Anesthesia

Question 1

What equipment is needed for dental anesthesia?

Answer 1

Anesthesia machine
EKG
Pulse Ox
Doppler/NIBP
Rebreather / Non-rebreather
Endotracheal tubes
6-12 cc syringe
Gauze tie
Gauze squares
Laryngoscope
Lidocaine

Question 2

What do we monitor during the procedure?

Answer 2

Vitals, eye positon, palpebral and oral reflexes, lingual pulses

Question 3

What are four main components for pain management?

Answer 3

Transduction - site of injury
Transmission - peripheral nerves &/local
Modulation - spinal nerves
Perception - cerebral cortex (gas anesthetic)

Question 4

What are the most common type of drugs for pain managment?

Answer 4

Parental opioids, NSAIDs, Local nerve blocks, anesthesia

Question 5

What materials are needed for a local nerve block?

Answer 5

1cc syringe, 22-25g needle

Lidocaine / Bupivicaine

Question 6

What areas would a infraorbital block numb?

Answer 6

upper lip, nose & roof of nasal cavity

Question 7

What areas would a mandibular block numb?

Answer 7

I, C, PM, skin & mucosa of chin and lower lip. (each side is independent of the other)

Question 8

What should be observed during recovery of the patient?

Answer 8

General recover vitals,

Pay close attention to temperate and pain.

Question 9

What are some pain signals?

Answer 9

Pawing at mouth, vocalization, paddling.