Safe Sedation Training Exam
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Four sedation states - ✔✔1. Minimal sedation
2. Moderate sedation (formerly conscious sedation)
3. Deep sedation
4. General anesthesia
What are the four sedation states differentiated by - ✔✔1. Responsiveness to stimulation
2. Adequacy of the natural airway
3. Adequacy of spontaneous ventilation
4. IMpairment of the circulation
Minimal (anxiolysis): Responsiveness, airway, Spontaneous ventilation, cardiovascular function - ✔✔-
Normal response to verbal stimulation
-Unaffected
-Unaffected
-Unaffected
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Moderate: Responsiveness, airway, spontaneous ventilation, CV - ✔✔Respond to verbal or tactile
stimulation
-No intervention required
-Adequate
-Usually maintained
Deep Sedation/Analgesia - ✔✔Purposeful response following repeated or painful stimulation
Intervention may be required
May be inadequate
Usually maintained
GA: - ✔✔Unarousable, even with painful stimulus
-Intervention often required
-Frequently inadequate
-May be impaired
Basic elements of informed consent - ✔✔Nature (plan)
purpose (Goals)
The risks and benefits
The likelihood of success (limitations)
Alternatives
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