propofol (diprivan) ✔✔Produces both rapid anesthesia and recovery, has antiemetic, hypnotic
agent and commonly used for outpatient surgery. Wakefulness, intracranial pressure, cerebral
blood flow with anticonvulsive. Decreases blood pressure by vasodiliation, and sleep apena may
be notice after induction.
ketamine (ketalar) ✔✔Anesthesia for short procedures, gives a dysphoric effect, hallucinations,
and amnesia. Is a profound analgesia
thiopetothal sodium (pentothal) ✔✔known as sodium pentothal. Has rapid onset short acting,
saturates in fat or muscle. The redistribution effects are prolonging w/ infusion
methohexital ( brevital) ✔✔ultrashort acting barbituate, used for anesthesia, highly protein
bound S/E tremors, vasodilation, decreased CO, tachycardia, apnea, histimine, hiccups, muscle
twitching
diazepam (valium) ✔✔Seditive w/ amnesia effects. may give excitement at administration
, propofol (diprivan) ✔✔Should be used within 6 hours after opened. Its highly lipid fat soluble,
rapidly redistributed to muscle fat within a few minutes, metabolized in and outside the liver
some which take place in the lung.
propofol (diprivan) ✔✔Renal insufficiency, and even chronic renal failure. Increase in carbon
dioxide, Hypercarbia in the blood. Induces bronchodilation, which reflexes the airway resulting
in laryngospasms. It decreases wheezing in pts with asthma and COPD. allowing pharynegeal
suctioning of secretions
propofol (diprivan) ✔✔At the time of injection it can be painful as its administed this can irritate
veins. Also has a potential for contamination and infection after the drug has been placed, This is
due to a breakdown in the sterile technique
Inhalation Agents ✔✔These may be used by themselves in a sedation procdures
Nitrous oxide (N2O) ✔✔a weak anesthetic gas. Pt may go through different phases of feeling
detached or tingling. It is helpful in calming down a child or apprehensive adult prior to
venipuncture