What is anesthetics and it's types ~ Human Anatomy

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What is anesthetics and it's types

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Anesthetics-

Anesthetics are the agents that induces loss of pain

and sensation along with loss of reflexes.

There are two kinds of anesthetics: 1) Local anesthetics , 2) General anesthetics .

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Local Anesthetics : Local anesthetics are the agents which are used for producing transient and reversible loss sensation in a localized area without affecting the degree of consciousness.

General Anesthetic s : A general anesthetic is a drug that brings about a reversible loss of consciousness. These drug are generally administered by an anesthesia provider to induce or maintain general anesthesia to facilitate surgery. The mechanism of action of general anesthetics are not well understand.