Notes in 28 Anesthesia for Patients with Neurologic & Psychiatric Diseases

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Published	12/13/2023	Severe {{c1::hypertension::hypotension/hypertension}} can disrupt the {{c2::blood-brain barrier}} and cause cerebral edema.
Published	12/13/2023	Cerebral {{c1::autoregulation}} of blood flow may fail in patients with cerebral ischemia.
Published	12/13/2023	Parkinson's disease medications should be {{c1::continued::continued/discontinued}} the day of surgery.
Published	12/13/2023	In patient's with {{c1::Parkinson's Disease::neurological disorder}}, phenothiazines, butyrophenones (droperidol), and metoclopramide should be a…
Published	12/13/2023	{{c2::Diphenhydramine}} may be used for intraoperative sedation of patient's with {{c1::tremor}} (due to Parkinson's disease).
Published	12/13/2023	What is the drug of choice for sedation during electrode placement (deep brain stimulation)?{{c1::dexmedetomidine (Precedex)}}
Published	12/13/2023	What types of anesthesia are effective in treating autonomic dysreflexia?{{c1::General anesthesia and regional anesthesia::2}}
Published	12/13/2023	Patients with autonomic dysreflexia present with {{c1::hypertension::BP}} and {{c1::bradycardia::HR}}.
Published	12/13/2023	St. Johns Wort {{c1::induces::induces/inhibits}} hepatic CYP-{{c2::3A4}}.
Published	12/13/2023	In patients taking MAO inhibitors or tricyclic antidepressants, hypotension should be treated with {{c1::direct::indirect/direct}} vasoconstrictors.
Published	12/13/2023	What is the treatment for alcohol withdrawal?{{c1::Benzodiazepines}}
Published	12/13/2023	Phenytoin exerts its effects by blocking {{c1::voltage-gated Na+}} channels
Published	12/13/2023	Carbamazepine is an anticonvulsant that works by blocking {{c1::voltage-gated Na+}} channels.
Published	12/13/2023	{{c3::Parkinson}} disease is characterized by degeneration of {{c1::dopaminergic}} neurons in the {{c2::substantia nigra}} of the …
Published	12/13/2023	As dopamine activity decreases in Parkinson's disease, the activity of {{c1::GABA}} increases → inhibition of the {{c2::thalamus}}.
Published	12/13/2023	The most common surgical treatment for Parkinson's disease is electrode implantation for {{c1::deep brain stimulation}}
Published	12/13/2023	The pathological hallmarks of Alzheimer disease are {{c1::neurofibrally tangles}} and excessive concentration of {{c2::amyloid β}} peptides.&nbsp…
Published	12/13/2023	Multiple Sclerosis is characterized by {{c1::demylenation}} at multiple sites in the CNS, with chronic inflamamtion that eventually produces&nbsp…
Published	12/13/2023	{{c1::Tricyclic antidepressants::antidepressant drug class}} work by blocking neuronal reuptake of catecholamines and serotonin.
Published	12/13/2023	The goal of electroconvulsive therapy is to induce a {{c1::seizure}}.
Published	12/13/2023	After electroconvulsive therapy, the patient's cardiovascular response includes a transient {{c1::bradycardia}}, followed by {{c2::hypertension}}…
Published	12/13/2023	During electroconvulsive therapy, the patient initially experiences a {{c1::parasympathetic::tonic}} response, and then a {{c1::sympathetic::clon…
Published	12/13/2023	Electroconvulsive therapy is contraindicated patients with neurologic pathologies because it can cause a {{c1::elevated ICP}}.
Published	12/13/2023	Electroconvulsive therapy is contraindicated patients with a recent {{c1::myocardial infarction}} because of the risk of cardiac dysrhythmias.&nb…
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