episodc care post surgery anaesthesia

Question 1

DVT – Deep Vein Thrombosis

Answer 1

DVT is the formation of a thrombus in a deep
vein. They usually occur in the lower
extremities.
Signs and Symptoms include:-
- Calf pain and/or tenderness
- Swelling below the knee sometimes with
associated pitting oedema
- Increased skin temperature
- Cyanosis if there is a severe obstructio

Question 2

Pulmonary Edema

Answer 2

Pulmonary edema is a condition caused by an excess of fluid in the
lungs. This fluid then collects in the air sacs in the lungs, making it
difficult for the patient to breathe.
Signs and Symptoms include:-
- Extreme shortness of breath, or difficulty in breathing that worsens
when lying down
- A feeling of suffocating or drowning
- Wheezing or gasping for breath
- A cough that produces frothy sputum, which may have a blood tinge
- Sometimes chest pain can be seen if the edema is caused by heart
disease
- A rapid, irregular heartbeat

Question 3

anaesthesia

Answer 3

insensitivity to pain, especially as artificially induced by the administration of gases or the injection of drugs before surgical operations.

Question 4

post care after met call

Answer 4

• vitals 15mins/1hr - 30mins/2hrs - 1hrly/4hr - 4hrly
• o2 insitu and flow rate
• canula insitu
• ivt - check rate
• fluid balance chart