anesthesia terms

pre-op medications when

given 30-60 min before procedure

pre-op meds examples

Morphine, Valium, Atrophine

Morphine

narcotic that relaxes and slows down metabolism

valium

decreases anxiety and apprehension

atropine

decreases respiratory secretions and nausea/vomit reflex

preop meds why

decrease anxiety and apprehension, anesthesia achieved more rapidly, reduces dosage of general anesthetic needed

morton inhaler

by dentist, controlled ether inhaled

intravenous

within vein

inhalation or endotracheal

mouth or trach tuube, nitrous oxide (laughing gas) and fluothane and oxygen

topical

local anesthetic, on surface of skin or mucous membrane, anbesol, oragel

infiltration

inject into skin, sutures, novacain, xylocaine

field block

inject near nerve to deaden local area, for tonsilectomy, dental, plastics

conduction block

inject near nerve trunk, deaden whole region, epidural or spinal block in obstetrics

non-drug anesthetics

induced hypothermia, acupuncture, hypnosis, colors