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Anesthesia, Physiological Monitoring, an Postanesthesia Recover Flashcards

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The absence of pain produced by specific drugs

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Analgesia

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A drug that reduces or blocks sensation or induces unconsciousness.

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Anesthetic

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In anesthesia the patient’s inability to recall events that occur after the administration Of specific drugs

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Anterograde amnesia

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Regional Anesthesia in which the anesthetic agent is injected into a vein

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Bier block

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The capture and safe removal of extraneous anesthetic gases from the anesthesia machine

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Gas scavenging

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Anesthesia In a specific area of the body, achieved by injection of an anesthetic around a major nerve or group of nerves

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Regional block

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The _______ _______ is a digital sensor that detects oxygen saturation in the hemoglobin by spectrometry

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Pulse oximeter

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During general anesthesia the patient is intubated immediately after….

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Induction

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Adequate _______ _______ is necessary during general Anastasia to allow manipulation of the body wall and other tissues in the operative site

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Muscle relaxation

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Termination of Anastasia in the process of regaining consciousness is called

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Emergence

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Removal of the airway is called

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Extubation

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____________ sedation is a state in which the patient can respond to verbal commands

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Minimal

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What is an anesthetic that is applied directly to the eye skin or mucous membranes

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Topical

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What is a small amount of drug that is introduced by multiple injections into the skin and subcutaneous and deeper tissue

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Local infiltration

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A single nerve or nerve plexus is what type of anesthesia

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Nerve block

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What is a continuous patient monitoring provided during regional anesthesia in addition to noninvasive physiological monitoring the ACP administers sedative and anoxiolytic drugs as needed and manages any anesthetic or physiological emergencies

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Monitored anesthesia care MAC

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______________ is treated with mechanical ventilation or in severe cases administration of succinylcholine to paralyze the muscles

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Laryngospasm

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What is a rare physiological response to all volatile anesthetic agents

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Malignant hyperthermia

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What is an emergency drug for malignant hyperthermia treatment

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Dantrium

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During _________ anesthesia, an anesthetic agent in injected into the subarachnoid space through a spinal needle inserted through a lower lumbar intervertebral space

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Spinal

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During a cardiac arrest, the primary responsibility of the scrubbed surgical technologist is to__________

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Protect the sterile field

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What drug is used to reverse the effects of narcotics given during a surgical procedure?

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Narcan

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What type of amnio ester is a topical anesthetic? Only used topical, NEVER injected.

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Cocaine

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The only depolarizing muscle relaxant used in surgery. The rest are non depolarizing agents.

