Anaesthetic agent causing hallucination is: (A) Ketamine, (B) Ether, (C) Nitrous Oxide, (D) Cyclopropane
Answer is A. Ans. is 'a' i.e. Ketamine Ketamine is an analogue of phencyclidine and therefore it causes hallucinations.Facts you must always remember about Ketamine.It causes Dissociative Anaesthesia *It causes sympathetic stimulation which leads to* Cardiac stimulation-increase O2 demand** Bronchodilation-it is anaesthetic of choice for Bronchial Asthma* Increase all pressure*-B.P. I.C.T. I.O.P.* It causes muscular rigidity* It increases salivation so Atropine is always given with it*