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This Concept Map, created with IHMC CmapTools, has information related to: meds that can interfere with surgery, medicine risk factors anticoagulants (inc aspirin) hemmorhage, medicine risk factors antidysrhythmics reduce cardiac contractility and impair cardiac conduction during anesthesia, medicine risk factors anticonvulsants long term use alters metabolism of anesthesia, medicine risk factors diruetics potentiate electrolyte imbalances (particularly potassium) after surgery., medicine risk factors antihypertensives interact with anesthesia to cause bradycardia, hypotension, and impaired circulation, medicine risk factors corticosteroids cause adrenal atrophy, which reduces the body's ability to withstand stress. Before and during surgery, dosages are often temporarily increased., medicine risk factors antibiotics (mycins) mild resp depression, medicine risk factors insulin clients needs may change during surgery. often given IV, medicine risk factors nsaids prolong bleeding time