Exam # 3 Prodigy Nagelhout Flashcards
Which A-type fibers are the most myelinated and largest in diameter?
A-Alpha
When a volatile anesthetic is administered to a patient undergoing EEG monitoring, there is an initial ______ in amplitude followed by a(n) _________ in both frequency and amplitude.
increase, decrease
All volatile anesthetics suppress the.
electroencephalogram (EEG) in a dose-dependent manner
At about 2.0 MAC, the EEG may temporarily exhibit what ? What is it refer to as?
electrical silence. This is referred to as burst suppression.
Which cholinesterase inhibitor has the shortest duration of action?
Edrophonium
Has the fastest onset and shortest duration of action for the cholinesterase inhibitor?
Edrophonium
Why is edrophonium not use as a reversal agent?
low doses of the drug should not be administered for primary reversal of muscle relaxants as the muscle relaxant could outlast the duration of the reversal.
Which of the following is a potential side effect from the use of eutectic mixture of local anesthetic (EMLA) cream?
Decreased oxygen saturation reading
Because EMLA cream contains prilocaine, it can result in
methemoglobinemia.
Methemoglobinemia has equal absorbent coefficient ratios for both
red and infrared wavelengths and results in a false pulse oximetry reading that tends to equal 85%.
Methemoglobinemia can result in falsely low pulse oximetry readings when the actual oxygen saturation is
higher than 85% and falsely high readings when the oxygen saturation is lower than 85%.
Which local anesthetic produces vasoconstriction, shrinks the mucosa, and helps facilitate nasal surgery?
Cocaine
The only naturally occurring local anesthetic? In fact, it is
Cocaine
Main action of cocaine on catecholamines ?
Blocks the reuptake of catecholamines in adrenergic neurons, resulting in vasoconstriction.
Main use of cocaine?
Its main use is for topical anesthesia for the nose and throat
Used in more than 50% of rhinolaryngologic procedures in the US.
Cocaine
What is the most common side effect of neuraxial opioids?
Pruritus
Pruritus caused by neuraxial opioids typically is concentrated on the
face, neck, and upper chest but can be distributed throughout the entire body.
Pruritus more common in these types of patients?
It is most common in obstetric patients, presumably from the combined pruritic effect of estrogen.
Which nondepolarizing muscle relaxant is metabolized predominantly by ester hydrolysis?
Atracurium
A small amount of Cisatracurium may be metabolized by_______
Plasma esterases
The primary route of metabolism is Hofmann elimination.
Atracurium
Most heavily on nonspecific esterases for its metabolism
Amount of Atracurium, on the other hand,
Primary metabolism of ATRACRURIUM
Nonspecific Plasma esterase
Only about 10-40% undergoes Hofmann elimination
Cisatracurium
Rocuronium is eliminated primarily in the
bile.
Vecuronium is metabolized to a small extent by the
liver and depends upon
Excretion of vecuronium
biliary and renal excretion.
Which of the following anesthetic formulations is most susceptible to bacterial growth?
Propofol
Propofol is prepared as a
lipid emulsion of soybean oil, glycerol, and egg lecithin with a pH between 7 and 8.5.
Why does propofol contains EDTA, metabisulfite, or benzyl alcohol?
to help prevent bacterial growth.
What substances, when added to a local anesthetic solution, will prolong the local anesthetic duration of action? 2
Epinephrine
Phenylephrine
The addition of dextran to a local anesthetic solution increases the
duration of action.
The addition of a vasoconstrictor such as epinephrine and phenylephrine will _______ of LA
prolong the effect of local anesthetics.
The addition of hyaluronidase facilitates the
spread of the local anesthetics into the tissue and speeds the onset of the block.
Which organs are primarily responsible for excreting opioids and their metabolites?
Kidneys
Oil:gas partition coefficient of Isoflurane is
99 (some sources cite 98)
Oil:gas partition coefficient of desflurane
Desflurane = 18.7
Oil:gas partition coefficient of Sevoflurane
Sevoflurane = 50 (some source cite 55),
Oil:gas partition coefficient of Nitrous oxide
Nitrous oxide = 1.4
Which of the following will exacerbate local anesthetic toxic reactions? (select two)
Hypoxia
Hypercapnia
Triad of LA toxicity is
Hypoxia, hypercapnia, and acidosis
Utmost importance in the management of inadvertent local anesthetic overdose.
Airway control
Which of the following local anesthetics are hydrolyzed in plasma by cholinesterase systems?
Amino ester local anesthetics (chloroprocaine, procaine, benzocaine) are hydrolyzed in the plasma by pseudocholinesterase.
