From practice tests #3 Flashcards
Jet ventilation
- Max 60 psi
- can be used above glottis
- can cause pneumo
Bronchial blockers used for:
- suctioning of isolated lung (suction air or insufflate with O2)
- nasally intubated
- a trach
- a single lumen ETT in place
- < 8 years old
- EZ, Cohen, Arndt, Uniblocker
known difficult airway, avoid?
RSI
Each Hgb molecule can carry how many O2 atoms?
Can carry 4 O2 molecules > so 8 O2 atoms
Aortic valve dimensions: Normal and severe AS
- Normal 2.5-3.5 cm²
- Severe AS < 0.8 (some books say < 1.0 cm²)
Candidates for CEA vs CAS
CEA better for pts with:
- Dont tolerate antiplatelets
- severe renal
CAS better for pts with:
- CHF < 30%
- CAD w/unstable angina
- abnormal stress test or MI < 1 month
- Valve disease
- Severe obesity
- Contralateral RLN injury
Aortic aneurysm least likely to cause aortic insufficiency
Crawford 1
Descending AAs only?
D3.SB.C
- Debaky 3
- Stanford B
- All Crawford
Ascending AAs only?
D2.SA
- Debakey 2
- sometimes Standford A
Nitric oxide pathway
O2 + arginine → Nitric oxide → cGMP → Protein kinase
Halflife 6 seconds
Recall of anesthesia exam?
Modified Brice exam:
- Remember before going to sleep?
- 1st thing waking up?
- anything between going to sleep/waking up?
- did you dream?
- what was the worst thing about your procedure?
closes glottic opening
aryepiglottic folds
Pancreatitis S/S
- Pericardial effusion
- myocardial depression
- Dysrhthmias
- MI
- DIC
- ARF
- THrombophlebitits
- vasodilation
- hypovolemia
Autonomic Hyperreflexia S/S
- HTN
- Bradycardia
- Pulm edema
- Seizures
*most common in bold
when to redose antacids?
60 mins
Antibodies
O has anti AB
AB has none
B has A
A has B
Most common arrhythmia with WPW syndrom
AVNRT
Name for wide/narrow QRS
Wide - Antidromic
Narrow - Orthodromic
Gout treatment
- Hydration
- Alkalize urine with bicarb
- Allopurinol (inhibits purine →uric acid)
- Colchacine (decreases inflammation)
Levadopa does what
decreases prolactin
increases growth hormone
30 day mortality risk of elderly, in order
- ASA 4
- > 90yo
- ARF
- unplanned ICU admit
- ASA 3
LMA + laparoscopic procedure guidelines
“15” rule:
- < 15º tilt
- < 15 cmH20
- < 15 min
Use gastric draining LMA - proseal, supreme