Emma Holliday Ramahi Flashcards
Absolute contraindication to surgery
DKA
Nutritional status - three things pre-op to look at.
Albumin <3
Weight loss <20%
Transferrin <200
Pre-op smoking
Stop 8wks before
Beware of what when smoker coming out of anesthesia?
Go easy on O2 - they’re CO2 retainer and can suppress respiratory drive
What is goldman’s index
Risks for surgery
Biggest goldman’s index predictor? Check ___ - What classifies as too much risk in this predictor?
CHF patient.
Check EF - if <35%, no surgery.
Second most important Goldman’s index
MI w/in 6mo.
Check EKG.
Six Goldman’s index
CHF, MIw/in 6mo, arrhythmia, >70y, surgery is emergent, AS
Late systolic, crescendo-decrescendo murmur that radiates to carotids.
Increases with squatting, decreases with preload
AS
Meds to stop before surgery
2wks - aspirin, Voit E, NSAIDs
5d - Warfarin (below 1.5 INR)
Metformin - lactic acidosis
Take 1/2 morning dose of insulin if diabetic
Dialysis 24h before surgery.
Worry in BUN >100?
Uremic platelet dysfunction increases risk of post-op bleeding
Use assist-control ventilator setting when…
Set TV and rate
But if pt breathes, vent gives the volume
Use pressure control ventilator setting when…
Important in WEANING - i.e. pt vented after an accident
Pt rules rate but a boost of pressure is given (8-20)
Use CPAP ventilator setting when…
Pt must breath on own but positive pressure given all time
Use PEEP ventilator setting when…
Use in ARDS or CHF - pressure given at end of cycle to keep alveoli open
Result of a high PaO2 in a pt on a vent
How do you decrease PaO2?
Free radical damage
To fix, decrease FiO2
If PaCO2 is low (pH high) in a pt on a vent, change…
Decrease rate or TV
Opposite for high PaCO2
You have metabolic acidosis… next step in evaluation?
Check anion gap (Na-[Cl + HCO3]) = 8-12
Gap acidosis = MUDPILES (methanol, uremia, DKA, paraldehyde, INH, lactic acidosis, ethylene glycol, salicylate)
Non-gap acidosis = diarrhea (poop has bicarbonate)
You have metabolic alkalosis… next step?
Check urine chloride concentration
[Cl] <20 = vomiting, NG, antacids, diuretics
[Cl] >20 = Conn’s, Gittleman’s, Bartter’s
When do you use 3% (hypertonic) saline?
Severe symptoms of hyponatremia (seizures)
Or Na <110
*danger of central pontine myelinolysis
Electrolyte abnormality: Paralysis, ileum ST depression, U waves
HypoK
Electrolyte abnormality:
Peaked T waves, prolonged PR and QRS, sine waves.
HyperK