What are the amide LAs?
lidocaine, prilocaine, bupivacaine, ropivacaine
The amide local anesthetics are primarily metabolized in
the liver.
What is the approximate blood/gas partition coefficient of sevoflurane?
0.68
Following administration of morphine for pain, a patient complains of pruritus. Which agent would be the most appropriate to alleviate the itching?
nalbuphine
Can eliminate opioid-induced pruritus, they may also reverse the analgesia of the opioid.
Naloxone and naltrexone
Nalbuphine has been shown to be more effective than diphenhydramine, propofol, and naloxone in treating pruritus and does not
reverse analgesia.
The alveolar concentration of anesthetic that blunts adrenergic responses to noxious stimuli is termed as:
MAC BAR
MAC-BAR95 is the dose that prevents an
adrenergic response in 95% of patients.
Which opioid is most likely to cause histamine release?
Morphine
Morphine causes histamine to be released from mast cells. This results in
redness, generalized flushing, local itching, or hives near the site of injection.
Which local anesthetic only exists in a nonionized state?
benzocaine
It is able to pass into the cell membrane and block the sodium channel directly without entering the axoplasm.
Benzocaine
Which local anesthetic agent causes vasoconstriction?
With the exception of cocaine, ropivacaine, and lidocaine, all local anesthetics produce vascular smooth muscle relaxation.
Select the two local anesthetics that are found in Eutectic Mixture of Local Anesthetics (EMLA).
Lidocaine
Prilocaine
EMLA is a mixture of
2.5% prilocaine and 2.5% lidocaine. It is applied to the skin via patch or cream.
Which volatile anesthetic produces the least amount of coronary vasodilation?
Sevoflurane
All produce vasodilation of the coronary arteries, with sevoflurane producing the least coronary dilation.
Isoflurane, sevoflurane, and desflurane
Rank the intravenous agents in order with number one being the greatest degree of protein binding and number four the least.
From greatest to least, the degree of protein-binding is as follows: Propofol > Midazolam > Etomidate > Ketamine
Which of the following statements regarding fentanyl are true? (select two)
Termination of its effects are predominantly via hepatic metabolism
Peak effect of fentanyl
3-5 minutes
Fentanyl undergoes extensive first-pass metabolism, so the oral route is typically
insufficient for administration.
Solubility of Fentanyl
Because it has a high lipid solubility
Which of the following local anesthetics are amino ester agents? (select two)
Chloroprocaine
Cocaine
Are amino ester local anesthetics.
Chloroprocaine, tetracaine, and cocaine
Which of the following agents are capable of producing a phase I block?
Succinylcholine
A phase I block is characterized by Succinylcholine is the only drug available in the US that can produce a phase I block.
Muscle fasciculations prior to paralysis,
A lack of fade on tetanus
Train-of-four, or double-burst stimulation, and
A potentiation by acetylcholinesterase drugs.
A phase I block is characterized by Succinylcholine is the only drug available in the US that can produce a phase I block.
Muscle fasciculations prior to paralysis,
A lack of fade on tetanus
Train-of-four, or double-burst stimulation, and
A potentiation by acetylcholinesterase drugs
A phase I block is characterized by
Muscle fasciculations prior to paralysis,
A lack of fade on tetanus
Train-of-four, or double-burst stimulation, and
A potentiation by acetylcholinesterase drugs
Is the only drug available in the US that can produce a phase I block ?
Succinylcholine
3 conditions is associated with an increased risk of hyperkalemia following succinylcholine administration?
Closed head injury
Burn injury
Guillain-Barre Syndrome
Other conditions you should not give succ ? NEURO
Massive trauma, spinal cord injury, Stroke ruptured cerebral aneurysm Polyneuropathy Near drowning Myopathies
Which of the following statements concerning the metabolites of morphine is correct?
Morphine-6-glucuronide appears to exert a CNS effect that is far more potent than morphine. M6G is not lipid soluble. Despite its CNS potency, not much of it can usually cross the blood-brain barrier. After chronic administration, however, it can accumulate and begin to cross the blood-brain barrier by mass action.
Which of the following statements concerning the metabolites of morphine is correct?
Morphine-6-glucuronide appears to exert a CNS effect that is far more potent than morphine.
Inactive metabolite of morphine
Morphine-3-glucuronide is inactive.
Is M6G lipid soluble?
NO
Which of the following conditions would most likely prolong or potentiate the effects of neuromuscular blockade?
Acidosis Hypercarbia Hypothermia Hypokalemia Hypermagnesemia.
Prilocaine is metabolized to _______________, which can result in methemoglobinemia.
