<prompt> All of the following are pharmacological effects of ketamine, EXCEPTIt causes profound analgesiaIt causes severe fall in blood pressureIt causes amnesiaIt increases cerebral blood flow  <response>: Ans. b It causes severe fall in blood pressureRef.: KDT 6th ed. 376Ketamine causes increase in blood pressure. Ketamine is the only intravenous anesthetic that possesses analgesic properties and produces cardiovascular stimulation. It causes dissociative anesthesia which is characterized by profound analgesia, immobility, amnesia and feeling of dissociation from ones own body and the surrounding. In addition it also causes: Hallucination Delusion and illusion. Profound analgesia Ketamine increases all pressures like: BP hypertension Intracranial tension ICT Intraocular pressure IOP It is contraindicated in intracerebral masshemorrhage.About Ketamine: Remembered as:KKids: can be given to kidsEEmergence reaction: se occurring during recoveryTThalamo-cortical junction affected: Dissociative AnesthesiaAAnalgesia strongestMMeal: can be given with full stomachIIncrease: BPIOPICTNNMDA receptor blockerEExcellent bronchodilator: inducing agent of choice in asthma patient.Also Kno PROPOFOL causes myocardial depression and fall in BP. 