6 Local Anesthetics

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Lyrics

[Verse 1]
Sodium channels sitting in the membrane wall
A local anesthetic comes to block the hall
Uncharged form diffuses through the lipid gate
Then ionized inside — that's how we seal your fate
Potency tied to lipid solubility high
Protein binding holds the duration, watch it climb
Onset governed by pKa — the lower wins the race
More un-ionized at body pH, faster to the place

[Chorus]
Chloro, lido, mepivacaine
Ropi, levo, bupivacaine
Esters cleave in plasma, amides through the liver chain
Max dose, LAST response, lipid emulsion on the brain
Three percent chloroprocaine — fastest one to call
Bupivacaine — longest acting, heaviest baricity of all

[Verse 2]
Esters carry para-amino, allergic risk is real
Amides got that second "i" in name — the trick to seal
Add epinephrine, vasoconstrict, prolong and contain
But never on a digit, never near a ring-shaped vein
Bicarbonate accelerates onset, raises pH fast
Clonidine extends the sensory block designed to last
Liposomal bupivacaine — slow release, extended window wide
Seventy-two hours of post-op cover wrapped inside

[Chorus]
Chloro, lido, mepivacaine
Ropi, levo, bupivacaine
Esters cleave in plasma, amides through the liver chain
Max dose, LAST response, lipid emulsion on the brain
Three percent chloroprocaine — fastest one to call
Bupivacaine — longest acting, heaviest baricity of all

[Verse 3]
LAST comes in stages — metallic tongue and ringing ears
Circumoral numbness, then the CNS appears
Seizures first, then cardiovascular collapse descends
Bupivacaine the worst — it wedges deep where sodium ends
Call for help and stop the drug, secure that airway fast
Twenty percent lipid emulsion — fifteen mils per kilo mass
One point five per kilo bolus, then the infusion runs
ASRA checklist in your pocket, prop-o-fol is shunned

[Bridge]
Intrathecal baricity — hypo, iso, hyper three
Heavy bupivacaine sinks down with gravity
Position the patient, tilt the table, watch where it goes
Lidocaine spinal — transient neurologic symptoms show
Burning down the buttocks, shooting bilateral thighs
TNS resolves, but cauda equina never fully dies
High concentration, pooling drug, the roots begin to scar
Keep your doses calibrated — know exactly where you are

[Chorus]
Chloro, lido, mepivacaine
Ropi, levo, bupivacaine
Esters cleave in plasma, amides through the liver chain
Max dose, LAST response, lipid emulsion on the brain
Three percent chloroprocaine — fastest one to call
Bupivacaine — longest acting, heaviest baricity of all

[Outro]
Ropivacaine — less cardiotoxic, S-enantiomer pure
Levobupivacaine follows close behind that door
Mepivacaine — medium duration, vasoconstricts alone
Six agents mapped across your practice, carved in bone
Block the channel, read the signs, and keep that lipid near
Anesthesiology foundations — crystal clear

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