Pharm Chap 12

Used to produce loss of sensation in a specific body part or region.

Local Anesthetic
Local anesthetics are identified by what suffix?

"caine"
Name (3) local anesthetics
- Bupivacaine (Marcaine)
- Lidocaine (Xylocaine)
- Procaine (Novocain)
Bupivacaine

Marcaine
Lidocaine

Xylocaine
Procaine

Novocain
First clinically used local anesthetic

cocaine
Applied directly to the surface of the skin, mucous membranes etc

topical administration
applied to the surface of the skin with the intent to absorb into the underlying tissues.

Transdermal Administration
Injected direcly into the selected tisue to diffuse sensory nerve endings within that tissue

Infiltration anesthesia
Injected close to the nerve trunk
Interrupts transmission along the peripheral nerve

Peripheral nerve block
name (3) types of neural blockades
- epidural block
- cuadal block
- spinal block (intrathecal anesthesia)
epidural block

injected b/w vertebral column and dura mater (epidural space)
caudal block

injected into the lumbar epidural space via sacral hiatus
spinal block
- (intrathecal anesthesia)
- Injected b/w arachnoid mater and pia mater. (subarachnoid space)
this block is used in CRPS.
- Sympathetic block.
- stellate ganglion for UE
- L2 sympathetic ganglion for LE
- *5 injections on alternate days
Intravenous regional anesthesia

Bier block

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Pharm Chap 12

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Local Anesthetics

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