Exam Three Flashcards
Gas
- No definite shape or volume; conforms to container; fills container; flows; is easily compressible
- Gases that don’t react chemically form homogenous mixtures
- Molecules high kinetic energy, large distances, do not interact with each other or container
- Ideal gas has no intermolecular forces
- Easily compressible and expandable
Liquids
- Definite volume; Conforms to shape of container; flows; NOT compressible
- Molecular distance small, medium kinetic energy; inter-molecular forces hold condensed state but allow molecules to slide against each other
- Resist compression
Meyer-Overton Hypothesis
The potency of a compound to induce general anesthesia is directly related to the compounds lipid solubility.
Suggests that onset of anesthesia occurs when sufficient molecules of the anesthetic agent have dissolved in the cell’s lipid membranes, resulting in anesthesia.
Low Solubility Agents
- Higher MAC to produce anesthesia (Desflurance MAC = 6%; N 2 O MAC = 105%)
- Rapid onset and rapid recovery
Higher Solubility Agents
- Lower MAC to produce anesthesia (Halothane MAC 0.74%; Methoxyflurane MAC 0.15%)
- Slower onset and rapid recovery
Solubility of Anesthetic Agents
Iso - 1%, 1:4
Sevo - 2%, 0.69
Des - 6%, 0.42
Nitrous - 105%, 0.47
Saturated Vapor Pressure
- The pressure in the vapor phase when it is in equilibrium with its liquid phase
- The SVP of a substance (anesthetic agent) at a specified Temp is the partial pressure of the substance in the vapor phase that is in equilibrium with its liquid (or solid) phase.
SVP for a given substance depends ONLY on _______
Temperature.
At a higher Temp, more molecules will be present in the gas phase at equilibrium and the vapor pressure and SVP will BOTH be higher.
The SVP does or SVP is a characteristic of the substance.
SVP is a characteristic of the substance. The SVP does NOT change in different environments (atm pressures or temperatures)
ie: When you raise the temp, more will vaporize but the SVP stays the same
SVP of water is a function of ________
temperature.
As the temperature increases, more water is in the vapor form (humidity)
Relative Humidity
= amount of water vapor in the air compared to the amount the air could hold (SVP) at that T.
- Summer humidity higher = lots of moisture in the air
- Winter humidity lower = drier air
SVP effects on anesthesia
RA =
Larynx =
Bonchi =
RA 10 mmHg
larynx 26-32 mm Hg bronchi 47 mmHg
SVP does NOT depend on _______
- the amount of liquid present as long as there is liquid present.
- the amount (volume) of vapor present in the vapor phase.
- surface area
- the presence of other gases
Boiling Point
- Evaporation occurs throughout the liquid (not just @ surface).
- Vapor pressure = ambient pressure
- Temperature does NOT increase with added heat
• The boiling point of water at 760 mmHg (1atm) is 100 C
Latent Heat of Vaporization
• The amount of heat required to convert 1 gram of liquid into 1 gram of vapor at a given T
Vapor pressure is inversely related to ______
Boiling Point.
ie: VP des 670, BP 23
VP iso 238, BP 48
VP sevo 157, BP 56
Autoclaves
- Autoclaves increase pressure and water boils at higher temps
- Under pressure, steam at 100 C has 7X the heat of water at 100 C
Decrease pressure = water boils @ lower temp
Increase pressure = water boils @ higher temp
To condense a gas into a liquid
Lower the temp & increase the ambient pressure
To convert a liquid to a gas
Increase the temp and decrease the ambient pressure
Critical Temp of Common Gases
O2 = -116C N2) = 36.5 C Co2 = 31 C
Laminar Flow vs Turbulent Flow
Laminar flow is smooth and efficient. Turbulent flow is not smooth and less efficient.
Viscosity
is an inherent property of a fluid that resists flow
Friction
is resistance to flow from surface interaction and is proportional to fluid viscosity
Laminar fluid flow (Hagen-Poiseuille’s Law)
• Q = 𝜋𝑟^4 ∆P/8nL
• Q = flow 𝜋 = 3.14159265358979, r=radius ∆P = pressure gradient (change) n=fluid viscosity L=length (of tube/vessel/IV catheter/ETT/etc)
Flow is directly proportional to ______
the 4th power of the radius.
• Radius doubles, flow goes up r 4 = 2 4 = 16-fold increase in flow.
- 22g IV has inner diameter 0.012”(r=0.006)
- 18g IV is 0.033” (r=0.017)
Flow is also directly proportional to ______
the pressure gradient (∆P)
- ∆P = inflow pressure – outflow pressure
- Raising the IV pole higher, creates increased pressure due to gravity = faster fluid flow**