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Pharmacology
Graduate
10/19/2016

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Term
General
Local
Regional
Definition
What are the three types of anesthesia?
Term
Skeletal muscle relaxation
Temporary effects
Analgesia
Rapid onset
Amnesia
Definition
What should the ideal general anesthetic cause?
Term
Toxic conditions
Hypoxia
Laryngospasm
Excess tracheobronchial secretions
Respiratory depression
Definition
What should the ideal general anesthetic not cause?
Term
No
Definition
Is there an ideal general anesthetic?
Term
Administering several anesthetic agents at low doses to minimize side effects of each but still cause a sufficient overall effect.
Definition
Describe "balanced anesthesia"
Term
1.) Analgesia - loss of sensation
2.) Delirium - Unconsciousness, rapid breathing
3.) Surgical - Unconsciousness, deeper breathing
4.) Medullary paralysis - Point of no return, don't want to get to this level (death in 3-5 mins)
Definition
What are the 4 stages of induction anesthesia?
Term
Analgesics (opiates mainly)
Sedation (Benzodiazepines, barbiturates)
Antiemetics
Infection Control
Disease Modifying Agents
Definition
What are the pre-anesthesia medications?
Term
Oral hypoglycemics
MAOI's
Anticoagulants
Diuretics
Definition
What meds need to be stopped prior to surgery?
Term
-ane
Definition
What is the suffix for inhaled anesthetics?
Term
Malignant hyperthermia
Definition
What is the risk of anesthetics?
Term
Dantrolene (a muscle relaxant) and ice
Definition
How do you treat malignant hyperthermia?
Term
-ium
Definition
What is the suffix for longer acting adjuvant agents?
Term
Propofol
Etomidate
Ketamine
Benzodiazepines (Midazolam & Diazepam)
Definition
List the IV anesthetics from fastest acting to longest acting
Term
Succinylcholine
Definition
What is the short acting adjuvant agent?
Term
Non-depolarizing neuromuscular blockers
Definition
What are long acting adjuvant agents also called?
Term
Depolarizing neuromuscular blockers
Definition
What are short acting adjuvant agents also called?
Term
Dizziness
Respiration Rate
Nausea
Drowsiness
Unsteady Gait
Definition
What are the impacts that general anesthesia can have on PT?
Term
-caine
Definition
What is the local anesthetic suffix?
Term
Lidocaine or bupivacaine often mixed with epinephrine to increase duration of action for intradermal injection
Definition
What is typically in a local anesthetic?
Term
Decreased sensation in area
Definition
What is the impact of local anesthesia on PT?
Term
Numbing a large area, but not all of the body and the patient is still conscious. (like a spinal tap)
Definition
What is regional anesthesia?
Term
An opiate
Definition
What is usually in the regional anesthetic?
Term
Less pain
Decreased sensation
Increased risk of falls
Definition
What is the impact of regional anesthetic on PT?
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