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10-09 L4 Local anesthetic drugs Flashcards

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Name the three kinetic phases for sodium channel.

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  • -Open (active),
  • Closed (inactive),
  • Closed (resting)
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Alterations of sodium channel function occur where?

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LA’s block sodium channels at sites near the intracellular side of the channel.

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Blocking of sodium channel function is dependent on what two factors?

And what phase do they act on, on the 3 phases?

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  • Time and voltage dependent
  • LA’s are greater in rapidly firing axons compared to resting fibers
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What is (are) the most potent sodium blockers?

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Tetrototoxin (it will kill you!)

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What are the advantages of local anesethetics?

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  • They are spontaneous
  • predictable
  • completely reversible
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Differential block

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Different nerve fibers have different sensitivities to LA block.

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What are the characteristics that nerve fibers affect sensitivity to LA block

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  • **Fiber diameter: ** thinner fibers more sensitive to block than thicker fibers
  • Firing frequency: rapidly/repetitively firing fibers more sensitive than resting fibers
  • Fiber position in nerve bundle: Outer fibers more sensitive to block than inner fibers.
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What are the most susptible nerve fibers to LA?

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Type A-Delta and Type C

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What are LA composed of:

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  • a lipiophilic group (an aromatic ring)
  • an intermediate chain (an ester or amide)
  • an ionizable group (a tertiary amine: this group is hydrophilic)
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List the 4 Ester drugs and their time duration.

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  • Short:
    • Procaine (Novocain)
    • Chloroprocaine (Nesacaine)
    • Cocaine
  • Long:
    • Tetracaine (Pontocaine)
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List the 5 different amides and theri duration time.

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  • **Intermediate: **
    • Lidocaine (Xylocaine)
    • Mepivacaine (Carbocaine)
    • Prilocaine (Citanest)
  • **Long: **
    • Bupivacaine (Marcaine)
    • Ropivacaine (Naropin)
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How are Ester type of LA metabolized in the plasma?

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Plasma cholinesterases

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How are Amide linkage LA hydrolyzed? what are the two components that hydrolyzation is dependent on?

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  • they are hydrolyzed by hepatic cytochrome P450 isoenzymes
    • depenedent on blood flow to the liver and liver fuction
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What are the 5 physiochemical properties of LA? (M-CLIP)

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  • Molecular Weight
  • Chirality
  • Lipid solubility
  • Ionization
  • Protein binding
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What is the correlation of the pKa and the pH of the LA penetrating the lipid membrane?

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  • Lower the pKa the less the % ionized
    • thus the more LA molecule can diffuse across the lipid membrane to bind to the intracellular NA channel binding site.
  • the higher the pKa the more the % ionized
    • thus the less LA molecule can diffuse across the lipid membrane to bind to the intracellular NA channel binding site.
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What is the only achiral LA?

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Lidocaine

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Which of the following is more potent between S (+) and R (-) isomers?

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  • S(+) isomer (levobupivacaine) is more potent than R (-) isomer (bupivacaine)
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What is used to counteract vasodilitory effects?

19
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What are topical creams used for?

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-Starting iv’s -dental procedures

20
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What are infiltrations used for?

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Suturing laceration, plastic surgery

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What are Intravenous (Bier Block) used for?

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Hand and wrist surgery

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What are peripheral nerve block used for?

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Extremity surgery

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Epidural anesthesia is used for what?

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  • C-section
  • Lower extremity surgery
  • post-operative analgesia.
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Who uses spinal anesthesia and why?

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  • Urology,
  • gynecology,
  • lower extremity surgery

because they are cheap.

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What does Epinerphrine as an additive do?
* (vasoconstrictor) * decreases systemic absorption * increases duration.
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What does _sodium bicarbonate_ as an additive do?
* increases pH, * **increases proportion of LA in the uncharged form** * increased lipid solubility and speed of the onset of the block.
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What does local acidiosis do?
* It decreases diffusion * (more LA is in the charged form) * produce tachyphaylaxis.
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What does pregnancy do in terms of LA?
It increases the likelihood of LA toxicity.
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What is important about the highly protein bound LA's being adminsitered to a pregnant patient?
* Highly bound LA's (bupivacaine; ropivacaine) _poorly cross the placenta_ at normal concentrations, * making them suitable for epidural analgeaisa for labor
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Why is Chloroprocaine a good choice for anesthesia for emergent delievery?
* Chloroprocaine has a _rapid onset_ * _rapidly metabolized_ (reducing the likelihood for fetal toxicity).
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_Neuropathic pain states_ characterized by rapid repetitive firing of sensory nerve fibers can be treated by what two LA's?
IV (lidocaine) and Oral (mexiletine)
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Local Anesthetics can lead to cardiovascular toxicity by four ways what are they?
* Blockage of autonomic nerves * (_hypotension_, _bradycardia_), * _Direct myocardial depression_, * _cardiac arrhythmias_
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What is used to treat severe cardiotoxicity?
Lipid rescue
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What are the two allergic reactions to LA's?
* angioneurotic edema * Anaphylaxis (most commonly p-aminobenzoic acid, an ester type metabolite) Allergy to amide-types is extremely rare
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What is the cause of Methemoglobinemia?
* caused by _prilocaine or benzocaine_ overdosage -o-toluidine: * a metabolite of prilocaine, oxidizes hemoglobin to methemoglobin, pt may appear cyanotic, SpO2 85% regardless of PaO2
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What would you use to treat a pt that walks in with cyanotic lips, and a SpO2 85%?
-pt has methemoglobinemia _treat pt with methylene blue_ 1-2 mg/kg IV
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Which drug has high surface local anesthetic activity and i_ntrinsic vasoconstrictor actions that reduce bleeing_ in the mucous membranes?
* Cocaine!
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How does cocaine cause _intrinsic vasoconstricor_ activity?
* _blocks the reuptake of noreepinephrine_ released from sympathetic nerve endings. * side note: cocaine has a signifciante surface local anesthetic activity * favored for head neck and pharyngeal surgery.
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What is the side effects of Bupivacaine?
* cardiovascular collapse * marked drop in blood pressure * arrhythmia
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Prilocaine is relatively contraindiated in pt's with cardiovascular or pulmonary disease because of?
* Can cause decompenstion through formation of *O*-Toluidine * O-toluidine converts hemoglobin to methemoglobine * pts. appear cyantoic * blood= chocolate-colored * high plasma leves of methemoglobin have resulted in decompensation in patients with cardiac or pulmonary disease.

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