(37) anesthesia and pain control

Question 1

analgesia

Answer 1

Stage of anesthesia in which the patient is relaxed and conscious

Question 2

anesthesia

Answer 2

Temporary loss of feeling/sensation

Question 3

anesthetic

Answer 3

Medication that produces temporary loss of feeling or sensation

Question 4

aspirate

Answer 4

To draw back/draw within

Question 5

diffuse

Answer 5

To spread from an area of high concentration to one of low concentration

Question 6

duration

Answer 6

Time from induction to complete reversal of anesthesia

Question 7

gauge

Answer 7

Standard dimension/measurement of thickness of an injection needle

Question 8

induction

Answer 8

Time from injection to effective anesthesia

Question 9

innervation

Answer 9

Supply/distribution of nerves to a specific body part

Question 10

lumen

Answer 10

The hollow center of the injection needle

Question 11

oximetry

Answer 11

Measurement of oxygen concentration in the blood

Question 12

permeate

Answer 12

To spread/flow throughout

Question 13

poruous

Answer 13

Describes an object with minute openings that allow the passage of gas/fluid

Question 14

systemic toxicity

Answer 14

Related to a system, or typically the entire body

Question 15

tidal volume

Answer 15

Amount of air inhaled and exhaled with each breath

Question 16

titration

Answer 16

The process of determining the exact amount of a drug/substance that would be used to achieve a desired level of sedation

Question 17

vasoconstrictor

Answer 17

Type of drug that constricts(narrows) blood vessels; used to prolong anesthetic action