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Local anesthetics
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05/09/2012

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What determines the efficacy of local anesthetics?
Definition
Hydrophobicity: drug must get into the cell before it can act on the sodium receptor.
Term
What hydrophobicity is most ideal for local anesthetics?...Mild, moderate, or highly?
Definition
Moderate
Term
Where is the binding site for local anesthetics?
Definition
Intracellular portion of sodium channel
Term
What determines the onset and potency of local anesthetics?
Definition
the amino protion of the durg and extracellular pH
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How does pH effect potency of local anesthetics?
Definition
The lower the pH the more potent
Term
What determines duratino of action of local anethetics? Which bond hydrolizes faster?
Definition
Whether it is an ester or amide bond. Ester
Term
What metabolizes aminoesters?
Definition
pseudocholinesterases
Term
What metabolizes aminoamides?
Definition
P450 in the liver
Term
What are the 4 conformation of voltage-gated Na+ channels?
Definition
Inactive, open, closed, resting
Term
At normal resting potential the majority of Na+ receptors are in which state?
Definition
Resting state
Term
Which receptor state is help by local anesthetics?
Definition
inactivated conformation mostly (but also closed and open…RESTING conformaiton so almost no affinity for drug)
Term
What is tonic inhibition? Where is it found? What is is action?
Definition
Fixed ration of Na+ channels are blocked at all times. Found in inactive tissues. Minimizes blockade of non-pain sensory modalities.
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What is phasic inhibition? Where is it found? What is its action?
Definition
degree of inhibiotn increases with rate of action potentials. Found in tissues undergoing high frequency stimulation. Maximizes selective inhibiton of pain transmission.
Term
What is a major challenge for application of local anesthetics?
Definition
Must diffuse through epineurium, Perineurium, and endoneurium. (perineurium is most difficult)
Term
What is the order of senstivity to local anesthetics?
Definition
A delta, C fibers, Temp, touch, proprio, skeletal muscle tone, and voluntary muscle movement)
Term
What is placed in wounds before sutureing?
Definition
TAC (tetracaine, epinephrine, cocaine)
Term
What is the MOA of Epinephrine in TAC?
Definition
Vasodilator so local stays local.
Term
TAC
Definition
Tetracain, epi, cocain…used before suturing small wounds and cuts
Term
Lidocaine
Definition
topical and injected anesthetic
Term
Benzocaine
Definition
topical anesthetic
Term
Wheich topical anesthetics are first choice and why?
Definition
Lidocaine and benzocaine. They are insoluble in water and not absorbed well
Term
Least vasodilating injected anesthetic?
Definition
Mepivacaine
Term
What anesthetic is used in pediatric dentistry?
Definition
Mepivocaine
Term
Which injectible anesthetic has the longest half life?
Definition
Bupivocaine
Term
Which injectible anesthetic is used for lenghty procedures and post-op pain?
Definition
Bupivocaine
Term
Which injectied anesthetic has a low frequency of allergic rxn?
Definition
Lidocaine
Term
What drugs are used for infiltration anesthesia?
Definition
Lidocaine, procaine and bupivacaine
Term
Peripheral nerve blocks are injected where?
Definition
Percutaneously
Term
Central nerve blockates include?
Definition
Epidurals and intrathecal anesthesia
Term
What anesthetic is useful in epidurals? What is its side effect?
Definition
Bupivacaine. May cause cardiotoxicity
Term
What druts may be safer in epidurals?
Definition
Ropivocain and levobupivacaine
Term
What is required with intravenouse regional anesthesia? What are its advantages? Disadvantage?
Definition
Tourniquets. Bloodless surgery and simplicity of method. Practical time limit on its use.
Term
What drug is preferred for intravenous regional anesthesia? Which is not advisable?
Definition
Lidocane. Bupivocaine.
Term
What kind of drug is procaine? Clinical use?
Definition
Short-acting aminoester. Infiltration anesthesia and dental procedures (primary use)
Term
What analog of procain is used in obsetrics?
Definition
2-chloroprocain
Term
What metabolite of procaine acts as an allergen and interferes with sulfonamide drugs?
Definition
PABA
Term
What kind of drug is tetracain? When is it used?
Definition
Long-acting aminoester. Spinal and topical anestesia
Term
What limits the use of cocaine?
Definition
Cardiotoxicity and euphoria
Term
When do you use cocaine?
Definition
ophthalmic anesthesia and in TAC
Term
What kind of drug is Lidocaine? Adverse effects?
Definition
Aminoamide. Drowsiness, tinnitus, twitching, seizures
Term
Prilocaine is similar to lidocaine but also exhitis?
Definition
Vasoconstriction
Term
What kind of drug is Bupivacaine? Adverse effects? Selective for?
Definition
Long-acting aminoamide. Cardiotxicity. Nociceptors
Term
levobupivacaine
Definition
Similar to bupivacaine but with less carditoxicity
Term
Ropivacaine
Definition
Sturctural homolog to bupivacaine
Term
What is unique about Articaine?
Definition
Aminoamide with ester bond and metablolized in both plasma and liver
Term
What is EMLA?
Definition
Lidocaine and prilocaine cream patch for topical anestesia
Term
Clinical uses for EMLA?
Definition
Venipunctures and replaces TAC
Term
What are the major toxicities of local anestethics?
Definition
1. local irritation 2. biphasic effects on vascular and bronchaial smooth muscle 3. decrease cardiac contractitily 4. cross BBB and escite CNS 5. Hypersensitivity (dermatitis, asthema)
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