Anesthesia

Analeptic Drugs

Analeptic Drugs are Cenrtral nervous system stimulants or CNS stimulants that stimulate respiration and also the brain. The different Analeptic Drugs are: Bemegride Nikethamide Doxapram These drugs help to restore the drug-induced depressed function towards normal. Ideally there should be pharmacological antagonism and the analeptic drug should block the depressant drug activity either by inactivation or […]

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Doxapram injection doses and uses

Doxapram injection Doxapram is a specific respiratory stimulant. It stimulates the respiratory center preferentially and has relatively less effect on cortical and spinal sites. Following intravenous doxapram injection the drug stimulates ventilation and increases cardiac output and work. Doxapram dose It is given in a dose of 1-1.5 mg/kg by intravenous injection. Intravenous infusion can also

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Pethidine injection

Pethidine injection is a synthetic morphine like analgesic. this opioid medication has about one tenth as powerful compared to morphine. This drug has sedative and tranquilizing effects also. It may cause euphoria and sleepiness. Unlike morphine it tends to relax smooth muscles and thus relieves most types of pain associated with plain muscle spasm. But

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Acute barbiturate poisoning

Acute barbiturate poisoning causes depression of the CNS, particularly the respiratory system causing decreased breathing, and the cardiovascular system causing a peripheral circulatory collapse. The frequent and often fatal complications are respiratory (atelectasis, pulmonary edema and bronchopneumonia) or renal (acute renal shutdown). Treatment of acute barbiturate poisoning The severity of barbiturate poisoning is assessed by

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