Anesthesia Flashcards
What are the patient’s risk factors for nausea and vomiting postoperative?
- Female
- Young
- Nonsmoker
- History of motion sickness or previous PONV
- Postoperative opioid use
What can trigger malignant hyperthermia?
- Inhalational agents!!!!!!!!
- Succinylcholine
What is plasma cholinesterase deficiency?
Deficiencies in or atypical plasma cholinesterase can result in prolonged neuromuscular blockade after succinylcholine administration (GENETIC)
What are the goals of general anesthesia?
- Analgesia (pain relief)
- Amnesia
- Anxiolysis
- Muscle relaxation
- Autonomic nervous system control
What are the complications of general anesthesia?
- Dental trauma 1: 4,500
- Peripheral nerve injury
- Eye injury
- Awareness 0.2%
- Anaphylaxis/anaphylactoid reaction
- Inability to ventilate/oxygenate
- Bronchospam, Hypoxia…
- Death
What are the induction drugs?
- Propofol
- Ketamine
- Etomidate
- Midazolam
What is Succinylcholine?
A Depolarizing Neuromuscular Blocker (paralytic agent)
What is Rocuronium?
A Non-Depolarizing Neuromuscular Blocker (paralytic agent)
What are the main inhalational agents?
- Sevoflurane
- Desflurane
- Nitrous oxide (never used as sole agent)
What are the basic required monitors during general anesthesia?
- 3-lead ECG (lead II and modified V5)
- Pulse oximetry
- Non-invasive blood pressure (NIBP)
- End-tidal CO2
- End-tidal gas concentration
What are the predictors of difficult bag mask ventilation?
BONES
- Beard
- Obese
- No teeth
- Elderly
- Snoring (OSA)
What are the risk factors of sleep apnea?
STOP BANG
- Snoring
- Tired
- Observed apnea
- Pressure (HTN)
- BMI > 35
- Age > 50
- Neck circumference > 40 cm
- Gender (male)
What are the 3 phases of anesthesia?
- induction
- maintenance
- emergence
What is Propofol?
A white IV induction agent that potentiate GABA receptor activity inhibiting normal neuronal function
What are the side effects or propofol?
- Will depress hemodynamic, decrease contractility, peripheral vasodilation
- Will depress ventilation and lower airway muscle tone
- Preparation in fat emulsion, favorable to bacterial contamination
What is the induction agent of choice with status asthmaticus?
Ketamine because it is a bronchodilator and preserves spontaneous ventilation
What is Ketamine?
- An IV or IM induction
- Analgesic and anesthetic agent
- Is NMDA receptor antagonist
What are the side effects of ketamine?
- Increases transiently intracranial pressure
- Increase BP, CO
- No respiratoy effect
- No neuroprotective effect
- Psychotomimetic side effects: potential for abuse