to provide anesthesia care to the
patient?
A. anesthesiologists
B. CRNA
C. Perioperative nurses
D. The operating surgeon
identify the factors you would take AC D
into consideration before determining
what anesthetic to use for a particular
patient:
a. age of the patient
b. sex
c. physiological status of the patient
d. surgeon's preference
the response to anesthesia depends on the occupation of a critical num
Protein Receptor Theory
of receptor sites
Meyer-Overton Theory the potency of the anesthetic depends upon its lipid solubility
, anesthetics work through opiate-like substances that suppress various
Endogenous Endorphins Theory
pathways
Phase 1: induction
a precise way of looking at general
phase 2: maintenance
anesthesia is to divide it into 3 phases:
phase 3: emergence
judy is a patient about to undergo Stage 1: induction
sugery. she was given anesthesia a few Phase 1: initial administration
minuates ago and is beginning to feel
its effects. what stage and phase of
anesthesia is she in?
stage 1: initial administration
stage 2: excitement
Stages of Anesthesia
stage 3: intrasurgery
stage 4: possible respiratory failure
intravenous induction of general carried out by the action of short-acting drugs that are continuously in
anesthesia when administrating total throughout the surgery; is carried out using drugs such as thiopental an
intravenous anesthesia propofol
, what type of anesthesia involves an epidural
injection into the space between the
ligamentum flavum and the dura?
what is NOT a local anesthetic drug c
used for regional anesthesia?
a. bupivicaine
b. lidocaine
c. fentanyl
d. tetracaine
sudden rise in temperature
what are the symptoms that indicate a
increase in end-tidal CO2
patient is experiencing a MH episode
increased oxygen demand
discontinue all triggering agents
continue with safe agents
hyperventilate with % oxygen
protocol for treatment of MH
switch to a new anesthesia machine
give dantrolene until signs stabilize
cool patient with iced saline solutions
patient-related factors that can low birth weight infants
contribute to hypothermia include: congestive heart failure