Which medications are typically given by the anesthesia team during procedures?
remifentanil, dexmedetomidine, ketofol (ketamine-propofol), remi-prop (remifentanil-propofol), and remimazolam, along with volatile inhalants- but they tend to cause more
Post op nausea, also, antibiotic, toradol, zofran, sometimes versed if not the elderly and remazicon for reversal, narcan for opiate reversal, IV acetaminophen (if good liver Fx)
To name a few, not to
Forget, meds for controlling BP and HR! ๐
Propofol,fentanyl,versed, antibiotics, Tylenol, zofran, torodol
Morphine
Block medications like lidocaine or other ...caines
Common medication used in anesthesia: analgesics (pain meds), anxiolytics (sedatives), muscle relaxants and usually IV meds such as: propofol.
Analgesics
Typically the Medications given are Versed, Fentanyl, Propofol, and Oxygen.
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Medications depend on the type of anesthesia given such as General Anesthesia will be different from IV sedation.