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Drug used to induce anesthesia — in other words, to result in a temporary loss of sensation or awareness.
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Analgesic
2 linksAnalgesic, pain reliever, or painkiller, is any member of the group of drugs used to achieve relief from pain .
Analgesic, pain reliever, or painkiller, is any member of the group of drugs used to achieve relief from pain .
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.
Anesthesia
1 linksState 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.
A person under the effects of anesthetic drugs is referred to as being anesthetized.
Pain
1 linksDistressing feeling often caused by intense or damaging stimuli.
Distressing feeling often caused by intense or damaging stimuli.
Acute pain is usually managed with medications such as analgesics and anesthetics.
Cocaine
0 linksStrong central nervous system (CNS) stimulant obtained from the leaves of two Coca species native to South America, Erythroxylum coca and Erythroxylum novogranatense.
Strong central nervous system (CNS) stimulant obtained from the leaves of two Coca species native to South America, Erythroxylum coca and Erythroxylum novogranatense.
Topical cocaine is sometimes used as a local numbing agent and vasoconstrictor to help control pain and bleeding with surgery of the nose, mouth, throat or lacrimal duct.
Benzocaine
0 linksEster local anesthetic commonly used as a topical pain reliever or in cough drops.
Ester local anesthetic commonly used as a topical pain reliever or in cough drops.
It is the active ingredient in many over-the-counter anesthetic ointments such as products for oral ulcers.
Drug
0 linksAny chemical substance that causes a change in an organism's physiology or psychology when consumed.
Any chemical substance that causes a change in an organism's physiology or psychology when consumed.
Some drugs used as entheogens include kava which can act as a stimulant, a sedative, a euphoriant and an anesthetic.
Remifentanil
0 linksPotent, short-acting synthetic opioid analgesic drug.
Potent, short-acting synthetic opioid analgesic drug.
It is given to patients during surgery to relieve pain and as an adjunct to an anaesthetic.
Methohexital
0 linksDrug which is a barbiturate derivative.
Drug which is a barbiturate derivative.
It is similar in its effects to sodium thiopental, a drug with which it competed in the market for anaesthetics.
Tubocurarine chloride
0 linksToxic alkaloid historically known for its use as an arrow poison.
Toxic alkaloid historically known for its use as an arrow poison.
In the mid-1900s, it was used in conjunction with an anesthetic to provide skeletal muscle relaxation during surgery or mechanical ventilation.
Anesthesia awareness
0 linksRare complication of general anesthesia where patients regain varying levels of consciousness during their surgical procedures.
Rare complication of general anesthesia where patients regain varying levels of consciousness during their surgical procedures.
This is usually caused by the delivery of inadequate anesthetics relative to the patient's requirements.