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1
Q

Safe therapeutic indices

A

Etomidate, Ketamine, Alfaxalone

2
Q

not so safe thereapeutic indices

A

propofol 3

thiopental 5

3
Q

high therapeutic index means

A

if you overdose its less likely to be lethal

4
Q

Compartment theory

A

when give blood iv it moves first to high blood flow areas and then organs with low blood flow

5
Q

Time of awakening for all injectable anesthetics is due to the _______ phase

A

redistribution

6
Q

continuous infusion can lead to

A

accumulation and saturate the compartments.

7
Q

Context sensitive half life

A

time it takes to wake up once CRI is discontinued (for plasma to drop 50%)

8
Q

The lower the protein the

A

less drug you should give!!

9
Q

drop in serum protein will lead to increase in ______

A

free portion of anesthetic analgesic drug (non protein bound drug)
also increase in drug effect and side effect

10
Q

Barbiturates

A
  • not used in human med so super expensive for us now.

- includes thiopental(short acting)

11
Q

Mechanism of action for thiopental

A
  • GABA, Allows chloride in when binds to barbituric site

- negative ions make the cell lazy

12
Q

thiopental is one of the best drugs to prevent

A

oxygen consumption of brain, intracranial pressure

13
Q

thiopental not recommended for

A

repeated bolus, takes forever to be eliminated (especially bad for liver patients/portosystemic shunts)

14
Q

propofol problems

A

sleep apnea

respiratory/cardiovascular depression but its ok because short lived

15
Q

propofol benefits

A
  • so easy, people get less vigilant with it (smooth induction and recovery)
  • fast in fast out
  • recovery due to redistribution
  • short context sensitive half life -> great for infusion rate
16
Q

mechanism of action propofol

A

GABA

17
Q

best for liver patients (PSS)

A

propofol

because doesn’t rely on liver metabolism

18
Q

prefer not to use propofol with

A

heart patients

19
Q

high oil/triglycerides/fat in ?

So don’t?

A
  • Propofol vehicle

- Don’t mix with other drugs. May cause fat embolism.

20
Q

Cats produce heinz body and methemoglobinemia when

A

long term use of propofol

21
Q

Etomidate

A

GIVE YOUR HEART A BREAK

(Murmur, DCM, ASD) Doesn’t drop BP, CO, not bad for respiratory depression either

22
Q

Etomidate adverse effects?

A

shuts down adrenal gland, can no longer perform stress functions (bad in trauma cases that you wan’t to use etomidate in)

23
Q

Bleeding, Septic, ICU patients use etomidate?

A

nah bro

24
Q

Ketamine

A

“Swimming in a bowl of jello” Dissociative drug. Disconnects cortex from limbic system.
Can’t be used as solo agent, need to add high sedation(Benzdiazepam alpha agonist)

25
Q

Ketamine drawbacks

A

controlled (date rape, Special K)

26
Q

Ketamagic

A

can give IM to feral cats

27
Q

only anesthetic drug for analgesia

because?

A

ketamine

because works nMDA receptor

28
Q

increases sympathetic tone, good for ICU patients

A

ketamine

29
Q

Alfaxalone

A

safe for heart, smooth induction, doesnt stop breathing, can give IM, no analgesia

30
Q

alfaxalone drawback

A

super expensive

31
Q

Alfaxalone is good for patients

A

with heart issues that we don’t want to mess up the adrenal gland.

32
Q

Heart disease

A

Etomidate>Alfaxalone

33
Q

kidney disease

A

Alfaxalone»»> Ketamine

34
Q

Liver disease

A

Propofol&raquo_space;Alfaxalone

35
Q

Trauma - hypovolemic shock

A

Ketamine>Alfaxalone

36
Q

Trauma - Head injury

A

Propofol&raquo_space;> Alfaxalone

37
Q

Trauma - Septic shock

A

Ketamine» Alfaxalone