Anesthesia: interventions that eliminate the pain of surgery that provides partial or total loss of sensation. Loss of ability to feel pain by medical intervention.
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Introduction Into CRNA School Pharmacology: Inhaled Anesthetics
Every CRNA school will spend endless hours covering these inhalation agents. Having a good understanding of their mechanism of action, how they are measured, and their physiologic effects on the body, is vital to your success in school.
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CRNAs use two main classes of paralytics (depolarizing & non-depolarizing). Paralytics improve conditions for tracheal intubation by relaxing skeletal muscle.
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Anesthesia induction medications such as Propofol, Etomidate, and Thiopental work by enhancing the activity of the inhibitory neurotransmitter γ-aminobutyric acid (GABA) in the CNS.
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