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CHAPTER 15 Nervous System Drugs^277 general anesthetic needed, reduce possible post-anesthetic nausea and vomiting, minimize the ...
(^278) CHAPTER 15 Nervous System Drugs TOPICAL ANESTHETIC AGENTS Topical anesthetic agents (see chart) are solutions, liquid spr ...
generally preferred over TAC as analgesia for skin that is not intact because LET has a superior safety record and is more cost- ...
(^280) CHAPTER 15 Nervous System Drugs LOCAL ANESTHESIA A local anesthetic (see chart) blocks pain at the site where the medicat ...
The epidural block occurs when the anesthetic is injected into the outer cov- ering (dura mater) of the spinal cord near the sac ...
response. However, the enzyme acetylcholinesterase can inactivate the acetyl- choline before it reaches the receptor cell. Drugs ...
THE FIGHT OR FLIGHT RESPONSE Norepinephrine and acetylcholine neurotransmitters produce a fight or flight response (see chart). ...
ADRENERGICS AND ADRENERGIC BLOCKERS Andrenergics are medications that stimulate alpha 1 -receptors and beta 2 -adren- ergic rece ...
through bronchodilation. Because it affects three different receptors, it lacks selectivity. Alpha-adrenergic blockers inhibit t ...
There are also two types of beta-adrenergic blockers: selective and non- selective. For example, metoprolol tartrate (Lopressor) ...
Cholinergics Cholinergics mimic the parasympathetic neurotransmitter acetylcholine. Acetylcholine (Ach) is a neurotransmitter lo ...
Anticholinergics drugs block parasympathetic nerves thereby enabling impulses from sympathetic nerves to take control. Anticholi ...
A list of drugs utilized in the treatment of Parkinson's Disease is provided in the Appendix. Detailed tables show doses, recomm ...
Centrally acting muscle relaxants Carisoprodol (Soma), Cyclobenzaprine (Flexeril) and Methocarbamol (Robaxin). These drugs decre ...
Because some axons are spared, symptoms are different in each patient. The absence of the myelin causes impulses to jump or not ...
There are also low levels of chemicals that carry messages between nerve cells in the brain. Amyloid plaques, neurofibrillary ta ...
EPILEPSY Epilepsy is a seizure disorder where there is an abnormal electric discharge from the cerebral neurons that result in l ...
types of seizures defined by the international classification of seizures. These include grand mal (tonic-clonic), petit mal (ab ...
A list of drugs utilized in the treatment of epilepsy is provided in the Appendix. Detailed tables show doses, recommendations, ...
Atypical antipsychotic drugs are used to treat schizophrenia and other psy- chotic disorders for patients who do not respond to ...
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