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VT Anesthesia Ch.1
Elsevier 4th edition "Introduction to Anesthesia"
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| Analgesia | absence of pain |
| Anesthesia | loss of sensation |
| Balanced Anesthesia | to administer multiple drugs concurrently in smaller quantities than would be required if each were given alone |
| Epidural Anesthesia | provide control of the rear quarters and pelvic region |
| General Anesthesia | a reversible state of unconsciousness,immobility, muscle relaxation, and loss of sensation throughout the entire body produced by administration of one or more anesthetic agents |
| Hypnosis | drug-induced sleeplike state that impairs the ability of the patient to respond appropriately to stimuli |
| Local Anesthesia | loss of sensation in a small area of the body produced by administration of a local anesthetic agent in proximity to the area of interest |
| Narcosis | a drug-induced sleep from which the patient is not easily aroused and that is most often associated with the administration of narcotics |
| Noxious | painfully or physically harmful |
| Regional Anesthesia | a loss of sensation in a limited area of the body produced by administration of a local anesthetic or other agent in proximity to sensory nerves |
| Sedation | drug-induced CNS depression and drowsiness that vary in intensity from light to deep |
| Surgical Anesthesia | specific stage of general anesthesia in which there is a sufficient degree of analgesia and muscle relaxation to allow surgery to be performed without patient pain or movement |
| Therapeutic Index | a ratio of the toxic to the therapeutic dose of a drug, used to measure relative safety |
| Topical Anesthesia | loss of a sensation of a localized area produced by administration of a local anesthetic directly to a body surface or to a surgical or traumatic wound |
| Tranquilization | drug-induced state of calm in which the patient is reluctant to move and is aware of but unconcerned about its surroundings |