PACU pharmacology review

2. CNS stimulant used to prevent hypotension in surgery
5. brand name for opioid reversal agent
6. alpha 2 agonist used for anxiolysis, sedation, and analgesia
9. short acting neuromuscular blocker
11. dissociative anesthestic that preserves breathing and airway reflexes
12. Intermediate acting neuromuscular blocking agent
13. brand name Diprivan, used as IV anesthestic
15. the time for a concentration of medication to decrease from its maximum concentration to half concentration in the plasma
16. benzodiazepine used for pre-induction anxiolysis
18. NSAID used for pain in IV and local injections
20. anticholinesterase used for nondepolarizing muscle relaxants

1. alpha 1 agonist and potent vasoconstrictor
3. Long-acting neuromuscular blocker
4. anticholinergic drug used for treating bradycardia from anesthesia and to decrease secretions
6. branch of pharmacology that describes how the body affects a certain substance after administration
7. neuromuscular blocking agent, blocks acetylcholine
8. made from morphine, had >1 million prescriptions in 2022
10. reversal for vecuronium and rocuronium
14. anti-psychotic used in delirium or agitation
17. useful assessment parameter to monitor ventilation post operatively
19. highly potent synthetic opioid medication 50 times stronger than morphine