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Pharm 25 - General Anesthetics
pharmacology of general anesthetics
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04/15/2012

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What is stage 1 anesthesia?
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Analgesia - decreased awareness of pain, sometimes with amnesia, consciousness may be impaired but is not lost
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decreased awareness of pain, sometimes with amnesia, consciousness may be impaired but is not lost -- Which stage of anesthesia is this?
Definition
stage 1 - analgesia
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What is stage 2 anesthesia?
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disinhibition - pt is delirious, excited, amnesia occurs, reflexes are enhanced, respiration is irregular, retching and incontinence may occur
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pt is delirious, excited, amnesia occurs, reflexes are enhanced, respiration is irregular, retching and incontinence may occur -- which stage of anesthesia is this?
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stage 2 - disinhibition
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What is stage 3 anesthesia?
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surgical anesthesia - pt is unconscious, has no pain reflexes, respiration is very regular, BP is maintained
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pt is unconscious, has no pain reflexes, respiration is very regular, BP is maintained -- which stage of anesthesia is this?
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stage 3 - surgical anesthesia
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what is stage 4 anesthesia?
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medullary depression - pt develops severe respiratory and cardiovascular depression that requires mechanical and pharmacologic support
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pt develops severe respiratory and cardiovascular depression that requires mechanical and pharmacologic support -- what stage of anesthesia is this?
Definition
stage 4 - medullary depression
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what is the standard method for measuring depth of anesthesia?
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vital sign monitoring
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general anesthetics usually have what effect on threshold for firing of CNS neurons?
Definition
increase
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the potency of inhaled anesthetics is roughly proportionate to _______ solubility
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lipid solubility
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inhaled anesthetics, barbiturates, benzos, etomidate, propofol - MOA?
Definition
facilitate GABA-mediated inhibition at GABAa recepts
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which drugs facilitate GABA-mediated inhibition at GABAa recepts?
Definition
inhaled anesthetics, barbiturates, benzos, etomidate, propofol
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MOA of ketamine?
Definition
antagonism of NMDA glutamate recep
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50% nitrous oxide in the inhaled air would have a partial pressure of ______ mm Hg
Definition
380
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drugs with low solubility have a ____ blood:gas partition coefficient and will produce effects more ______ (quickly or slowly?)
Definition
low, quickly
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nitrous oxide has a ____ blood:gas partition coefficient, so its effect is ______, and a _______ MAC, so its potency is ______
Definition
low, rapid, high, low
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name an inhaled anesthetic with a very low blood:gas partition coefficient and a very high MAC
Definition
nitrous oxide
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Methoxyflurane has a _____ blood:gas coefficient so its effect is ______, and a _____ MAC so its potency is ______
Definition
high, slow, low, high
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name an inhaled anesthetic with a high blood:gas partition coefficient and a very low MAC
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methoxyflurane
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The speed of onset of anesthesia is ______ when pulmonary blood flow is high
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slow
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Low MAC value means...
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high potency
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which two inhaled anesthetics are metabolized by liver enzymes to a significant extent?
Definition
halothane and methoxyflurane
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MAC values for infants and elderly patients are _____
Definition
lower
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when several anesthetic agents are used simultaneously, their MAC values are...
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additive
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What do inhaled anesthetics do to brain metabolic rate? Vascular resistance? Cerebral blood flow?
Definition
decrease brain metabolic rate, reduce vascular resistance, increase cerebral blood flow (which may increase intracranial pressure)
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high concentrations of _______ may cause spike-and-wave activity and muscle twitching
Definition
enflurane
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most inhaled anesthetics ____ arterial BP moderately
Definition
decrease
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Which two inhaled anesthetics are myocardial depressants?
Definition
enflurane and halothane
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enflurane and halothane are myocardial _____
Definition
depressants
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which inhaled anesthetics cause peripheral vasodilation?
Definition
iso, des, sevoflurane
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which inhaled anesthetic is less likely to lower BP than the others?
Definition
nitrous oxide
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blood flow to liver and kidney is _____ by most inhaled agents
Definition
decreased
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which drug has the least depressant effect on myocardium?
