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SEDATION TEST QUESTIONS
AND ANSWERS 100% PASS
anesthesia is a ____________________ - ✔✔continuum
continuum - ✔✔A continuous extent, succession, or whole, no part of which can be distinguished from
neighboring parts except by arbitrary division.
The continuum of depth of sedation (4) in order - ✔✔minimal sedation, moderate sedation/conscious
sedation, deep sedation/analgesia, general anesthesia/anxiolysis
what are the causes of Hypertension - ✔✔pain, anxiety, stroke, heart failure, mycardial infraction,
hypertensive pt (not taken meds)
what do you do if a pt has hypertension? - ✔✔1. figure out why
2. IV fluid drip
3. consider: adding local, giving more narcotic- fent, hydromorphone, morphine, demerol. a beta blocker-
esmolol, labetalol, metoprolol, an anti hypertensive- hydralazine
Minimal sedation (anxiolysis) - ✔✔the reduction or elimination of anxiety.
moderate sedation (conscious sedation) - ✔✔a minimally depressed level of consciousness.
what are the 2 ways moderate sedation can be administered - ✔✔1) enternal- involving the
gastrointestinal tract and liver 2) parenteral- bypassing the gastrointestinal tract and liver
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Emily Charlene
Lead Athor
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routes of administration of moderate sedation- enteral! - ✔✔*reminder* enternal means involving
gastrointestinal tract
•oral
•rectal
•sublingual
routes of administration of moderate sedation- parenteral! - ✔✔*reminder* parenteral is bypassing the
gastrointestinal tract and liver
•intravenous IV
•intramuscular IM
•intranasal IN
•subcutaneous
•intraosseous IO
•pulmonary
•sublingual
•transdermal
what are the advantages of enternal conscious sedation? - ✔✔inexpensive, easy, sterile technique not
required
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Emily Charlene
Lead Athor
©All Rights Reserved, 2025
SEDATION TEST QUESTIONS
AND ANSWERS 100% PASS
anesthesia is a ____________________ - ✔✔continuum
continuum - ✔✔A continuous extent, succession, or whole, no part of which can be distinguished from
neighboring parts except by arbitrary division.
The continuum of depth of sedation (4) in order - ✔✔minimal sedation, moderate sedation/conscious
sedation, deep sedation/analgesia, general anesthesia/anxiolysis
what are the causes of Hypertension - ✔✔pain, anxiety, stroke, heart failure, mycardial infraction,
hypertensive pt (not taken meds)
what do you do if a pt has hypertension? - ✔✔1. figure out why
2. IV fluid drip
3. consider: adding local, giving more narcotic- fent, hydromorphone, morphine, demerol. a beta blocker-
esmolol, labetalol, metoprolol, an anti hypertensive- hydralazine
Minimal sedation (anxiolysis) - ✔✔the reduction or elimination of anxiety.
moderate sedation (conscious sedation) - ✔✔a minimally depressed level of consciousness.
what are the 2 ways moderate sedation can be administered - ✔✔1) enternal- involving the
gastrointestinal tract and liver 2) parenteral- bypassing the gastrointestinal tract and liver
X
Emily Charlene
Lead Athor
©All Rights Reserved, 2025
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routes of administration of moderate sedation- enteral! - ✔✔*reminder* enternal means involving
gastrointestinal tract
•oral
•rectal
•sublingual
routes of administration of moderate sedation- parenteral! - ✔✔*reminder* parenteral is bypassing the
gastrointestinal tract and liver
•intravenous IV
•intramuscular IM
•intranasal IN
•subcutaneous
•intraosseous IO
•pulmonary
•sublingual
•transdermal
what are the advantages of enternal conscious sedation? - ✔✔inexpensive, easy, sterile technique not
required
X
Emily Charlene
Lead Athor
©All Rights Reserved, 2025
