Few drugs are as frequently used as local anesthetics, and few have more predictable ... Yet it is probable that no other class of drugs are used so ineptly and result in so many immediate adverse ...

Anesthesia options: The main types of anesthesia are general anesthesia, sedation and regional or local anesthesia. The most ...

What we do know is that certain types of anesthetics—there are several—function differently. Local and regional anesthesia are usually injected into a group of nerves in a specific part of the ...

Lidocaine patches are in a drug class called local anesthetics that relieve pain in a small area of your body. Lidocaine ...

A chart-review study found low-dose dexamethasone mixed with local anesthetic was the optimal injectate for use in ILESIs for lumbar radiculopathy.

Local anesthetics such as lidocaine block pain effectively, but they also impair motor and autonomic functions by indiscriminately blocking sodium channels in all neurons. Binshtok et al.

Inhaled anesthetic agents include nitrous oxide (the oldest of all anesthetics) and various halogenated agents: desflurane (halogenated solely with fluorine halogenation increases potency and is ...

The DNP-NA was developed in accord with the DNP Standards as mandated by the Council on Accreditation of Nurse Anesthesia Educational Programs, as well as the American Association of Colleges of ...

A comprehensive, practical guide, it explains the benefits of ultrasound for all essential practices, ranging from vascular access and local anesthetic blocks in adults and children, to cardiac ...

Medically reviewed by Lindsay Cook, PharmD The nose is a relatively common site for skin cancer because it is frequently ...

For further clarification, consult your healthcare provider. This medication is a potent local anesthetic, prescribed for rapid and effective relief in gastritis, esophagitis, hiatus hernia ...

Intravenous (i.v.) anesthetics include etomidate, midazolam, propofol, thiopental, ketamine, and opioid agonists. The first four agents act by enhancing the activity of the inhibitory ...