Local anesthetics US Medical PG Flashcards - Medical Study Cards
Master Local anesthetics with OnCourse flashcards. These spaced repetition flashcards are designed for medical students preparing for NEET PG, USMLE Step 1, USMLE Step 2, MBBS exams, and other medical licensing examinations.
Local anesthetics Flashcard Deck - 10 Cards
Flashcard 1: What type of local anesthetic are procaine, cocaine, tetracaine, and benzocaine? _____
Answer: Esters
Flashcard 2: What type of nerve fiber, myelinated or unmyelinated, is affected first by local anesthetics? _____
Answer: Myelinated fibers
Flashcard 3: Local anesthetics are often given with _____ to enhance local action
Answer: vasoconstrictors
Flashcard 4: What should be given to a patient who is allergic to ester local anesthetics (e.g. procaine)?_____
Answer: Amide anesthetics (e.g. lidocaine)
Flashcard 5: Are local anesthetics typically acidic or alkaline? _____
Answer: Alkaline (tertiary amines)
Flashcard 6: What vasoconstrictor is often given with local anesthetics?_____
Answer: Epinephrine
Flashcard 7: carbamazepine
Answer: neural tube defects, craniofacial defects, fingernail hypoplasia, developmental delay, IUGR
Flashcard 8: phenytoin
Answer: fetal hydantoin syndrome
Flashcard 9: valproate
Answer: neural tube defects (inhibition of maternal folate absorption)
Flashcard 10: levodopa
Answer:
Extra: Parkinson's disease dopamine precursor, crosses blood-brain barrier, converted to dopamine by dopa decarboxylase GI distress, nausea, arrhythmias, dyskinesia (on dose), akinesia (between dose)
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