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anesthesia quick
glossary
what is anesthesia?
who administers anesthesia?
who gets what type
of anesthesia?
local anesthesia:
topical, cold, cream
local anesthesia:
injection, tumescent, ring block, regional block
IV sedation / monitored
anesthesia care
general anesthesia
stages of general
anesthesia
preparing for anesthesia
anesthesia and herbal
drug interactions
anesthesia and prescription drug interactions
post-anesthesia
guidelines
anesthesia fees
Drug Interactions
Prescription Drug Interactions
Many drugs interact with anesthesia. If you are a frequent
drug user, especially of narcotic pain medication like
Vicodin, Oxycontin, or Lortab your liver will metabolize
the anesthesia quickly and will require that you be
given more medication sooner.
Many prescription or over the counter medications interact
with anesthesia (causing potentially toxic levels),
increase bleeding, or cause other dangerous interactions.
It is extremely important to inform your doctor of all
drugs and herbal remedies that you take either regularly
or occasionally. Depending on your condition, the
medicine may be discontinued before surgery, or the
dosage of anesthesia will be adjusted to accomodate
for the anticipated variations of medicine levels in
the bloodstream.
Never stop a medication without discussing it first
with your doctor. Following is a partial list of
the more commonly used prescription drugs that may need
to be discontinued prior to surgery.
Tell your doctor if you use any medications
to treat:
blood clots - greatly increases bleeding risk
depression (including Celexa ,Prozac, Paxil,
Zoloft, Elavil, Pamelor, Sinequan and MAOI's)
infection (including Erythromycin, Tetracycline,
and Flagyl)
ulcers (including Tagamet)
pain relief (including Vicodin, Lortab, and
Oxycontin)
insomnia (including Ambien and Halcion)
high blood pressure (including beta blockers
and calcium channel blockers)
immunosuppression (including cyclosporin and
steroid anti-inflammatories)
diabetes (especially metformin causes serious
metabolic disturbances with general anesthesia)
arthiritis (anti-inflammatories and aspirin
increase bleeding risk)
irregular heart beat
epilepsy
fungal infection
tuberculosis
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