ANESTHESIA

Disinfection Agents and Antiseptics

Sep 18, 2016 by in ANESTHESIA Comments Off on Disinfection Agents and Antiseptics

Chemical Structure 35.1 Ethyl alcohol/ethanol Chemical Structure 35.2 Povidone-iodine Chemical Structure 35.3 Sodium hypochlorite Chemical Structure 35.4 Hydrogen peroxide Chemical Structure 35.5 Chlorhexidine References 1. American Society of Anesthesiologists Task…

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Drugs and Cancer Propagation

Sep 18, 2016 by in ANESTHESIA Comments Off on Drugs and Cancer Propagation

Chemical Structure 47.1 Morphine Chemical Structure 47.2 Ropivacaine Chemical Structure 47.3 Levobupivacaine References 1. American Cancer Society. Cancer facts & figures 2012. Atlanta: American Cancer Society; 2012. 2. Vallejo R,…

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Neurologic Surgery

Sep 18, 2016 by in ANESTHESIA Comments Off on Neurologic Surgery

Chemical Structure 43.1 Etomidate Chemical Structure 43.2 Atracurium besylate Chemical Structure 43.3 Isoflurane References 1. Bungaard H. Acta Anesth Scanden. 1998;42(6):621–7.CrossRef 2. Kaye AD, Kucera IJ, Heavner J, Gelb A,…

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Antiemetic Agents

Sep 18, 2016 by in ANESTHESIA Comments Off on Antiemetic Agents

Fig. 28.1 5-hydroxytryptamine3 (5-HT3) receptor antagonists Thompson [22] Serotonin released from enterochromaffin cells of the small intestinal mucosa binds to the 5-hydroxytryptamine type 3 (5-HT3) in the CTZ. Most of…

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Hormones, Part 1: Thyroid and Corticosteroid Hormones

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Corticosteroid Relative glucocorticoid activity Relative mineralocorticoid activity Equivalent glucocorticoid dose (mg) Plasma half-life (min) Hydrocortisone 1.0 1.0 20 90 Cortisone 0.8 0.8 25 30 Prednisone 4 0.8 5 60 Prednisolone…

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Cocaine, Methamphetamine, MDMA, and Heroin

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Chemical Structure 37.1 Cocaine (benzoylmethylecgonine) Chemical Structure 37.2 Methamphetamine (N-methylamphetamine) Chemical Structure 37.3 MDMA (3,4-methylenedioxy-N-methylamphetamine) Chemical Structure 37.4 Heroin (diacetylmorphine or morphine diacetate) References 1. Katzung BG. “Drugs of abuse”….

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Minerals and Electrolytes

Sep 18, 2016 by in ANESTHESIA Comments Off on Minerals and Electrolytes

Chemical Structure 34.1 Ferrous sulfate Chemical Structure 34.2 Zinc sulfate Chemical Structure 34.3 Calcium carbonate References 1. Shils ME, Olson JA, Shike M. Modern nutrition in health and disease. 9th…

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