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Anaesthesia Flashcards

1
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Sleep =

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Period of rest of body and mind. Rapidly reversible with external stimuli

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2
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Sedation =

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Allows patients to tolerate unpleasant diagnostic/surgical procedures.

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3
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What is maintained in sedation?

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Verbal contact

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4
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Coma =

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State of extreme unresponsiveness in which an individual exhibits no voluntary movement or behaviour

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5
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Anaesthesia is classified into:

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General

Local

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6
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Triad of balanced anaesthesia =

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Hypnosis
Areflexia
Analgesia

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7
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Areflexia =

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no response to surgical stimuli

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8
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Undesirable effects of anasthesia =

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Decreased cardiac contractility
Sympathetic inhibition
Respiratory depression

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9
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At too high concentrations, anasthesia can cause =

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All brain functions to be depressed

Respiratory failure - death

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10
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Classes of general anasthetics

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Inhalation

Intravenous

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11
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Inhalational anasthetics:

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Gas

Liquids

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12
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Ex of gas GA

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N2O

Cyclopropane

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13
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Ex of liquid GA

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Halothanes: halothane, isoflurane

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14
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Intravenous GA:

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Inducing
Dissociative
Neurolept

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15
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Inducing GA ex:

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Propofol
Thipentane
Etomidate

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16
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Dissociative DA ex;

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Ketamine

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17
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MoA of inducing GA

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GABA agonist, increase GABA sensitivity

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18
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MoA of ketamine:

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NMDA antagonist

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19
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Thiopentane is a

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Barbituate

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20
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Side effects of thiopentane

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  • CVS depression
  • Resp depression
  • Bronchoconstrictions
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21
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What shouldn’t be given to asthmatics?

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Thiopentane

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22
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MoA of inhalational GA

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NMDA antagonist

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23
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Onset of IV vs inhalational

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Inhalation: slow, alveolar gas exchange
IV: rapid

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24
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Offset of IV vs inhalational:

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Inhalational: alveolar gas exchange
IV: redistribution, metabolism

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25
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Metabolism of inhalational vs IV

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Inhalational: almost none
IV: liver

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26
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Types of local anaesthetics:

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Esters

Amides

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27
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MoA of LA:

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Voltage gated Na+ antagonists

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28
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Effect of LA depends on:

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Diffusion graident
Fiber size
Myelination

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29
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Which fibers do LAs work on?

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Alpha delta

C fibers

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30
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Alpha delta fibers nociceptors:

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Mechanical

Thermal

31
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C fiber nociceptors:

32
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1st pain vs 2nd pain

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1st pain = alpha delta, sharp, localised

2nd pain = c fibers, dull, diffuse

33
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LA are less effective in what type of tissue?

34
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Due to LAs being weak bases, what do they not work on

35
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LA toxicity occurs when

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Sodium channels in ALL excitable tissue potentially blocked

36
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What organ shows the first sign of LA toxicity?

37
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First signs of LA toxicity =

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Perioral tingling

Feeling of doom

38
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LA toxicity is initially

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Excitory =
agitation
confusion
perioral tingling

39
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After excitatory LA toxicity becomes

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Depressive:
CNS = LOC, respiratory arrest
Heart = cardiac arrest

40
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General management of LA toxicity -

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  • Recognise
  • Stop injecting
  • ABC, oxygen, crash call
  • Intralipid
41
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Intralipid =

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20% lipid solution provides lipid load to vascular space. LA absorbed into lipid solution.

42
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2 types of neuromuscular blocking agents =

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  1. Depolarising

2. Non-depolarising

43
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Neostigmine =

44
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Tubcurarine =

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Non-depolarising blocking agent

45
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Suxamethonium =

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Depolarising blocking agents

46
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Succinylcholine =

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Depolarising blocking agents

47
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Depolarising NMB agent =

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  • Binds to nicotinic cholinergic receptor and causes depolarisiation
48
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What patient should you not give depolarising NMB agent to?

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Hyperkalaemic

49
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Effects of depolarising NMB on parasympathetic NS:

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Muscle fasiculations
Bradycardia
Hyperkalaemia

50
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Moa of non-depolarising NMB agent =

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Competes with Ach for binding site. Doesn’t stimulate receptor

51
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Non-depolarising NMB agent has no=

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K+ efflux

No fasiculations

52
Q

Novochock is =

53
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Side effects of nerve agents:

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Bradycardia
Increase secretions (saliva, bronchial, GI - foaming at mouth)
54
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Treatment for nerve agents =

55
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Risks of GA

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  • CNS, CVS, RS depression
  • Aspiration of gastric contents
  • Awareness
  • Postop nausea and vomiting, respiratory complications
  • death
56
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Why are patients of GA nil by mouth?

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Apiration of gastric contents

57
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Benefits of GA

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Unconscious
Optimal access
Total control of RS< CVS, CNS
Complications easy to treat

58
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Risks of LA

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Not suitable for operation
Fails
Nerve injury
Toxicity

59
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Benefits of LA

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Avoid GA complications
Less GI disturbance
Less risk of DVT

60
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4 stages of anasthesia:

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  1. Induction
  2. Excitement
  3. Surgical
  4. Danger
61
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Induction stage:

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Analgestia –> LOC

62
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Pupils in induction stage:

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Reflex present

63
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Excitement phase:

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FOllows LOC.

Irregular respiration, HR, uncontrolled movement, vomiting, breath holding, pupil dilation

64
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Pupils in excitement phase:

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Dilated, reflex present

65
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Surgical phase:

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Resp depression, skeletal muscles relax

66
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Pupils in surgical phase:

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dilate , no reflex

67
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Overdose phase:

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Severe brainstem and medullary depression

68
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Pupils in overdose phase:

69
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MAC:

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Measures exhaled concentration

70
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BIS =

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Bispectral index monitor

71
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What does BIS do?

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Interprets EEG into wakefulness scale

72
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BIS when fully awake =

73
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BIS when no EEG activity

74
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BIS scale for surgical anaesthesia =

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