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- general anasthesia: loss of sensation to a limited part of the body
- routes:
- epidural
- infiltration
- nerve block
- spinal
- topical
- general anasthesia: loss of sensation to the entire body and loss of consciousness
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- local anesthesia
- trade name: xylocaine
- tc: anasthetic, antidysrhythmic
- pc: sodium channel blocker
- action: blocks pain impulses
- use: injectable anasthetic
- route: topical, spinal or epidural block, intradermal injection
- side effect: uncommon
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- general anasthesia occurs in 3 stages
- stage 3 is urgical anasthesia
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- inhaled general anesthetics
- also called laughing gas
- tc: general anasthetic
- pc: inhalation gaseous drug
- action: suppresses pain in the CNS
- use: dental procedures and brief surgical procedures
- side effect: anxiety and combativeness in stage 2
- adverse effect: malignant hyperthermia
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- benzodiazepine
- trade name: versed
- tc: benzo, schedule IV
- action: enhances GABA
- use: sedation, anxiolytic, amnesia
- side effect: slows respiratory rate
- antidote for overdose: flumazenil (romazicon)
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- adjunct to anesthesia
- trade name: sublimaze
- tc: analgesic
- pc: opioid
- action: binds to opioid receptors and inhibits pain pathways
- use: decrease pain and cause sedation
- side effect: drowsiness, nausea, and vomiting
- antidote: naloxone (narcan)
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- general anasthetic
- trade name: diprivan
- tc: general anasthetic
- pc: rapid-acting general anesthetic
- action: inhibits sympathetic nerve activity
- use: continuous sedation in surgery/ICU
- adverse effects: pain at injection site (IV drug), low blodd pressure, slow respirations
- milky-white liquid in glass bottle
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- neuromuscular blocker
- trade name: anectine
- tc: skeletal muscle paralytic
- pc: depolarizing blocker
- action: blocks acetylcholine receptors
- use: for surgery and easier endotracheal intubation
- reduces amount of general anasthetic needed
- side effect: respiration stop
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