After reading this article you will learn about the classification of anaesthetics. Distribution of Volatile Anaesthetics: Volatile anaesthetics are stable within the body and are eliminated in the same form in which they are inhaled. Their movement within the body confirms to the fundamental gas laws. A volatile anaesthetic affects the nervous tissue by reversible […]
Classification of Anaesthetics | Drugs
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This article throws light upon the three main factors affecting local anaesthetic action. The factors are: 1. Type of Nerve Fibre 2. pH and pKa 3. Potentiators. Factor # 1. Type of Nerve Fibre: Small (thinner) nerve fibres such as thinner sensory and postganglionic sympathetic fibres (C-type) and preganglionic sympathetic fibres (B-type) are most sensitive […]
17 Major Classical Local Anaesthetics | Drugs
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This article throws light upon the seventeen major classical local anaesthetics. They are: 1. Cocaine 2. Procaine 3. Chloroprocaine 4. Tetracaine (Amethocaine) 5. Lidocaine (Lignocaine) 6. Mepivacaine 7. Bupivacaine 8. Hexylcaine 9. Proparacaine (Proxymetacaine) 10. Oxybuprocaine (Benoxinate) 11. Benzocaine (Ethyl Amino Benzoate) 12. Butamben (Butylaminobenzoate) 13. Cinchocaine (Dibucaine) and few others. 1. Cocaine: Local anaesthetic […]
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