Anesthesia Flashcards
Put in order the stages of anesthesia:
- Disorientation
- Surgical anesthesia
- Respiratory paralysis
- Excitatory stage
1, 4, 2, 3
Which of the following has the highest perfusion rate? A. Liver, lungs B. muscle, skin C. Adipose tissue D. Bone
A. Also heart and brain
Drug is redistributed to ____ first from blood
Brain and viscera: follows concentration gradient.
Name the 3 volatile anesthetics most commonly used
Isoflurane
Desflurane= ideal b/c fast in, fast out (That’s what she said!)(according to the tutor review…?)
Sevoflurance
Which of the following about volatile agents is FALSE?
A. Vaporized at room temperature
B. Potent
C. High solubility in blood
D. Minimal metabolized
E. Depth of anesthesia depends on partial pressure in brain
C. Low solubility. Good b/c otherwise it would take a long time for partial pressure of drug to build up to a level that can drive it to the brain.
T/F: Oil:gas partition coefficient determines speed of anesthetic induction and recovery
False. Oil:gas partition coefficient determines lipid solubility –> potency
High oil:gas = highly lipophilic –> more potent
Blood:gas partition coefficient determines speed of anesthetic induction and recovery
Low blood:gas = fast in, fast out
T/F: The higher the MAC, the higher the dose of a drug needed to reach potency.
True
Concentration of an inhaled anesthetic at which 50% of patients do not move in response to standard surgical stimulation.
1 MAC = Minimum alveolar concentration
Name the anesthetic:
Can be used as inhaled anesthetic
Sevoflurane w/ or w/o NO
Desflurane and isoflurane not used b/c very pungent and can cause bronchospasms and airway irritation.
Physiological effects of inhaled anesthetic include all of the following EXCEPT:
A. Decreased cerebral metabolism
B. Decrease in heart rate and systemic vascular resistance
C. Decrease in tidal volume
D. Decrease in vagal tone
D. Totally made option up.
All inhaled anesthetics except nitrous oxide and succinylcholine (muscle relaxant) have this undesired effect
Malignant hyperthemia: mms release a lot of energy –> fatal if not treated
Which of the following is NOT a commonly used intravenous agent? A. Propofol B. Pentothal sodium C. Ketamine D. Enflurane E. Etomidate
D. Enflurane is a volatile agent
Which of IV agents is preferred for the fact that it causes less of a hangover.
Propofol
Which of the following is FALSE about Propofol?
A. Rapid onset
B. Long duration
C. Can cause hypotension and profound respiratory depression
D. Rapid hepatic metabolism
E. Lipid soluable
B. Short duration –> less hangover
Which of the following is TRUE about Sodium Pentothal?
A. Can be used as infusion
B. Slow onset
C. Long duration
D. Causes hypotension, tachycardia, upper airway obstruction and apnea
D
A. Long elimination half-life –> can NOT be used as infusion
B. Rapid onset
C. Short duration
*Sodium Pentothal is hardly used anymore due to its adverse effects.
Name the drug:
Most cardio-stable of IV induction agents.
Ventilation less affected than other agents.
Etomidate
Use when in high sympathetic state and difficult to sedate
Name the drug:
30-60% incidence of myoclonus
May cause adrenocortical suppression –> not used in ICU
Etomidate
Name the 2 drugs that are safer agents b/c of its stable cardiac and respiratory profiles and short half life.
Etomidate
Ketamine
Name the drug:
Causes central stimulation of sympathetic nervous system.
Beneficial in hypovolemic shock
Ketamine
Which of the following is TRUE?
A. Benzodiazepines are GABA antagonists
B. Midazolam is used more frequently for premedication and procedural sedation
C. Benzodiazepine causes minimal respiratory depression
D. Benzodiazepines are enhanced by flumazenil
B. More than laorazepam and diazepam
A. GABA agonist
C. POTENT respiratory depressant
D. Antagonized by flumazenil
T/F: Local anesthetics work easier on thinner unmeylinated nerve bundles.
False. MEYLINATED
Arrange the following in order of blockade:
- pain
- touch
- deep pressure
- motor
- cold
- warmth
1, 5, 6, 2, 3, 4
Esters or amides?
Rapid metabolism by plasma cholinesterase
Esters
Esters or amides?
More likely to cause systemic toxicity
Amides
Esters or amides?
Slow metabolism by hepatic carboxylesterase
Amides
Esters or amides?
Slow onset of action
Esters