Boot Camp Week 3 Flashcards
What are risk factors for an epidural abscess?
Diabetes
ETOH
Cancer
Immunosuppression
Active infection elsewhere
IVDU
Describe the tonic phase of ECT
15 seconds of increased parasympathetic activity
Describe the clonic phase of ECT
Several minutes of increased SNS activity
What respiratory pattern is ideal for ECT?
Hyperventilation leads to a more prolonged/better seizure
What are RELATIVE contraindications to ECT?
Pregnancy
Pacemaker
CHF
Glaucoma
What is the MOA of intralipid?
creates an expanded lipid phase, which drives toxic drugs from the tissue to the plasma and therefore toward metabolism
What are BG goals in CT surgery patients?
less than 180 during CPB
Less than 150 in ICU
What is the FIRST thing you should do when a surgeon gets ready to enter the trachea?
Remind them to switch to scalpel instead of cautery
What are the most sensitive leads during CARDIAC surgery?
Lead II
V5 (because V4 usually is moved for surgical purposes)
What is the most serious complication of DBS placement?
Intracerebral hemorrhage
What does most blood loss occur in spinal surgery?
During Decortication
What should be avoided during OLV in COPD patients?
No PEEP! in everybody else, PEEP is helpful
CRAO is caused by:
ION is caused by:
CRAO: external compression of the globe
ION: loss of watershed perfusion
What are risk factors for ION?
Male Sex
obesity
Long procedure
Wilson Frame
What are risk factors for CRAO?
Horseshoe headrest
When do serum levels from tumescent lidocaine peak?
12-14 hours
When is the patient with CAD at HIGHEST risk for MI?
It’s usually within 48 hours
What are the indications for Cryo?
Fibrinogen Deficiency
vWD
Hemophilia
Which phase of ECT is associated with skeletal muscle rigidity?
Tonic
Clonic is convulsions