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This Concept Map, created with IHMC CmapTools, has information related to: Ketamine, Ketamine (dissociative anaesthetic) Indications Induction of Short acting general anaesthesia, Induction of Short acting general anaesthesia Route IV (anaesthesis in 30 secs), IV (anaesthesis in 30 secs) Receptor N-methyl-D-aspartate (NMDA), Afferent transmission of impulses associated with pain Resulting in Amnesia but no LOC, Afferent transmission of impulses associated with pain Resulting in Sensory loss, Liver Excreted Kidney, Sypathetic nervous system Increases Blood pressure, N-methyl-D-aspartate (NMDA) Stimulates Sypathetic nervous system, Induction of Short acting general anaesthesia Route IM (anaesthesia in 3-4 min), Sypathetic nervous system Increases Heart rate, Afferent transmission of impulses associated with pain Resulting in Maintenance of airway reflexes and muscle tone, Receptors involved in pain transmission Blocks Afferent transmission of impulses associated with pain, Afferent transmission of impulses associated with pain Resulting in Analgesia, Sensory loss Metabolised Liver, N-methyl-D-aspartate (NMDA) Inhibits Receptors involved in pain transmission