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Easy way to make sense of this Pharmacokinetics concepts

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Drugs goes in (front-end kinetics)

Drugs goes out (Back end kinetics)

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Drugs given via IV not affected by that part of pharmacokinetics?

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Absorption

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What is bioavailablity?

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Amount of drug reaching systemic circulation UNCHANGED.

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What is the key concept of ABSORPTION?

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Transfer from depot to Systemic Circulation

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What are some of the depot organs?

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Stomach, lungs, muscle tissue.

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What plays an important role in the rate of absorption

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Physical properties of the drug.

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2 factors determine polarity of the molecule

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pKa in relation to physiologic pH

DIFFUSION depends on concentration gradient between the depot and the systemic circulation (FIRST-ORDER KINETICS)

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Absorption of Inhaled anesthetics depends on

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Blood-Gas Partition coefficient

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What is Blood Gas partition coefficient?

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Describes concentration in Blood COMPARED TO that in the ALVEOLAR gas at equillibrium
(ex: blood concentration of drug is 10 , concentration in alveolar gas is 5 –> Partition coefficient is 2 (10/5)

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What does a HIGH Blood partition coefficient means?What does it mean clinically?

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A lot of drug must be absorbed before equillibrium occurs.

Clinically means it will take longer for the desired effect to be achieved.

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Partition coeffecient is dependent on which physical property?

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Temperature

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What is the formula of VOLUME of distribution

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Vd = dose / plasma concentration

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Volume of distribution is property of a drug that describes its ability to do what ?

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Ability to distribute in human body

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How is the CENTRAL VOLUME Of DISTRIBUTION calculated?

Central Vd is

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Inject drug IVsly –> then measure arterial concentration
ELUSIVE concept easy way:
Central Vd–> volume in lungs, hearts, great vessels and venous volume proximal to injection site.

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What is peripheral volumes of distribution?

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solubility in the tissues compared to that of plasma

each tissue have own peripheral Vd

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Vd at steady states describes

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tissue solubility at steady state for both central and peripheral

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BACK end Kinetics: CLEARANCE

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Process of removing drugs from a tissue

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BACK END kinetics : clearance 2 ways

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  1. Permanent removal (usually by hepatic Metabolism)

2. Intercompartmental Clearance (distribution clearance) from plasma to TISSUE

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Most drugs metabolized by

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Hepatic Biotransformation

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What are the phase 1 Reactions?

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Oxidation
Reduction
Hydrolysis

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What is a phase 2 reaction?

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2 reactions using CYP450

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Oxidation and reduction

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2 important enzymes inducers (RPPCSC)

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Rifampin
Phenytoin
Phenobarbital 
Cigarette smoking
Carbamezapine (Tegretol)
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2 Important inhibitors

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CCBs

AMIODARONE

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What does CONJUGATION really do?
They combine a hydrophobic molecule to a POLAR group so that they can be easily excreted by the kidneys
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After conjugation, those molecules are usually Inactive. What is the exception to that rule? Explain and why it is important?
MORPHINE Morphine is metabolized into 2 metabolites: Morphine-3-Glucuronide (M3G) and Morphine-6- Glucuronide (M6G) (more potent than morphine itself Important for patient with renal disease as they may not be able to metabolize the MORE POTENT
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What other drugs has an active metabolite of equal potency?
Midazolam ( Versed)
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In anesthesia, It is assumed that
rate of metabolism iS PROPORTIONAL to concentration (but remember is some cases liver may become saturated)
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Formula to calculate rate of metabolism
Rate = Q (C inside - C outside) Q blood flow to liver C inside : concentration flowing in C outside: concentration flowing out
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Another important concept in liver metabolism is _________Calculated as
Hepatic Extraction ratio: liver not able to remove the molecule of a drug from plasma ER = (C in - C out)/ C in Clearance = Q x ER
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High extraction Ratio means : | The metabolism of such drug said to be " ____"
Clearance depends on blood flow to the liver (amount of drug metabolized will depend on liver blood flow) Flow limited
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Example of a drug with high ER
Propofol
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Why is the concept high ER important for Anesthetists?
Anesthetics decrease HEPATIC BLOOD FLOW
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Low extraction Ratio means | The metabolism of such drug said to be " ____" :
Clearance DOES NOT depend on blood flow to the liver (amount of drug metabolized LESS depend on liver blood flow) Capacity limited
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Example of a drug with LOW ER
Alfentanyl
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ONLY Major anesthetic that undergoes 80% renal excretion?
PANCURONIUM
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Provides a good summary of determining factors for renal function ______used to calculate___
Cockcroft-Gault Equation; GFR
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What is the Cockcroft-Gault Equation
CrCl = 140-age (yr) x weight (kg) / (72 x serum Creatinine)
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Renal clearance relationship with age is
INVERSELY PROPORTIONAL
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Unique Metabolism of anesthetic drugs: Hoffman degradation
Cisatracurium | Atracurium (plasma)
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Unique Metabolism of anesthetic drugs: PSEUDOCHOLINESTERASES (new name butylcholinesterase)
Succinylcholine | Mivacurium (plasma )
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Unique Metabolism of anesthetic drugs: NONSPECIFIC ESTER HYDROLYSIS
Remifentanyl | ATracurium
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What are 2 major Plasma protein for BINDING of ANESTHETIC drugs?
Albumin | Alpha--1-Acid Glycoprotein
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Why is protein binding important to consider?
because the only the unbound portion of the drug can exhibit pharmacological effect
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Protein binding depends on ____________ NOT on
Concentration of plasma protein | NOT concentration of the drug
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A decrease in protein binding leads to _______Concentration of the free form of the drug
INCREASE
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Protein binding and Vd
Decrease in protein binding lead to increase free drugs which will equillibrate with peripheral tissue. This will cause a decrease in plasma concentration and --> decrease Vd
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What does ZERO order kinetic means
Also knonw as LINEAR Human body clear at constant RATE NO MATTER THE DOSE Ex: ETHANOL, ASA,
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What does FIRST ORDER KINETIC MEANS
Dose dependent | CLEARANCE PROPRTIONA TO concentration
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3 compartment models
Divide Body into 3 parts: 1.central compartment (plasma)- 100% in plasma f/b --> 2. Rapid equilibrating compartment: vessel rich Brain, GI tract Slow equilibration compartment : vessel poor tissues, fats

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