AP Exam 4 part IV Flashcards
GI/GU consequences of pain
- decreased gastric emptying/intestinal motility 2. increased urinary sphincter tone
coagulation consequences of pain
- increased plt aggregation 2. venous stasis
immunologic consequences of pain
decreased immune fx
psychologic consequences of pain
- fear 2. anxiety 3. hopelessness 4. anger
poorly controlled pain contributes to increased ______________ & ____________
morbidity and mortality
hypothermia is defined as body temp < ____________C
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causes of hypothermia
- ambient room temperature 2. methods of heat transfer (radiation, evaporation, convection, conduction) 3. redistribution of blood from periphery to core 4. general, regional(neuraxial), and MAC anesthesia
majority of heat loss occurs through
radiation
___________ = transfer (loss) of body heat to a cooler environment
radiation
Evaporation causes:
- sweating (rare with anesthesia) 2. surgical wounds and cleansing 3. respiratory losses 4. transcutaneous evaporation
___________________ is a mechanism of heat loss, esp in peds, where they may lose 1/5 of body heat
transcutaneous evaporation
the 2nd most common mechanism of heat loss in the OR = _________________
convection
________________ = heat loss to cool air/”wind chill” factor
convection
________________ is heat loss from direct contact with surfaces, but is negligible during surgery
conduction
how can you prevent redistrubition hypothermia
warming before induction
what is redistribution hypothermia
initial rapid decrease in core temp followed by slow reduction in core temp 2/2 anesthetic induced vasodilation (core heat to flow peripherally)
physiologic consequences of hypothermia
- increased O2 consumption (400-500% via shivering) 2. increased CV events: MI, CVA 3. increased sickling with sickle cell pts 4. imparied coagulation and cold induced defect in plt function (increases surgical blood loss) 5. decrease in drug metabolism and elimination 6. CNS depression 7. decreased pt satisfaction 8. impaired wound healing/surgical site infection 9. prolonged PACU stay and increase in hospital costs
T/F: prevention of hypothermia is far superior to active rewarming
TRUE
hypothermia prevention
- preop cutaneous warmin: forced air warming blanket 2. airway heating and humidification (HME) 3. warm IV fluids 4. warm ambient OR temp (>23 C) 5. cutaneous heating: warm blankets, forced air warming systems
1 UPRBC or 1 L of crystalloid can decrease temp by ________C
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