Periop 101|121 Questions with 100% Correct Answers | Verified | Updated 2024

During MAC- perioperative nursing responsibilities include: - ️️Monitoring Patient for: extravasation of IV medication Reduced arterial O2 sat Breathing difficulty Anesthesia in high risk patients, intolerant of general? - ️️Regional/local Regional anesthesia injected? - ️️Anywhere along a nerve pathway IV regional AKA - ️️Bier Block Bier Blocks - ️️most often used for upper extremity nerve blockades. Epidural anesthetic is injected where? - ️️space between the ligamentum flavum (connective tissue which links the individual vertebrae together. It connects inside the vertebral structure, posterior to the central canal.) and the dura It is not injected into the spinal canal After spinal anesthesia, potential for what? - ️️Hypotension due to vasodilation Anesthesia alternatives for pts intolerant certain types of anesthesia, healthy pts or high risk patients - ️️Local alone or in combo with IV analgesics (fentanyl) and amnesiacs (versed) can be used.