History of Anesthesia and Introduction to the Specialty
Figure 2.1 “Ether day, 1846” pictured are Gilbert Abbott (the patient), John Collins Warren, M.D. (the surgeon), William T. G. Morton (the anesthetist) and Henry J. Bigelow, M.D. (the junior…
Pharmacology of Adjunct Agents
Receptor Receptor site action α-1 Glycogenolysis, gluconeogenesis, constricts vascular smooth muscle, relaxes GI tract α-2 Constricts vascular smooth muscle, decreases insulin secretion and norepinephrine release β-1 Increases heart rate and…
Pharmacology of Inhalational Anesthetics
Agent Vapor pressure (20 °C) Blood: gas partition coefficienta Fat: blood partition coefficient Metabolism Pungencyb N2O 38,770 mmHg 0.46 2.3 0 None Desflurane 669 mmHg 0.42 27 0.02 % High…
