Anesthesia Pharmacology Chapter 13:  Opioid Pharmacology Advanced Topics

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17Sensory Evoked Potentials:  A more detailed look with emphasis on Clinical Application

 

 

1Intravenous Opioid Anesthetics:  Cerebral Blood Flow

1Intravenous Opioid Anesthetics:  Intracranial Pressure

 

1Intravenous Opioid Anesthetics:  Muscle Rigidity

2Intravenous Opioid Anesthetics:  Nausea and Vomiting

2"The chemotactic trigger zone (CTZ) located in the area postrema the brainstem, contains dopamine, serotonin, histamine, and muscarinic acetylcholine is well as opioid receptors.  The vomiting center receives input from the CTZ as well as peripheral sites via the vagus nerve.  As illustrated, the role of opioids as complex, and they appear to have both emetic and antiemetic effects."

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