Analgesics & Anesthetics
An immune response that is mediated by prostaglandins and results in a warm, painful sensation?
What is inflammation?
The stage of general anesthesia where is patient in unconscious and requires constant monitoring and maintenance during surgical procedures in order to avoid serious complications.
What is stage III?
An NSAID analgesic that also inhibits coagulation, making it useful for reducing the risk of adverse cardiovascular events?
What is aspirin?
A value that determines the solubility of an inhalation anesthetic in the patient's blood.
What is a gas partition coefficient?
A potential mechanism of action for general anesthetics described as: molecules dissolve in CNS neurons' phospholipid bilayers -> cell membranes expand -> ion channels on cell membranes are hindered -> ions cannot be exchanged or generate action potentials -> CNS neurons remain unexcited.
What is Volume Expansion Theory?