Anesthetics
- Drugs producing local or general anesthesia
- General agents cause hypnosis ± amnesia
- Local agents block voltage-gated Na+ channels
- Choice depends on procedure + physiology
- Airway/hemodynamic toxicity can dominate
- Analgesia and anesthesia are not synonymous
Class at a glance
- Drugs producing local or general anesthesia
Pharmacology
- Local agents block voltage-gated Na+ channels
Members / distinctions
- Choice depends on procedure + physiology
- Analgesia and anesthesia are not synonymous
Safety / monitoring
- General agents cause hypnosis ± amnesia
- Airway/hemodynamic toxicity can dominate
Self-check
- Which channels do local anesthetics block?
Voltage-gated Na+ channels. - Are analgesia and anesthesia synonymous?
No.
Drugs in this class (18)
All drug classes · Open Anesthetics in the interactive console ↗