O-toluidine
O-toluidine, a metabolite of prilocaine MOA
oxidizes hemoglobin to methemoglobin, resulting in methemoglobinemia.
Acidosis effects on neuromuscular blockade?
Potentiates
Hypercabia effects on neuromuscular blockade?
Potentiates
Hypothermia effects on neuromuscular blockade?
Potentiates
Hypermagnesemia effects on neuromuscular blockade?
Potentiates
Which value for an inhaled anesthetic would you expect to be the highest? MAC wise
MAC-BAR
The term MAC-Awake is the concentration that produces unconsciousness in
50% of patients.
Typically, the MAC-Awake is about
half of MAC.
What is MAC-memory?
MAC-Memory is the concentration that produces amnesia in 50% of patients.
The MAC-BAR50 of both isoflurane and desflurane is
1.85 times MAC, and that’s with the addition of 60% nitrous oxide.
Which agent is a pure opioid antagonist that reverses opioid induced respiratory depression and analgesia?
Naloxone
Naloxone reverses analgesia through those receptors?
Through antagonism at mu, delta, and kappa receptors.
How does diazepam affect the CO2 response curve?
decreases the slope of the curve
Unlike most other CNS depressants, however, diazepam does not
shift the curve to the right.
Unlike most other CNS depressants, however, diazepam does not
shift the curve to the right.
The action of which of the following nondepolarizing muscle relaxants would be prolonged in the presence of liver failure? (select two)
Rocuronium
Pancuronium
A NDNMB agent that depends significantly (about 20%) on hepatic metabolism for clearance and its action is prolonged in patients with liver failure/cirrhosis.
Pancuronium
Depends upon metabolism by nonspecific esterases and is not prolonged by liver disease
Atracurium
It should also be noted that in patients with cirrhosis, the initial dose to achieve adequate muscle relaxation with pancuronium is
high and simultaneously there is slow disappearance of pancuronium from plasma.
Which of the following statements regarding respiratory gas tension and cerebral blood flow (CBF) is true?
Hypocapnia (decrease CO2 in blood) decreases cerebral blood flow. This effect usually lasts for about 4-6 hours.
PaO2 has little effect on CBF until it reaches a tension of 50 mmHg at which point it
dramatically increases CBF.
Which term describes the diversion of blood from a myocardial bed with limited or inadequate perfusion to a bed with more adequate perfusion?
Coronary steal
Explain coronary steal syndrome?
As the normal vessels dilate, blood is shunted towards the normal areas of the heart and away from the areas supplied by the already diseased vessels. This can result in worsening of ischemia.
The drugs most commonly involved in anesthesia-related allergic reactions are (select two)
Neuromuscular blocking agents
Antibiotics
Which A type fibers transmit temperature sensation and pain?
A-delta fibers transmit temperature sensation and pain.
Which of the following would explain a duration of action for succinylcholine of 6-8 hours?
Homozygous atypical pseudocholinesterase
A dibucaine number of 50 and heterozygous atypical pseudocholinesterase are also associated with a prolongation of action by
about 20-30 minutes.
Organophosphates will prolong the duration of succinylcholine
usually only by about 20-30 minutes
Homozygous atypical pseudocholinesterase occurs in 1:3200 persons and results in the production of a
pseudocholinesterase that has 1% of the normal affinity for succinylcholine. This results in greatly reduced metabolism of succinylcholine and a duration of action of 6 to 8 hours. .
How many sodium ions exit a cell for each two potassium ions that enter during repolarization?
3
What is the dibucaine number in a normal, healthy adult?
70 or higher
The dibucaine number is used to
assess the degree of pseudocholinesterase deficiency.
A normal dibucaine number is
greater than 70.
Heterozygous deficiency is defined as a dibucaine number between
30-70.
Atypical homozygous deficiency is characterized by a dibucaine number
below 30.
What is the elimination half-life of flumazenil?
60 minutes (1 hour)
Sevoflurane may need to be used with caution or possibly avoided in patients with
epilepsy; Sevoflurane can enhance seizure activity and needs to be used with caution in patients with a history of epilepsy.
Double-burst stimulation (DBS) is characterized by I.
Two short sequences of 50 Hz electrical impulses separated by 750 milliseconds.
The primary use for Double-burst stimulation (DBS) is to
detect residual blockade by a nondepolarizing neuromuscular relaxant.
Double-burst stimulation : Fade on the second burst of DBS is easier to detect than
fade on a train of four.
Tetanus consists of
repeated electrical impulses at a rapid frequency of 50, 100, or even 200 Hertz.