increase the efeectiveness of the anesthesia
purpose of Demerol and atropine sulfate as preanaesthetic
why is atropine used on an adult with severe head trauma and severed spinal cord?
it affects the receptors
3 mg
atropine is use to combat bronchospasm. most commonly as the ipratropium bromide. bronchospasm is one means by which asthma occurs. btw atropine is used mostly in emergency medecine. atrovent is used more for maintenance therapy
to treat secretion
atropine
Meperidine is the generic name for the brand name drug Demerol, which can be given in pill or injectable form. Demerol is a DEA Schedule 2 opiate, and is currently only available as a generic to the public.
Check out the atropine page at wikipedia.org for your answer.
yes it is normally taken together to help treat pain and is only given in hospitals as an injection
Both demerol and percocet are opioids, meaning they have opium alkaloids as their base. As far as potency goes, the oxycodone in Percocet is stronger than the meperidine in Demerol. Taken orally, Demerol is only about one-third as strong as when given IV or in a muscle. Taken orally, oxycodone is about 50% stronger than morphine, which is many times stronger than meperidine.
Atropine is a drug prepared from propanal and ethanol