Pharmacology Flashcards
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Which of the following types of local anesthetics is metabolized in the liver?
A. Amides
B. Esters
***BOARDS***
A. Amides

Ester local anesthetics are metabolized by pseudocholinesterase in the ______.
A. Liver
B. Kidneys
C. Plasma
D. Stomach
***BOARDS***
C. Plasma
Amides = Liver
Esters = Plasma

All of the following local anesthetics are Esters EXCEPT:
A. Procaine
B. Cocaine
C. Tetracaine
D. Prilocaine
E. Benzocaine
D. Prilocaine

All of the following local anesthetics are Esters EXCEPT:
A. Procaine
B. Cocaine
C. Lidocaine
D. Tetracaine
E. Benzocaine
C. Lidocaine

Which of the following local anesthetics cause the least amount of vasodilation?
A. Lidocaine
B. Bupivicaine
C. Mepivicaine
D. Articaine
E. Prilocaine
C. Mepivicaine (carbocaine)

Which of the following is the safest local anesthetic to use on children?
A. Lidocaine
B. Bupivicaine
C. Mepivicaine
D. Articaine
E. Prilocaine
A. Lidocaine

Which of the following local anesthetics is the LEAST safe for children?
A. Lidocaine
B. Bupivicaine
C. Mepivicaine
D. Articaine
E. Prilocaine
B. Bupivicaine (Maricaine)

Which of the following local anesthetics has an ester chain in it chemical formula?
A. Lidocaine
B. Bupivicaine
C. Mepivicaine
D. Articaine
E. Prilocaine
D. Articaine

Which of the following local anesthetics is metabolized in both the liver and the plasma?
A. Lidocaine
B. Bupivicaine
C. Mepivicaine
D. Articaine
E. Prilocaine
***BOARDS***
D. Articaine
Note: Articaine is an amide that also contains one ester chain in its chemical formula thus it gets metabolized in both the liver and the plasma

Which of the following local anesthetics is linked to a blood disorder known as methemglobinemia?
A. Lidocaine
B. Bupivicaine
C. Mepivicaine
D. Articaine
E. Prilocaine
***BOARDS***
E. Prilocaine
note: Methemglobinemia is where an abnormal amount of met-hemoglobin is produced which leads to deprivation of oxygen

Which of the following local anesthetics has the longest duration (last the longest)?
A. Lidocaine
B. Bupivicaine
C. Mepivicaine
D. Articaine
E. Prilocaine
C. Mepivicaine

Which of the following local anesthetics has the shortest duration (doesn’t last long)?
A. Lidocaine
B. Bupivicaine
C. Mepivicaine
D. Articaine
E. Prilocaine
***BOARDS***
D. Articaine

Discuss each of the following local anesthetics:
- What’s the other name along w/ the percentage of LA for each of the following?
- Lidocaine
- Bupivicaine
- Mepivicaine
- Articaine
- Prilocaine

Which of the following local anesthetics is Carbocaine?
A. Lidocaine
B. Bupivicaine
C. Mepivicaine
D. Articaine
E. Prilocaine
C. Mepivicaine

Which of the following local anesthetics is Marcaine?
A. Lidocaine
B. Bupivicaine
C. Mepivicaine
D. Articaine
E. Prilocaine
B. Bupivicaine

Which of the following local anesthetics is Xylocaine?
A. Lidocaine
B. Bupivicaine
C. Mepivicaine
D. Articaine
E. Prilocaine
A. Lidocaine

Which of the following local anesthetics is Citanest?
A. Lidocaine
B. Bupivicaine
C. Mepivicaine
D. Articaine
E. Prilocaine
E. Prilocaine

Which of the following local anesthetics is Septocaine?
A. Lidocaine
B. Bupivicaine
C. Mepivicaine
D. Articaine
E. Prilocaine
D. Articaine

Local anesthetics on their own are usually vasodilators, which of the following is the exception to this being a vasoconstrictor?
A. Procaine
B. Cocaine
C. Tetracaine
D. Benzocaine
B. Cocaine

What is the mechanism of action for Local Anesthetics?
***BOARDS***
Sodium channel blocker

Discuss the Pharmodynamics of Local Anesthetics in regards to each of the following:
- What does Pharmodynamics refer to?
- What is the Pharmodynamics of LA?
- Only ____ form can penetrate neuron membrane.

Discuss the Pharmacokinetics of LA in regards to each of the following:
- Increasing blood flow = ?
- Increasing lipid solubility/hydrophobicity = ?
- Increasing protein binding = ?
- Decreasing pKa = ?

Which of the following has a pKa of 8.1?
A. Mepivicaine
B. Lidocaine, Septocaine, Prilocaine
C. Bupivicaine
D. All of the above
C. Bupivicaine
Mepivicaine = pKa 7.6
Lidocaine, Septocaine, articaine = pKa 7.8
Bupivicaine = pKa 8.1

Which of the following has a pKa of 7.6?
A. Mepivicaine
B. Lidocaine, Septocaine, Prilocaine
C. Bupivicaine
D. All of the above
A. Mepivicaine
Mepivicaine = pKa 7.6
Lidocaine, Septocaine, articaine = pKa 7.8
Bupivicaine = pKa 8.1








































































































































































