Unit 3: General and Local Anesthetic Agents
UPDATED Exam Questions and
CORRECT Answers
General Anesthesia - CORRECT ANSWER - Drugs that produce unconsciousness and a lack
of responsiveness.
Goals of general anesthesia drugs - CORRECT ANSWER - Amnesia
Analgesia
Hypnosis/unconsciousness
Muscle relaxation
3 phases of general anesthesia agents - CORRECT ANSWER - INDUCTION (administering
start of drug)
MAINTENANCE (continue to give throughout procedure)
EMERGENCE (stopping medication)
Inhaled anesthetic action - CORRECT ANSWER - Amplifies GABA effects (inhibitory
neurotransmitter)
**further enhancing an inhibitory neurotransmitter
Anesthetic gases enter the bronchi and alveoli and are transported throughout the body.
, Pass quickly into the brain and causes severe CNS depression.
Inhaled anesthetic prototype - CORRECT ANSWER - isoflurane (Forane)
"laughing gas" inhaled anesthetic prototype - CORRECT ANSWER - nitrous oxide (Blue
Cylinder)
Not as potent as volatile liquids and cannot produce anesthesia itself alone.
Uses for isoflurane (Forane) - CORRECT ANSWER - Amnesia
Skeletal muscle
Hypnosis
Blocks pain perception
isoflurane (Forane) age recommendations - CORRECT ANSWER - Safe for ALL ages from
infant to elderly.
isoflurane (Forane) adverse effects - CORRECT ANSWER - Hypotension
Respiratory depression
Airway irritation (from inhaled vapors)
Nausea/vomiting
UPDATED Exam Questions and
CORRECT Answers
General Anesthesia - CORRECT ANSWER - Drugs that produce unconsciousness and a lack
of responsiveness.
Goals of general anesthesia drugs - CORRECT ANSWER - Amnesia
Analgesia
Hypnosis/unconsciousness
Muscle relaxation
3 phases of general anesthesia agents - CORRECT ANSWER - INDUCTION (administering
start of drug)
MAINTENANCE (continue to give throughout procedure)
EMERGENCE (stopping medication)
Inhaled anesthetic action - CORRECT ANSWER - Amplifies GABA effects (inhibitory
neurotransmitter)
**further enhancing an inhibitory neurotransmitter
Anesthetic gases enter the bronchi and alveoli and are transported throughout the body.
, Pass quickly into the brain and causes severe CNS depression.
Inhaled anesthetic prototype - CORRECT ANSWER - isoflurane (Forane)
"laughing gas" inhaled anesthetic prototype - CORRECT ANSWER - nitrous oxide (Blue
Cylinder)
Not as potent as volatile liquids and cannot produce anesthesia itself alone.
Uses for isoflurane (Forane) - CORRECT ANSWER - Amnesia
Skeletal muscle
Hypnosis
Blocks pain perception
isoflurane (Forane) age recommendations - CORRECT ANSWER - Safe for ALL ages from
infant to elderly.
isoflurane (Forane) adverse effects - CORRECT ANSWER - Hypotension
Respiratory depression
Airway irritation (from inhaled vapors)
Nausea/vomiting
