A report on Analgesic and Anesthetic

Opium poppies such as this one provide ingredients for the class of analgesics called opiates
Leaves of the coca plant (Erythroxylum novogranatense var. Novogranatense), from which cocaine, a naturally occurring local anesthetic, is derived.
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Chemical structure of isoflurane, widely used for inhalational anesthesia.

Analgesics are conceptually distinct from anesthetics, which temporarily reduce, and in some instances eliminate, sensation, although analgesia and anesthesia are neurophysiologically overlapping and thus various drugs have both analgesic and anesthetic effects.

- Analgesic

Anesthetics are distinct from analgesics, which block only sensation of painful stimuli.

- Anesthetic
Opium poppies such as this one provide ingredients for the class of analgesics called opiates

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Anesthesia

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State of controlled, temporary loss of sensation or awareness that is induced for medical purposes.

State of controlled, temporary loss of sensation or awareness that is induced for medical purposes.

The anesthetic area of an operating room
A vaporizer holds a liquid anesthetic and converts it to gas for inhalation (in this case sevoflurane)
Syringes prepared with medications that are expected to be used during an operation under general anesthesia maintained by sevoflurane gas: – Propofol, a hypnotic – Ephedrine, in case of hypotension – Fentanyl, for analgesia – Atracurium, for neuromuscular blockade – Glycopyrronium bromide (here under trade name "Robinul"), reducing secretions
An anesthetic machine with integrated systems for monitoring of several vital parameters.
A patient-controlled analgesia infusion pump, configured for epidural administration of fentanyl and bupivacainefor postoperative analgesia
Anesthesia-related deaths by ASA status
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Sir Humphry Davy's Researches chemical and philosophical: chiefly concerning nitrous oxide (1800), pp. 556 and 557 (right), outlining potential anesthetic properties of nitrous oxide in relieving pain during surgery.
Contemporary re-enactment of Morton's 16 October 1846, ether operation; daguerrotype by Southworth & Hawes
Morton's ether inhaler

A person under the effects of anesthetic drugs is referred to as being anesthetized.

The types of drugs used include general anesthetics, local anesthetics, hypnotics, dissociatives, sedatives, adjuncts, neuromuscular-blocking drugs, narcotics, and analgesics.

An illustration of wrist pain

Pain

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Distressing feeling often caused by intense or damaging stimuli.

Distressing feeling often caused by intense or damaging stimuli.

An illustration of wrist pain
Portrait of René Descartes by Jan Baptist Weenix, 1647-1649
Regions of the cerebral cortex associated with pain.
Mechanism of nociceptive pain.

Acute pain is usually managed with medications such as analgesics and anesthetics.