NUR 1211C Chapter Notes - Chapter Test 1: Neuromuscular-Blocking Drug, Nurse Anesthetist, Tubal Ligation
8 Feb 2020
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Igg is responsible for the secondary immune response. Igm is responsible for the primary immune response. Opioid analgesics prevent pain transmission by binding to opioid receptors on primary afferent and dorsal horn neurons. Opioid analgesics such as morphine will help the patient not have pain transmission to different body parts. Corticosteroids such as dexamethasone block pain-sensitizing chemicals to exert analgesic effects. Local anesthetics such as bupivacaine and ropivacaine inhibit the production of nerve impulses during the transduction phase of nociception. Nonsteroidal antiinflammatory drugs (nsaids) block the action of cyclooxygenase (cox), thereby interfering with the production of prostaglandins in order to exert an analgesic effect. It is important to scrub the skin appropriately in the process of skin preparation. This should be done in this way to reduce the microorganism migration to the surgical wound. A disadvantage of ketamine is the associated risk of agitation, hallucinations, and nightmares.
