18. Misc Monitors Flashcards
febrile
> 38C
hypothermia
<36C
room temp
23C
OR recommended temp
20-24C
temp monitoring sites
blood from PAC
esophageal
rectal
nasal
bladder
skin/axillary
most accurate estimate of core temp
blood from PAC
most consistently reliable estimate of core temp
esophageal
nasal temp is ______ than esophageal
less accurate
when is bladder temp reliable
with adequate urine output
not accurate reflections of core temp
skin
axillary
reasons for temp loss
redistribution (vasodilation)
IV fluids
blood products
VA
radiation/evap/convection/conduction
1 reason a pt gets cold in GA/Spinal/Epidural
vasodilation causes temp redistribution
how much heat do you lose in the first 60 mins of anesthesia?
1.6C
radiation heat loss
60%
evaporation heat loss
20%
convection heat loss
15%
conduction heat loss
5%
hypothermia CV effects
bleeding
decr SV
bradycardia
arrythmia
incr blood viscosity
hypothermia metabolic effects
decr drug metabolism
delayed emergence
decr wound healing
shivering
hypothermia resp effects
respiratory depression
left shift
hypothermia neurologic effects
decr CBF
incr cerebral vascular resistance
hypthothermia renal effect
decr GFR
impaired renal function
for every _____ drop in temp, CBF decreases _____
for ever 1 C drop in temp, CBF decreases 5-7%
how much does shivering incr O2 consumption
5X