Definition
nitrous oxide
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Which inhaled agents may sensitize the myocardium to the arrhythmogenic effects of catecholamines?
Definition
halothane, and to a lesser degree isoflurane
Term
What effects do inhaled anesthetics have on the respiratory system?
Definition
decrease in tidal volume and minute ventilation, increase in arterial CO2, decrease ventilatory response to hypoxia
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which inhaled agent has the smallest effect on respiration?
Definition
nitrous oxide
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most inhaled agents are bronchodilators, but _______ is a pulmonary irritant and may cause bronchospasm
Definition
desflurane
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Which drug has a pungency that limits its use in anesthesia induction?
Definition
enflurane
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Which drug has rarely caused postop hepatitis?
Definition
halothane
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fluoride released by metabolism of methoxyflurane (and possibly enflurane and sevoflurane) may cause...
Definition
renal insufficiency after prolonged anesthesia
Term
prolonged exposure to nitrous oxide causes...
Definition
megaloblastic anemia due to decrease in methionine synthase
Term
What causes malignant hyperthermia?
Definition
uncontrolled release of Ca by the SR of skeletal muscle
Term
What is the treatment for malignant hyperthermia
Definition
dantrolene
Term
describe the lipid solubility and onset of thiopental and methohexital
Definition
high lipid solubility, rapid onset
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the anesthetic effects of thiopental are terminated by..
Definition
redistribution from brain to other highly perfused tissues, but hepatic metabolism is required for elimination
Term
What are the effects of barbiturates on respiratory and circulatory systems, and on cerebral blood flow and pressure?
Definition
respiratory and circulatory depressants, depress cerebral blood flow, can decrease ICP
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With midazolam, cases of severe postop _______ _______ have occurred
Definition
respiratory depression
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What is "dissociative anesthesia?" What drug induces it?
Definition
pt remains conscious but has catatonia, analgesia, amnesia - ketamine
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What effect does ketamine have on the cardiovascular system and ICP?
Definition
it's a cardiovascular stimulant, may lead to increase in ICP
Term
Emergence reactions including disorientation, excitation and hallucination can occur during recovery from which drug? Pre-op use of what drug can reduce this effect?
Definition
ketamine, benzos
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Opioids are used with other CNS depressants, especially for what kind of pts?
Definition
high risk pts who might not survive full general anesthetic
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What drugs may cause chest wall rigidity that can impair ventilation?
Definition
IV opioids
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________ is a state on analgesia and amnesia produced when fentanyl is used with droperidol and nitrous oxide
Definition
neuroleptanesthesia
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what is neuroleptanesthesia?
Definition
a state on analgesia and amnesia produced when fentanyl is used with droperidol and nitrous oxide
Term
recovery from the actions of ______ is faster than recovery from other opioids used in anesthesia bc of its rapid metabolism by blood and tissue esterases
Definition
remifentanil
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What is special about remifentanil?
Definition
recovery is faster than recovery from other opioids used in anesthesia bc of its rapid metabolism by blood and tissue esterases
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Describe rapidity of propofol anesthesia and recovery from anesthesia compared to IV barbituates.
Definition
propofol produces anesthesia as rapidly, with more rapid recovery
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Which IV agent has antiemetic actions? Is recovery delayed after prolonged infusion?
Definition
propofol, no
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propofol may cause marked _____ during induction, primary through ______ peripheral resistance
Definition
hypotension, decreased
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Etomidate - describe rapidity of induction, change in cardiac and respiratory function, and duration of action
Definition
rapid induction, minimal change in cardiac or respiratory function, short DOA
Term
etomidate is not _____
Definition
analgesic
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which IV drug is NOT analgesic?
Definition
etomidate
Term
side effects of etomidate? What about with prolonged administration?
Definition
pain and myoclonus in injection, postop nausea. long term - adrenal suppression
Term
which drug may cause pain and myoclonus on injection and postop nausea?
Definition
etomidate
Term
the long term use of which IV drug may cause adrenal suppression?
Definition
etomidate
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