Harmon Hints for the Final Flashcards
What are the 5 goals of General Anesthesia?
- analgesia
- amnesia
- immobility
- unconsciousness
- attenuation of autonomic reflexes to pain
What are the two main types of amnesia?
retrograde and anterograde.
(retrograde - previously formed memories are lost
anterograde - inability to form new memories)
What is the Mallampati class if the hard palate is not visible?
Mallampati IV
What is the Mallampati class if only the hard and soft palates are visible?
Mallampati III
What is the Mallampati class if you can see the hard palate, the soft palate, the uvula, and the tonsilar pillars?
Mallampati I
What is the Mallampati class if you can see the hard palate, the soft palate, and part of the uvula?
Mallampati II
At what spinal process does the adult spinal cord terminate?
L1-L2
What can provide the best sensitivity and specificity for a patient in regards to their diagnoses?
patient history
Define sensitivity.
the proportion of actual positives which are correctly identified as such (e.g. the percentage of sick people who are correctly identified as having the condition)
Define specificity.
the proportion of negatives which are correctly identified (e.g. the percentage of healthy people who are correctly identified as not having the condition)
Would a patient who previously had endocarditis, but who does not have valve dysfunction, require prophylactic antibiotics?
No.
How much air is needed to inflate a size 4 LMA?
30mL
What is the definitive way to guarantee placement of a double ETT?
fiberoptic scope
One way to assess a decreased volume status.
urine output
What is the number of mL/kg used to calculate the estimated blood volume of an adult female?
65 mL/kg
What is the number of mL/kg used to calculate the estimated blood volume of an adult male?
70 mL/kg
What is the number of mL/kg used to calculate the estimated blood volume of an infant?
80 mL/kg
What is the number of mL/kg used to calculate the estimated blood volume of a full-term neonate?
80-90 mL/kg
What is the number of mL/kg used to calculate the estimated blood volume of a premature neonate?
100-120 mL/kg
How does the 4-2-1 rule work for maintenance fluid calculation?
4 mL for each of the first 10kg
2 mL for each of the next 10kg
1 mL for each of the rest.
(or for adults > 30kg, just add 40 to their weight, and there is the maintenance.
80kg = 120mL/hr maintenance)
What do you do if you are unable to ventilate and unable to intubate a patient?
create a surgical airway.
especially after 3 intubation attempts
Most nerve injuries are due to these two things.
pressure ischemia and overstretching
Which patient position is the worst for V/Q mismatching?
lateral decubitus
What potassium level would require rapid treatment?
> 5.5
Would ascites be considered an insensible loss?
No.
A basal skull fracture is contraindicated in what type of intubation?
nasal intubation
Which nerve is responsible for sensation above the vocal cords?
internal branch of the superior laryngeal nerve
Which nerve is responsible for the motor function of the cricothyroid muscle?
external branch of the superior laryngeal nerve
Which nerve is responsible for sensation below the vocal cords and motor function of everything but the cricothyroid muscle?
recurrent laryngeal nerve
When replacing an NPO deficit, how much fluid is given during each of the first three hours?
1/2 of the total deficit during the 1st hour,
1/4 of the total deficit during the 2nd hour,
1/4 of the total deficit during the 3rd hour.
How many mL/kg of fluid is required to replace insensible losses for minimal trauma?
4 mL/kg