Anesthesia: Tips, Techniques and Drugs Flashcards
What should the blood pressure be regulated to while under anesthesia
+/- 20% of baseline
What drugs are commonly used to induce anesthesia
- Remifentanyl
- Lidocaine
- Propofol (Etomidate is more cardiac stable)
Zemeron
Rocuronium
What is rocuronium
A short acting muscle relaxant
when is succinylcholine indicated
during difficult intubations
When is succinylcholine contraindicated
with crush injuries
What helps sevoflurane to be better tolerated.
Start the patient on sevoflurane and then switch them desflurane
What is the ballpark End Tidal desflurane needed to wake a patient
0.5 - 0.6
When is neostigmine indicated
A nondepolarizing neuromuscular blockade reversal.
Add 0.2 Robinul per 1mg of neostigmine
What is the lead placement for anesthesia monitoring
Patients Right
- Snow over Grass (White over Green)
Patients Left
- Smoke over fire (Black over brown)
Midline
- Brown
What is a key thing to remember when using rocuronium
Ventilate the patient first for about a minute
What is the train of four (TOF)
Measures the effectiveness of a Neuromuscular blockade (rocuronium/succinylcholine)
Four consecutive stimuli are delivered along the path of a nerve, and the response of the muscle is measured in order to evaluate stimuli that are blocked versus those that are delivered. Four equal muscle contractions will result if there is no neuromuscular blockade, but, if nondepolarizing blockade is present, there will be a loss of twitch height and number, which will indicate the degree of blockade.
Toradol
Ketorolac (NSAID)
While the patient is recovering from anesthesia, what is physical indication of their level of pain
Number of respirations. If their respirations are 25 give 0.25mg Dilaudid
After intubation be sure to check for 3 things
- Breath sounds (R - L - R)
- Look for condensation of the tube
- Check for high End Tidal CO2
What should be given to the patient of the Heart rate decreases rapidly
Atropine
What can be given to the patient if the heart rate is decreasing slowly
glycopyrolate
Zemeron
Rocuronium
Robinul
Glycopyrolate
Describe the ocular cardiac reflex
HR will decrease when the eye muscles are pulled. Can lead to asystole
What size tube should you generally start with when intubating a patient
Women: 7.0
Men: 8.0
What options should you consider when a PTs blood pressure drops
Decrease Remifentanyl
Decrease Desflurane
Giving phenylephrine
Trandate
Labetalol
What is a bis-monitor
Bispectral index
- used to monitor the depth of anesthesia
- Generally speaking, look for 40-60
What additional medications should be given towards the end of an anesthesia case
- Zantac
- Dexadron (do not use with DM pt’s)
- Zofran
zantac
Ranitidine