NURS 3380 - Pain and Anesthesia -Questions with Correct Answers/ Verified
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NURS 3380
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NURS 3380
What common ending do all local anesthetic have?
Caine
What is the common action of local anesthetic?
Block PERCEPTION of pain by blocking sodium channels
Use of local anesthetic produces a _________ effect
Regional
T/F: local anesthetics can commonly cause CNS depression
F
What are the two...
T/F: cocaine is administered with a vasoconstrictor (epinephrine)
F - there is already going to be increased NE
What is the most common Amide type local anesthetic?
Lidocaine
How is lidocaine administered?
Injection or topically
Why can lidocaine become dangerous when administered topically ?
Higher concentration than injection forms
What are general anesthetics used for ?
Lack of PAIN SENSATION and UNCONSCIOUSNESS
Anesthesia meaning
Loss of pain and sensation
Analgesia meaning
Loss of sense of pain
What is are the mechanisms of action in general anesthetics?
- enhance inhibitory synapses
- activation of GABA
- Glock glutamate
- decrease excitation at excitatory synapse
What are the INHALED general anesthetics?
- isoflaurane
- nitrous oxide
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