Anesthesia vocab #1

Question 1

adjunct

Answer 1

a drug that is not a true anesthetic but is used during anesthesia to produce other desired effects such as sedation, muscle relaxation, analgesia, reversal, neuromuscular blockade, or parasympathetic blockade

Question 2

agonist

Answer 2

a drug that binds to and stimulates tissue receptors

Question 3

analgesia

Answer 3

absence of pain

Question 4

anesthesia

Answer 4

loss of sensation

Question 5

antagonist

Answer 5

a drug that binds to but does not stimulate receptors

Question 6

dysphoria

Answer 6

anxiety, uneasiness, and restlessness most often produced by opioids

Question 7

homeostasis

Answer 7

a constant state within the body created and maintained by normal physiologic processes

Question 8

minimum patient database

Answer 8

a compilation of pertinent information from the patient history, physical examination, and diagnostic test
used to diagnose and manage a case

Question 9

neuroleptanalgesia

Answer 9

opioid + tranquilizer to achieve a state of profound sedation and analgesia

Question 10

tidal volume (Vt)

Answer 10

the volume of a normal breath approximately 10-20 mL/kg