(1-11-17) Intravenous Sedation Flashcards
1
Q
When was intravenous sedation first introduced?
A
1500 BC
*ebers papyrus medicine practiced in ancient egypt
2
Q
who created morphine?
A
Taylor and Washington
3
Q
who created the hypodermic needle?
A
Charles Gabriel Pravaz
4
Q
who used subcutaneous morphine?
A
WW Green
5
Q
who used first IV drugs?
A
P-C Ore
6
Q
what are the advantages of IV sedation?
A
- time (onset and duration)
- nausea and vomitting
- salivation
- gag reflex
- suppression of CNS
- Emergencies
7
Q
what are the disadvantages of IV sedation?
A
- venipuncture (punture veins)
- complications ( bruises/nerve damage)
- monitoring (happens quickly unlike oral)
- recovery (transition ppl to go home)
- reversal (agents and sedation)
8
Q
what are the contraindicaitons of IV sedation?
A
- special training
- PREGNANCY
- hepatic disease
- thyroid disease
- adrenal dysfunction
- OBESE (can’t find a vein)
- allergy
9
Q
what are the indications of IV sedation?
A
- anxiety
- amnesia
- medically compromised
- epilepsy
- control of secretions
- analgesia
- diminished gagging
