Ketamine ’s non-anesthetic powers: Please wait for the science

Ketamine (colloquially called“K,”“Special K,” or“Vitamin K”) is a potent, dissociative anesthetic. More specifically, it is a nonselective NMDA antagonist that initiates a wide array of physiological effects, already having ingratiated itself to a wider audience through its potential for abuse. Once used primarily in veterinary medicine, ketamine in recent years, however, hasRead more …Find jobs at  Careers by KevinMD.com.  Search thousands of physician, PA, NP, and CRNA jobs now.  Learn more.

Source: Kevin, M.D. - Medical Weblog - June 3, 2021 Category: General Medicine Authors: < span itemprop="author" > < a href="https://www.kevinmd.com/blog/post-author/theodore-klug-md" rel="tag" > Theodore Klug, MD < /a > < /span > Tags: Meds Psychiatry Source Type: blogs