Common anesthetic agents, neuromuscular blockers, and reversal agents with the key fact an anesthesia technician must know about each.
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- What class of drug is propofol?
- An IV sedative-hypnotic used for anesthesia induction and maintenance
- What common local side effect occurs with propofol injection?
- Pain at the injection site
- What secondary benefit does propofol have besides sedation?
- Antiemetic effect (reduces nausea and vomiting)
- Why is sevoflurane preferred for inhalational induction, especially in children?
- It has a non-pungent odor and does not irritate the airway
- What property of desflurane gives it the fastest emergence among volatile agents?
- It has the lowest blood-gas solubility
- Why is isoflurane avoided for mask induction?
- It has a pungent odor that irritates the airway
- Why can nitrous oxide never be used as the sole anesthetic agent?
- Its MAC is greater than 100 percent
- What risk requires giving 100 percent oxygen when discontinuing nitrous oxide?
- Diffusion hypoxia
- Which two types of anesthetic agents can trigger malignant hyperthermia?
- Volatile anesthetics and succinylcholine
- What is the specific treatment drug for malignant hyperthermia?
- Dantrolene
- What is the main advantage of etomidate as an induction agent?
- It provides hemodynamic stability with minimal effect on blood pressure
- What is a known risk of etomidate, especially with repeated dosing?
- Adrenal cortical suppression
- What unique state of anesthesia does ketamine produce?
- Dissociative anesthesia
- What respiratory benefit makes ketamine useful in asthmatic patients?
- It causes bronchodilation
- What psychological side effect is associated with ketamine emergence?
- Emergence delirium or hallucinations