Pharmacology for Anesthesia 03 Opioids Part 1

Recorded lectures for a 2-semester course on Pharmacology for Anesthesia TOPICS: 01 - Fundamentals of Clinical Pharmacology: Pharmacokinetics, pharmacodynamics 02- IV anesthetic agents, benzodiazepines, sedatives 03 - Opioids, infusions, context-sensitive half-time 04 - Principles of uptake and distribution of inhalational anesthetics 05 - Clinical Pharmacology of Inhalational Anesthetics, MAC, malignant hyperthermia 06 - Local anesthetics, toxicity 07 - Neuromuscular blocking agents and reversal drugs, phase II blockade; neuromuscular diseases 08 - Autonomic Nervous System: Physiology, neurotransmitters, cholinergic agonists / antagonists (Lectures 1-2); Adrenergic agonists (Lectures 3-4); Adrenergic antagonists (Lecture 5) 09 - Cardiovascular System: Vasodilators & Antihypertensives (Lectures 1-2); Antiarrhythmics and Ca-Channel blockers (Lectures 3-4) 10 - Renal System: Diuretics 11 - Antimicrobial Therapy 12 - Vitamins & Herbal Supplements 13 - Coagulation System 14 - GI System and Antihistamines 15 - The Brain & CNS 16 - Endocrine: Thyroid, Steroids, NSAIDs, acetaminophen (Lectures 1-2); Insulin, oral hypoglycemics; OB drugs (Lectures 3-4)