Fig. 2.1 Many agents have been introduced over the past 170 years only to be abandoned after a few years Potent Agents Halothane, enflurane, isoflurane, sevoflurane, and desflurane Others Nitrous…
Agent Commonly used for Agent Commonly used for Cocaine Topical Mepivacaine Infiltration, PNB, spinal (not FDA approved), epidural Benzocaine Topical Prilocaine Infiltration, PNB, epidural Procaine Infiltration Bupivacaine PNB, epidural, spinal,…
Chemical Structure 13.1 Neostigmine Chemical Structure 13.2 Physostigmine Chemical Structure 13.3 Pyridostigmine Chemical Structure 13.4 Acetylcholine References 1. Glick DB. The autonomic nervous system. In: Miller RD, editor. Miller’s anesthesia….
Drug Weight used for dosing Propofol Induction IBW Maintenance TBW Fentanyl TBW Sufentanil TBW Remifentanil IBW Alfentanil IBW Morphine IBW Midazolam TBW Rocuronium IBW Vecuronium IBW Succinylcholine TBW IBW ideal…
Chemical Structure 6.1 Propofol Chemical Structure 6.2 Ketamine Chemical Structure 6.3 Etomidate References 1. Stoelting RK, Miller RD. Basics of anesthesia. 5th ed. Philadelphia: Churchill Livingstone, Elsevier; 2007. 2. Calvey…
