Deck 3 Quiz Flashcards
What is antisepsis?
Process of removal of pathogenic organism from skin of mucous membranes, but with some resident flora remaining
What is aseptic surgical technique?
Describes the general principles, employed to minimize the degree of contamination of surgical wounds.
Explain the surgical scrub procedure
- Locate scrub brushes, antibacterial soap, nail cleaners
- Remove watches, rings
- Apply 2-3 pumps of soap to hand and wash
- Clean the nails
- Rinse the arms and forearms
- Apply 2-3 pumps of soap to the hand and forearm
What is infusion?
Performance in which bigger amount of liquid substance is falling down from an infusion cylinder to blood vessels
What is hypoperfusion?
Local or general deficit in tissue blood flow, too little O2 support, due to hypovolemia, reduced cardiac function and systemic inflammation.
What are the causes of hypovolemia?
Hemorrhage, extracellular fluid losses
What are the three phases of fluid therapy?
- Deficit replacement
- Compensation for continuing abnormal losses
- Provision of maintenance requirements
What are colloids?
- Group of fluids containing large molecules to remain in intravenous space longer than crystalloids.
- Expands and maintain vascular volume more effectively
- Used in cases of shock
Antimicrobial drugs
- Penicillin (amoxicillin, penicillin G)
- Cefalosporins
- Tetracyclins
- Aminoglycosides
- Macrolides
- Sulphonamides
- Quinolones
Choose the drug of choice in anesthetic protocol of epileptic patients
Diazepam
Topical anesthesia you will NOT gain using
10% lidocaine spray
drugs belonging to benzodiazepines
Diazepam, Midazolam, Zolazepam
most common inhalation aesthetics
sevolfurane, isoflurane, desflurane
you would perform local anaesthesia using
Lidocaine
the drug you should avoid using in cardiac patients
Propofol
