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Neuro!!!
Local Anesthetic Overview
- Indications
- Minor Procedures
- Epidurals
- Mechanism of Action
- Blocks Na+ Channels
- State Dependent
- Combined with Vasoconstrictors
- Infected Tissue Requires Higher Dose
- Drugs
- Esters
- Amides
- Side Effects
- Arrhythmias
- Cardiotoxicity
1 min
Inhaled Anesthetics
- Mechanism of Action
- Unknown Mechanism
- Inhaled Anesthetic Drugs
- HEISMN Drug Name Acronym
- Side Effects
- Respiratory Depression
- Myocardial Depression
- Lower Metabolic Demand, Increased Cerebral Blood Flow
- Hepatotoxicity (Halothane)
- Nephrotoxicity (Methoxyflurane)
- Seizure (Enflurane)
- Malignant Hyperthermia
- Expansion of Trapped Gas
2 mins
IV Anesthetics
- Barbiturates
- Benzodiazepines
- Respiratory Depression
- Hypotension
- Ketamine
- NMDA Receptor Antagonist
- Hallucinations
- Opioids
- Propofol
- Potentiates GABA-A
2 mins
Barbiturates
- Barb- Drug Names
- Indications
- Seizure Treatment
- Anesthesia Induction
- Mechanism of Action
- Increased Duration of Cl- Channel Opening
- Decrease Neuron Firing
- Side Effects
- Sedation
- Cardiovascular and Respiratory Depression
- CNS Depression
- P450 inducer
2 mins
Benzodiazepines Overview
- Indications
- First Line for Status Epilepticus
- Anesthesia Induction
- Anxiety
- Eclampsia
- Detoxification
- Mechanism of Action
- '-zepam' and '-zolam" Suffix
- Increase Frequency of Cl- Channel Opening
- Side Effects
- Decrease REM Sleep
- CNS Depression
- Dependence
- Antidote
- Flumazenil for Overdose
2 mins
Nonbenzodiazepine Hypnotics
- Indications
- Insomnia
- Mechanism of Action
- Short Half-Life
- Acts on BZ1 GABA receptor
- Less dependence
- Drugs
- Zolpidem (Ambien)
- Side Effects
- Ataxia, confusion
- Antidote
- Flumazenil for Overdose
1 min
Memantine
- Indications
- Alzheimer's Disease
- Mechanism of Action
- NMDA Receptor Antagonist
- Prevents Excitotoxicity
- Side Effects
- Confusion
- Hallucinations
1 min
Anticholinergics
- B.O.AT.S Acronym
- Benztropine
- Parkinson's Disease
- Oxybutynin
- Decrease bladder spasms
- Atropine
- Mydriasis and Cycloplegia
- Scopolamine
- Motion Sickness
1 min
Anticholinergics Continued
- Drugs
- Glycopyrrolate
- Reduces Airway Secretions
- Ulcer Treatment
- Ipratropium
- Asthma and C.O.P.D
- Dicyclomine
- Hyoscyamine
- Irritable Bowel Syndrome
1 min
Atropine
- Indications
- Blocks DUMBBeLSS
- Bradycardia
- Side Effects
- Skin Flushing
- Increased Temperature
- Dry Mouth
- Cycloplegia
- Disorientation
- Mydriasis
1 min
Nondepolarizing Neuromuscular Blocking Drugs
- Names Include "Cur"
- Competitive Antagonists
- Acetylcholine Competition
- Reversal of Blockade
- Neostigmine, Edrophonium
1 min
Succinylcholine
- Indications
- Inducing Paralysis
- Mechanism of Action
- Neuromuscular Blocking Drugs
- Motor Nicotinic Receptor
- ACh Receptor Agonist
- Depolarization
- Phases of Action
- Phase I (Paralysis Non-reversible)
- Phase II (Paralysis Reversible)
- Neostigmine (Reversal Agent)
2 mins
Direct Cholinomimetics
- Muscarinic Agonists
- Bethanechol
- Bladder and Bowels
- Methacholine
- Bronchoconstriction
- Pilocarpine
- Contracts Ciliary Muscle and Pupillary Sphincter
- Carbachol
- Releases Intraocular Pressure
1 min
Indirect Cholinomimetics
- Acetylcholinesterase Inhibitors
- Doesn't Cross BBB
- Edrophonium
- Myasthenia Gravis (Diagnosis)
- Pyridostigmine and Neostigmine
- Myasthenia Gravis (Tx)
- Ileus
- Crosses BBB
- Physostigmine
- Atropine Overdose
- Glaucoma
- Donepezil
- Alzheimer's
2 mins
Acetylcholinesterase Inhibitor Poisoning
- DUMBBELSS
- Diarrhea
- Urination
- Miosis
- Bronchospasm
- Bradycardia
- Emesis
- Lacrimation
- Salivation
- Sweating
2 mins
Donepezil
- Indications
- Alzheimer's Disease
- Mechanism of Action
- Acetylcholinesterase Inhibitor
- Increased Acetylcholine
- Side Effects
- Nausea and Vomiting
- Dizziness
52 secs
Alpha Agonists
- -RINE suffix
- Norepinephrine
- Hypotension
- Phenylephrine
- Hypotension
- Congestion
- Ephedrine
- Congestion
- Urinary Incontinence
- Hypotension
- Epinephrine
- Anaphylaxis and Asthma
- Hypotension
1 min
Phenylephrine
- Mechanism of Action
- Alpha-1 Agonist
- Indications
- Mydriatic
- Rhinitis
- Hypotension
- Decreased Chronotropy and Inotropy
2 mins
Norepinephrine
- Mechanism of Action
- Alpha Agonist
- Beta1 Agonist
- Indications
- Hypotension
- Side Effect
- Decreases Renal Blood Flow
1 min
Epinephrine
- Mechanism of Action
- Alpha Agonist
- Beta Agonist
- Indications
- Hypotension
- Anaphylaxis
- Allergy
- Glaucoma
45 secs
