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Explanation of the differences between depolarizing and nondepolarizing paralytic agents commonly used in anesthetic induction with
#pharmacology #mechanism ... #anesthesia #anesthesiology ... #medication #drugs ... Pharmacology of ... neuromuscular blocking drugs
Comparison Table of Induction Agents in Anesthesiology
 - Sodium thiopental 
 - Propofol 
 - Etomidate
Comparison Table ... of Induction Agents ... Anesthesiology #Pharmacology ... #Anesthesia #Comparison ... #Table
Drugs Implicated in Hemolytic Anemia
 • Hapten (Drug binding to RBC membrane): Penicillin, Cephalosporin, Tetracycline, Tolbutamide,
Drugs Implicated ... Autoantibody (induction ... Hemolytic #Anemia #differential ... #diagnosis #pharmacology ... #table
Peri-operative Hyperthermia - Guidelines for Crises in Anaesthesia
If prolonged or ≥ 39 C this is a
Excessive heat production ... transfusion • Allergic reaction ... anaphylaxis (→ 3-1) Drug ... brain injury By Association ... #Hyperthermia #Differential
Immunosuppression in Transplantation
Induction (I):
 - Basiliximab (Simulect)
 - Alemtuzumab (Campath)
 - Rituximab
 - Anti-Thymocyte Globulin (ATG)
Induction
Transplantation Induction ... Globulin (ATG) Induction ... #Medications #Pharmacology ... #Table #Drugs # ... Induction #Maintenance
Drug Reaction with Eosinophilia and Systemic Symptoms (DRESS)
Definition: 
 • Severe adverse drug reaction, characterized by
Drug Reaction with ... Severe adverse drug ... extensive skin rash in association ... Resolution > 15 days Differentials ... Exanthematous drug
Intraoperative Anaphylaxis - Guidelines for Crises in Anaesthesia
• Unexplained hypotension
• Unexplained bronchospasm (wheeze may be absent
immediately. ❼ Give drugs ... as patient is stable ... annotate notes/drug ... chart) By Association ... Anesthesiology #Anesthesia
Sedative-Hypnotic Drugs
Benzodiazepines:
 - Bind to specific GABAA receptor subunits at central nervous system (CNS) neuronal synapses
Sedative-Hypnotic Drugs ... amnesia • hypnosis • anesthesia ... amnesia • hypnosis • anesthesia ... #medications #pharmacology ... #comparison #table
Hypotension - Guidelines for Crises in Anaesthesia

Hypotension is commonly due to unnecessarily deep anaesthesia, the autonomic
anticholinergic drug ... could have made a drug ... dependency) By Association ... #Hypotension #Differential ... Anesthesiology #Anesthesia
Cardiac Arrest - Guidelines for Crises in Anaesthesia

The probable cause is one or more of: something
reminders about drugs ... : Vagal tone Drug ... (→ 3-2) By Association ... CardiacArrest #Checklist #Differential ... Anesthesiology #Anesthesia