Surgical Pharmacology and Anesthesia

Refers to an agent that stimulates or prolongs the response of a drug or a physiologic action

Lack of recall

An immediate hypersensitivity reaction to a foreign protein or other specific substance

Absence of sensation

Refers to an agent used to block the action of another drug or physiological action without producing any effect of its own

Refers to an agent used to block parasympathetic effects such as salivation and bradycardia

Drawing in or out by suction

The making of drugs in the laboratory using genetic engineering; also referred to as recombinant DNA technology

Pertaining to the cheek or mouth

A reason why a specific procedure or drug may be undesirable or improper in a particular situation

Ultrasonic device used to identify and assess vascular status of peripheral arteries and veins by magnifying the sound of the blood moving through the vessel

Agent used as a medicine for the diagnosis, treatment, cure, mitigation, or prophylaxis of a disease or condition

• Nonproprietary name for a drug that is often a shortened version of the chemical name and may include a reference to the intended use
• Homeostasis
• The reactions in the body that act and counteract to maintain the body in a normal physiological state

Altered state of consciousness that may be achieved by suggestion of another, an individual’s own concentration, or with the use of a substance

A reason to perform a specific procedure or prescribe a certain drug

The second phase of general anesthesia, in which the patient is given induction drugs and intubated

Within a joint

Sudden involuntary contraction of the larynx capable of causing partial or total occlusion of the larynx

Nothing by mouth; Latin acronym for nil per os

Taken into the body or administered in a manner other than through the digestive tract, as by intravenous or intramuscular injection.

The interaction of drug molecules with target cells, resulting in biochemical and physiological actions

The study of the movement of drugs through the body, involving absorption, distribution, biotransformation, and excretion

The study of drugs and their actions

Behind the eyeball or pons

Agent that produces a soothing or quieting effect but does not cause the person to sleep

As pertaining to anesthesia, an agent that is applied to the surface of the skin or anatomical structure (such as the eye) to produce a loss of feeling or sensation in the area of application; blocks the nerve conduction of superficial nerves

A group of liquids that easily evaporate and, when inhaled, produce general anesthesia through interaction with the CNS