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Chapter 12: G& L
General and local anesthetics
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| Local anethesia | a drug induced state in which peripheral and spinal nerve impulses are altered to reduce or eliminate pain and other sensations |
| Overton-Meyer theory | theory that describes the realtionship btwn the lipid solubility of anes and their potency. Fat soluble are stonger than water and can get through the blood brain barrier |
| spinal anesthesia | local anesthesia induced by injection of an anesthetic drug near rge spinal cord (intra spinal) |