General Anesthesia Drugs – Flashcards
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Halothane
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General anesthetic gas. Works on GABAa channels to allow Cl- in and cause hyper polarization of neurons.
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Isoflurane
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General anesthetic gas. Works on GABAa channels to allow Cl- in and cause hyper polarization of neurons.
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Enflurane
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General anesthetic gas. Works on GABAa channels to allow Cl- in and cause hyper polarization of neurons.
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Sevoflurane
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General anesthetic gas. Works on GABAa channels to allow Cl- in and cause hyper polarization of neurons.
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Desflurane
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General anesthetic gas. Works on GABAa channels to allow Cl- in and cause hyper polarization of neurons.
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Propofol
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General intravenous anesthetic. Works on GABAa channels to allow Cl- in and cause hyper polarization of neurons. Also thought to enhance glycine channels to allow Cl- into the cell.
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Etomidate
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General intravenous anesthetic. Works on GABAa channels to allow Cl- in and cause hyper polarization of neurons. Also thought to enhance glycine channels to allow Cl- into the cell.
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Neurosteroids
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General intravenous anesthetic. Works on GABAa channels to allow Cl- in and cause hyper polarization of neurons. Also thought to enhance glycine channels to allow Cl- into the cell.
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Phenobarbital
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General intravenous anesthetic. Works on GABAa channels to allow Cl- in and cause hyper polarization of neurons. Works by prolonging the open state by itself. Also thought to enhance glycine channels to allow Cl- into the cell.
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Ketamine
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General anasthetic, inhibits NMDA receptors and blocks the influx of Na+ an Ca+2 to hyper polarize the cell.
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Nitrous Oxide
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General anasthetic, inhibits NMDA receptors and blocks the influx of Na+ an Ca+2 to hyper polarize the cell.
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Xenon
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General anasthetic, inhibits NMDA receptors and blocks the influx of Na+ an Ca+2 to hyper polarize the cell.
