DAANCE Module 3 Exam Practice Questions and Answers

Basic requirements of an anesthetic Lack of toxicity Non-flammable Preferably non-addictive Minimal allergenicity The components of balanced anesthesia (4) Analgesia Amnesia Relaxation Loss of consciousness (hypnosis) Hypnosis Feeling of being asleep. Agents which are most effective in providing loss of consciousness and hypnosis are proposal and barbiturates such as methohexital (brevital.) Relaxation and immobility SX is often performed adjacent to important anatomical structures such as nerves of the face and neck so it is essential that the pt. Be relaxed and immobile during the procedure. Benzodiazepines used: versed, propofol, brevital, ketamine. Amnesia Failure to remember events related to surgery. The agents that provide the most effective amnesia are benzodiazepines like versed (midazolam) and valum (diazepam) Analgesia inability to feel pain Drugs used to achieve: ketamine, fentanyl. Additional desirable attributes of an anesthetic Maintenance of the body's homeostatic mechanisms. (BP, HR.) Rapid, smooth comfortable induction Freedom of post operative nausea and vomiting Retention of sufficient pharyngeal and laryngeal reflexes to prevent aspiration but predispose pt to laryngospasm. Post of euphoria Rapid recovery and readiness for discharge Easily adapted and used for children and seniors Capable of easy administration with familiar equipment and supplies A technique well documented in the anesthesia literature and consistent with techniques currently used by anesthesiologists