High alert medication
Controlled and targeted substance
Analgesic
Sedative
General anesthetic
ACP: Analgesia
ACP: Induction of sedation prior to intubation
ACP: Procedural sedation
ACP: Severe agitation or excited delirium syndrome
ACP: Analgesia
ACP: Procedural Sedation
ACP: Anesthesia Induction
ACP: Maintenance of Anesthesia
ACP: Excited Delirium
ACP: Analgesia (Aged > 6 months)
ACP: Procedural Sedation
ACP: Excited Delirium
Ketamine is a non-competitive NMDA receptor antagonist that blocks glutamate. Low doses produce analgesia and modulate central sensitization, hyperalgesia, and opioid tolerance. Reduces polysynaptic spinal reflexes.
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