Dewan (Inhalational) Part 1 - 4 key points Flashcards
The greater the uptake of an anesthetic agent…
- the greater the difference between inspired and alveolar concentrations
- slower rate of induction
3 factors that affect anesthetic uptake:
- solubility in the blood (blood:gas partition coefficient)
- pulmonary blood flow / cardiac output
- difference in anesthetic partial pressure b/w alveolar gas and venous blood
Low cardiac output states can lead to…
- overdose with soluble agents
- rate of rise in alveolar concentrations INCREASED since it is not being taken away from the lungs quickly
Factors which speed induction and recovery (7)
- elimination of rebreathing
- high fresh gas flows
- low anesthetic circuit volume
- low absorption by the circuit
- Decreased solubility
- high cerebral blood flow
- increased ventilation
Meyer Overton Rule
- anesthesia occurs from molecules dissolving at specific lipophilic sites and all share a common MOA at a molecular level
In other words, the anesthetic potency of inhalational agents correlates directly with their lipid solubility
What is MAC? What does it mean?
Minimal Alveolar Concentration
alveolar concentration that prevents movement in 50% of patients in response to a standardized stimulus
Complications from prolonged exposure to N2O
Bone marrow suppression and neurologic deficiencies
Halothane can cause ____? (rare) and risks
“Halothane Hepatitis” - rare
Higher risk:
1. middle age obese women
2. familial predisposition to halothane toxicity
3. personal history of toxicity
Isoflurane can ____ _____ arteries
- *dilate coronary** arteries
- not as strongly at NTG or adenosine
- this dilation could divert blood away from fixed stenotic lesions
Desflurane’s ___ solubility causes…
Low solubility causes rapid induction and emergence
(blood solubility)
Rapid increase in Desflurane can cause…?
tachycardia
HTN
catecholamine release
*esp in those with cardiac disease
Sevoflurane is a good agent for ___ and _____
why?
pediatrics and adults
because its nonpungent and allows for rapid alveolar concentration causing rapid and smooth inhalation
What is Fi and factors that affect Fi
Fi = inspiratory concentration
- fresh gas flow rate
- volume of breathing system
- absorption by the machine/circuit
How does Fi oppose FA?
increased Fi decreases uptake, and at 100% inspired concentration, uptake would not oppose ventilation
What is FA?
Alveolar concentration
What is equilibrium?
pressure exerted by gas is equal on both sides of the membrane
NO NET MOVEMENT
not an = amount of molecules
What is the goal of induction?
reach equilibrium between inspired and alveolar concentration of anesthetics
Fi / FA = 1
What does ventilation do for the Fi/FA?
ventilation delivers anesthetics to the lungs and increases FA
Uptake - what does it do for FA/Fi?
Increases FA to match Fi towards = 1
Define uptake and its formula
Uptake = anesthetic in the blood passes through the lung which OPPOSES ventilation by taking the anesthetic away from the lungs
Uptake = solubility x (Pi-PA)/PB x Cardiac Output
3 factors that affect uptake
- solubility
- cardiac output
- difference in partial pressure
Solubility - what is it? how does it affect induction?
- Solubility = blood-gas coefficient, differs one gas from another
- lower solubility = faster onset and emergence
- higher = slower
Solubility temp effects
hypothermia = higher solubility, slower onset
Solubilities of top 4 gasses in order least to greatest
- Desflurane 0.42
- N2O 0.47
- Sevoflurane 0.6
- Isoflurane 1.4
cardiac output effects on induction
Increased CO decreases induction d/t increase in uptake of drug away from lungs
(better perfusion)
What is the difference in anesthetic partial pressure ?
difference between alveolar gas in the lungs and venous blood
order of gas flow
vaporizer → inflow → circuit → alveoli → blood → brain → other tissues
determinants of anesthetic transfer from blood to tissues
- tissue solubility of the agents
- tissue blood flow
- difference in partial pressure b/w arterial blood and tissue
metabolism of agents
metabolism increases uptake
- halothane = significantly metabolized
- sevoflurane = slightly
- desflurane and isoflurane negligible
how does increasing ventilation affect FA/Fi?
increase in ventilation will raise FA/Fi
*especially with soluble agents
how does suppressing ventilation affect FA/Fi?
anything that depresses ventilation (opiates) decreases the rate in rise of FA which is a negative feedback loop