Category Name
Atropine sulfate and phenylephrine are ___ drugs.
Mydriatic
NSAIDs are used to control postoperative ___.
Inflammation
Topical hemostasis; added to local anesthetics to prolong effect; shrinks mucous membranes; treats malignant hypotension; mydriasis-pupil dilation
Adrenergics
Prophylaxis for bowel or GU surgery. Treat/prevent sepsis.
Antibiotics/Anti-Infective
Treatment of tonic-clonic seizures.
Anticonvulsants
___ agents are used to expand the anterior chamber of the eye and are employed as a vitreous substitute.
Viscoelastic
BSS stands for ___.
Balanced Salt Solution
Adjunct to general or regional anesthesia; moderate pain relief.
Narcotic Analgesics
Treat/prevent amebic infections
Antiamebicide/Antiprotozoal
Reduce anxiety; treat post-operative nausea and vomiting (PONV)
Antiemetics
Viscoat is a commonly used ___ agent.
Viscoelastic
BSS is used as a(n) ___ solution.
Irrigating; Irrigation
Post-operative pain management; Antipyretic
NSAID agents
Prevent infections in open burns
Sulfonamides
Hypersensitivity reaction
Antihistamine
Miotics are pupil-___ agents.
Constricting
Hyperosmotic drugs are ___, or agents that increase the excretion of urine.
Diuretics
Pre- and intraoperative sedation; reduce anxiety related to surgery
Antianxiety/Sedative/Tranquilizer
Prevents blood clot formation during vascular procedures, graft insertion
Anticoagulants
Control intraoperative hypertensive episodes
Antihypertensive
___ drugs are used preoperatively to shrink the vitreous body and intraoperatively to aid scleral closure during retinal detachment repair.
Hyperosmotic
___ may be added to lidocaine to prolong the duration of the block (for eye procedures).
Wydase; Hyaluronidase
Used in cardiac arrest to treat ventricular tachycardia/fibrillation
Anti-arrhythmics
Reverses effects of heparin sodium.
Anticoagulant antagonist
Treat hypovolemia when blood products cannot be given
Blood volume/Plasma Expanders