emulsion,
Why is glycerol added into the pr...
25  cards
Thiopentone
Describe the contents of the thio...,
Define tautomerism,
Describe tautomerism in thiopental
17  cards
Inotropes and vasopressors
Define sympathomimmetics,
Classify sympathomimmetics into c...,
How are catecholamines synthesized
28  cards
Opioids
Differentiate opioids from opiates,
What is the traditional classific...,
What is the functional classifica...
25  cards
Half-Life
Define half life,
Compare first order and zero orde...,
What is michaelis menton kinetics...
8  cards
Paracetamol
What class of agent is paracetamo...,
What are the proposed mechanisms ...,
Describe presentation paracetamol
16  cards
NSAIDS
What is the most important pharma...,
What is the overall oral bioavail...,
How are nsaids metabolised and ex...
22  cards
Other Antihypertensives
Classify antihypertensive drugs,
What is hypotensive anaesthesia,
What are the uses of beta blockers
63  cards
Adrenoreceptor antagonists
Name and classify the alpha adren...,
How does phentolamine s affinity ...,
What are the uses of phentolamine
46  cards
ACE Inhibitors and ARBs
List common ace inhibitors and arb,
Which ace inhibitor is available ...,
Which are the only ace inhibitors...
19  cards
Calcium Channel Blockers
How are calcium channel blockers ...,
How is the gi absorption of calci...,
Describe vd and protein binding f...
18  cards
Nitrate vasodilators and Sodium Nitroprusside
What type of drugs are gtn and so...,
How can gtn and nitroprusside be ...,
Why can sodium nitroprusside only...
18  cards
Pulmonary Vasodilators
Classify the pulmonary vasodilators,
How is nitric oxide administered ...,
How is epoprostenol pgi2 administ...
15  cards
Asthma drugs
Describe the mechanism of action ...,
Describe the mechanism of action ...,
Which enantiomer of salbutamol is...
9  cards
Midazolam and the benzodiazepines
Describe the various effects of b...,
Classify benzodiazepines with exa...,
What is the mechanism of action o...
24  cards
Digoxin
What is the class and chemistry o...,
How can digoxin be administered,
What is responsible for the porti...
18  cards
Amiodarone
What is the class and chemistry o...,
What are the uses of amiodarone,
Presentation and preparation of a...
17  cards
Pharmacokinetics in the critically ill
List how drug absorption might be...,
List how drug distribution change...,
List how drug metabolism changes ...
21  cards
Pharmacokinetics of drugs in the epidural and subarachnoid space
Can epidural drugs extend intracr...,
Where does the epidural space ter...,
Describe the posterior anterior l...
21  cards
Full agonist, partial agonist and inverse agonist
Define agonist,
Define full agonist,
Define intrinsic activity
15  cards
Bioavailability and Bioequivalence
Define bioavailability,
How is bioavailability measured,
What is relative vs absolute bioa...
6  cards
Basic Principles
Give examples of drugs that inhib...,
Do pgp inhibitors and inducers al...,
What is graham s law
8  cards
Protein binding
What bonds form between drugs and...,
What is the formula for total dru...,
How does lipophilicity affect pro...
13  cards
Maintenance dose and loading dose
What is the formula for dose rate...,
What is the formula fo loading do...,
What is the formula for maintenan...
11  cards
Volume of distribution
Define volume of distribution,
What are the major determinants o...,
What are the patient factors that...
7  cards
Drug interactions
Classify the ways that drugs inte...,
Give examples of drugs that have ...,
Give examples of pharmacokinetic ...
15  cards
Receptor Physiology
Classify receptors,
Classify common ionotropic channe...,
How to ionotropic ion channels work
22  cards
Antibiotics
What are the iatrogenic related f...,
Classify clinically common and re...,
Define and list the beta lactam a...
89  cards

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