Inhalational anesthetics — Flashcards

Flashcard 1: Inhaled anesthetics can cause myocardial _____ (stimulation or depression)

Answer: depression

Flashcard 2: _____ is the concentration of inhaled anesthetic that prevents movement in 50% of patients in response to a noxious stimulus.

Answer: Minimum Alveolar Concentration (MAC)

Flashcard 3: The inhaled anesthetic methoxyflurane is associated with _____ as an adverse effect

Answer: nephrotoxicity

Flashcard 4: Halothane is an example of an inhaled anesthetic with _____ lipid and blood solubility

Answer: high

Flashcard 5: What inhaled anesthetic is commonly known as "laughing gas"? _____

Answer: Nitrous oxide (N2O)

Flashcard 6: Nitrous oxide (N2O) is an example of an inhaled anesthetic with _____ lipid and blood solubility

Answer: low

Flashcard 7: Life-threatening effects of MDMA (ecstasy) include hyperthermia and _____ (Na+ levels)

Answer: hyponatremia

Flashcard 8: The inhaled anesthetic _____ is associated with expansion of trapped gas in a body cavity as an adverse effect

Answer: N2O

Flashcard 9: Teratogenic effects of Carbamazepine

Answer: Neural tube defects, craniofacial defects, fingernail hypoplasia, developmental delay, IUGR

Flashcard 10: What is the characteristic teratogenic effect associated with Phenytoin use during pregnancy?

Answer: Fetal hydantoin syndrome

Extra: Fetal hydantoin syndrome is characterized by: - Orofacial clefts (cleft lip/palate) - Microcephaly and mental retardation - Nail and digital hypoplasia - Cardiac defects