Anesthesia for Otorhinolaryngologic Surgery Flashcards
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cholesteatoma
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- abnormal collection of skin cells inside your ear
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Local anesthesia for ear surgery
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- infiltration w/ lido and epi, topical lido on tympanic membrane, EMLA cream on TM
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sensory nerves of the ear
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- auriculotemporal nerve
- greater auricular nerve
- auricular branch of vagus nerve
- tympanic nerve
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NO2 and ear surgery
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- diffuses into the middle ear and increases pressure, great for BMT
- pressure relieved by d/c or eustachian tube
- negative pressure produced by rapid reabsorption can displace graft
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facial nerve monitoring uses during ear surgery
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- used during middle ear, mastoid, and inner ear procedures near facial nerve
- do not use NMB
- remifentanil is a good choice to maintain depth w/o NMB
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PONV with ear surgery
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- vomiting increases ICP, venous pressure, causes bleeding
- prophylaxis with serotonin antagonists
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maxillary antrostomy
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- procedure to clear the maxillary sinuses
- Caldwell-Luc is the fenestration of the anterior wall of the maxillary sinus and the surgical drainage of the sinus into the nose
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Samter’s Triad (aspirin exacerbated respiratory disease (AERD)
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- consists of asthma, recurrent sinus disease, nasal polyps and a sensitivity to NSAIDs
- can have severe bronchospasm
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nasal vasoconstrictors
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- cocaine
- epi
- phenylephrine
- lido w/ epi
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cocaine
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- small doses are vagotonic and decrease HR
- CV effects are from a blockade of epi reuptake
- avoid w/ heart patients
- dose 1.5-3 mg/kg, max 200 mg (4% is common)
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nasal surgery and ETT vs LMA
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- LMA may be better protection from lower airway blood
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Coroner’s clot
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- ensure throat pack is out before extubation
- neck flexion encourages clot to fall past soft palate
- any clot can be inhaled and cause total airway obstruction
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Waldeyer’s ring
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- consists of palatine tonsils, nasopharyngeal tonsils (adenoids), and lingual tonsils
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tonsillectomy
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- removal of tonsils and adenoids
- adenoids disappear with age d/t enlarged pharyngeal structures
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signs of OSA in peds
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- enlarged T&A obstruct pharynx
- present with loud persistent snoring w/ gasping nad choking and apneic periods
- hypoxemia, hypercarbia, pulm HTN, cor pulmonale
- pulm edema may develop minutes or hours after relief of airway obstruction