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Succinylcholine

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NPO means:
Nothing by mouth
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Period of cessation of breathing
Apnea
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During general anesthesia, exhaled CO2 is absorbed by:
Soda Lime Reservoir
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Halothane is also called:
Fluothane
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The acronym MAC stands for:
Monitored Anesthesia Care
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Another name for Anectine is:
Succinylcholine
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What piece of equipment is essential to perform a Bier Block for a Carpal Tunnel Release procedure?
Tourniquet
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Who must be licensed to deliver anesthesia after achieving a master of science degree in nursing and a certification in anesthesia
Certified Registered Nurse Anesthetist (CRNA)
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An allied health professional trained to assist the ACP in the delivery of anesthesia during surgery
Anesthesia technician
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a medical doctor with specialist training of anesthesia (MDA)
anesthesiologist
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What system categorizes patient's according to their anesthetic risk? Uses 1-5 to indicate the risk. E is used for emergency status
American Society or Anesthesiologists (ASA)
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State of balance in physiological functions
Homeostasis
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The partial pressure of expired carbon dioxide, which is produced by cells and expired during ventilation, is measured and the value displayed as a waveform on a monitor
capnography
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What is a patient's normal temperature called?
Normorhermia
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What is the most common method used to maintain normothermia?
The Bair hugger
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Peripheral nerve stimulator is used for what?
To monitor the level of neuromuscular blocking
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use of several different types of drugs to achieve the quickest, most effective anesthesia with the fewest adverse effects
balanced anesthesia
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What invasive airway tube extends from the mouth to the trachea?
The endotracheal tube
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A lighted instrument that is inserted into the trachea during intubation
Laryngoscope
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What mask is inserted without the aid of a laryngoscope and fits snuggly over the larynx?
Laryngeal mask airway (LMA)
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What is inserted over the tongue to prevent the tongue or epiglottis from falling back against the pharynx?
Oropharyngeal airway (OPA)
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What airway provides a passage between the nostril and the nasopharynx?
The nasopharyngeal airway
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What are the phases of general anesthesia?
Induction, maintenance, emergence, and recovery
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In what phase of anesthesia does the actual surgery take place?
Maintenance
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Termination of anesthesia and the process of regaining consciousness is called what?
Emergence
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What is placed around the limb to displace the blood during a Bier block?
Pneumatic tourniquet and esmarch bandage
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What two positions are used during spinal anesthesia to open the intervertebral space?
Lateral (side lying) or sitting
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What method of anesthesia is injected into the epidural space that surrounds the dural sac?
Epidural
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A true allergic reaction to a substance or drug that can lead to shock
Anaphylaxis
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The immediate harvesting of blood on the surgical field for reinfusion into the patient
intraoperative cell salvage
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A clot that breaks lose and travels through the bloodstream.
embolus
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Postanesthetic care provided, ends the clearance of the anesthetic drugs from the body.
Recovery phase
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ASA 1
Normal healthy patient
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ASA 5
a patient that is morbid and is at substantial risk of death within 24 hours, with or without intervention
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E
any patient undergoing an emergency procedure is identified by adding this to the underlying ASA status (1-5)
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must be signed according to facility protocol, and before any preoperative medications are administered
Consent Forms
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Identify The largest and most noticeable machine at the head of the bed, used by ACP.
Anesthesia Machine
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Identify Allows the ACP to monitor the level f consciousness under general anesthesia.
Bispectral Index Monitor (BIS)
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Identify Used to apply pressure on IV solution to increase flow rate
IV Pressure Bag
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Identify Creates a pathway for the introduction of regional anesthesia, available if different sizes
Spinal Needle
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Identify Measures the oxygen saturation
Pulse oximeter
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The acronym TIVA stands for:
Total intravenous anesthesia
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The ratio of red blood cells to plasma, measured as a percentage
Hematocrit
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the number of each type of white blood cell in a specimen of blood
Differential count
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mean that the condition arose suddenly or spontaneously
Idiopathic
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Factors that affect blood pressure
weight, exertion, stress, strong emotion
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Substances in urine
albumin, bilirubin, glucose, ketones, leukocytes, blood nitrite, and urobilinogen
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the resting phrase of cardiac contraction
Diastolic pressure
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assessment of the heart's electrical activity displayed on a graph
Electrocardiography
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Measurement of coagulation time
Prothrombin Time (PT)
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Decreased serum potassium Seen in alkalosis, insulin therapy, or excess fluid loss
Hypokalemia
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Element necessary for transmission of nerve impulses to skeletal, smooth and cardiac muscle
Potassium
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The element that is oxygen carrying protein attached to RBC's
HGB (Hemoglobin)
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Can result from parathyroid disease, vitamin D deficiency and specific drugs such as corticosteroid and some diuretics
Hypocalcemia
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Body requires core temp approximately 99 F or what in Celsius
37.2
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The normal oral temperature in a person at rest is _______ degrees Fahrenheit (________ degrees Celsius).
98.6; 37
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When the blood is forcefully pumped through the left ventricle, the pressure is at its greatest. This called the ______________ _______________.
Systolic pressure
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______________ occurs as a result of internal bleeding and the body's inability to replace red blood cells.
Anemia
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White on Right Smoke (black) over Fire (red)
Placement of 3 lead EKG

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