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High Risk Aspiration Patients Flashcards

1
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Drawing of a foreign substance, such as gastric contents into the respiratory tract

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Aspiration (doesn’t allow lungs to exchange)

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2
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Contents involved in aspiration include

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secretions, blood, gastric contents, or a foreign body

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3
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Aspiration leads to

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  1. aspiration pneumonitis (what we care about)

2. aspiration pneumonia

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4
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When material is acidic gastric contents, the patients is at risk for

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aspiration pneumonitis

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5
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When when is oral secretion containing bacteria, the patient is at risk for

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aspiration pneumonia

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6
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Aspiration pneumonitis is a type of

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acute lung injury

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7
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1st phase of aspiration pneumonitis consist of

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chemical burning of lung tissue, peaking 1-2 hours after event

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8
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2nd phase of aspiration pneumonitis consists of

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massive inflammatory response (peaks 4-6 hours after event)

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9
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Severity of aspiration pneumonitis is dependent upon

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VOLUME AND ACIDITY

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10
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What volume/pH is aspiration most severe

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> 25 mL

pH < 2.5

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11
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Prevalence of aspiration

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1/900 to 1/10,000

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12
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Aspiration results in what % of airway related deaths

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50% (higher than CVCI!)

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13
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Why might aspiration be so prevalent and detrimental

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lack of adequately identifying risk and modifying anesthetic technique

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14
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Aspiration can result in

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  • dyspnea
  • hypoxia
  • hypercapnia
  • acidosis
  • respiratory arrest (causing stress on heart causing dysrhythmias)
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15
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Who is at risk for aspiration

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  • technically everyone
  • upper esophageal sphincter issues
  • lower esophageal sphincter issues
  • bad airway reflexes (trouble cough, swelling, L-spasm)
  • too light anesthetic
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16
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Why is everyone technically at risk for aspiration

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drugs used to produce and maintain GA greatly reduce the body’s natural defense against aspiration

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17
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What demographic has decreased airway reflexes

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elderly

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18
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Why would too light an anesthetic cause aspiration

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pain can cause gagging/retching and can increase gastric pressure over LES pressure

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19
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In aspiration events, regurgitation occurs how many times as often as active vomiting

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3x

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20
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What can we do to help aspiration

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  1. identify risk factors
  2. reduce risk
  3. execute modified anesthetic techniques
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21
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High risk factors for aspiration

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  1. full stomach
  2. decreased gastric emptying
  3. esophageal sphincter impairment
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22
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What types of patients are likely to have a full stomach

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  1. NON-NPO
  2. emergency/trauma
  3. small bowel obstruction
  4. pregnancy
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23
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Highest risk for aspiration

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small bowel syndrome

24
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What types of patients are likely to have decreased gastric emptying

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  1. diabetic
  2. recent trauma
  3. opioid use
  4. increased ICP
  5. pregnancy
25
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What types of patients are likely to have esophageal sphincter impairment

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  1. GERD
  2. morbid obesity
  3. hiatal hernia
  4. pregnancy
  5. pyloric stenosis
26
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Clear liquids NPO hours

A

2

27
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Breast milk NPO hours

A

4

28
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Nonhuman milk NPO hours

A

6

29
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Light meal NPO hours

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6

30
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Regular/hearty meal NPO hours

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8

31
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Disorder which slows the movement of food from stomach through pylorus into small intestine

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gastroparesis (decreased gastric emptying)

32
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(Decreased gastric emptying) Gastroparesis most often associated with

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injury to vagus nerve or idiopathic

33
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What types of people are likely to have gastroparesis (decreased gastric emptying)

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  • poorly controlled diabetics
  • severe pain
  • Parkinson’s or MS
34
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When part of the stomach bulges through diaphragm into chest

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hiatal hernia (lower sphincter issues)

35
Q

Thickened pylorus muscle preventing food from traveling from stomach to small intestine

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pyloric stenosis (esophageal sphincter impairment)

36
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Cases of esophageal sphincter impairment

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hiatal hernia

pyloric stenosis

37
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Demographic commonly associated with pyloric stenosis

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pediatrics

38
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How can we reduce risk of aspiration

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  1. decrease gastric volume
  2. decrease gastric pH
  3. stop surgery if possible
  4. regional with MINIMAL sedation
39
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Drugs used to decrease gastric volume

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  1. reglan (metoclopramide)
  2. erythromycin
  3. NG tube
40
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Reglan (metoclopramide) method of action and onset

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  • increases gastric motility/emptying to decrease gastric volume. Also increases pH
  • onset 1-3 min
  • dopamine antagonist
41
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Erythromycin method of action

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antibiotic that promotes gastric emptying

42
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Drugs used to increase gastric pH (decrease acidity)

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  1. H2 blockers
  2. Proton pump inhibitors (PPIs)
  3. Antacids
43
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When is reglan contraindicated

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Parkinson’s disease treated with L-Dopa or in presence of small bowel obstruction

44
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Common H2 blocker used to increase gastric pH (decrease acidity)

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pepcid (famotidine)

- what we usually give

45
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Antacid used to increase gastric pH (decrease acidity)

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Sodium citrate (citric acid, bictra; alkalizing salt)

46
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Proton pump inhibitor used to increase gastric pH (decrease acidity)

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omeprazole (or other prazoles)

- usually prescribed

47
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H2 antagonists (like blockers) method of action

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competitively inhibit action of histamine at H2 receptors on gastric parietal cells, inhibiting gastric acid secretion
- blockers do NOT alter pH of gastric fluid already present in stomach at time of admin

48
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onset of H2 blockers

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30 minutes

49
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How can we execute modified anesthetic techniques

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  1. RSI

2. modified RSI (high dose Roc over Sux)

50
Q

Why do we hold posterior pressure on cricoid cartilage during an RSI

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to prevent regurgitated contents from traveling up any higher

51
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Sux dose used in RSI

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1-2 mg/kg (on side of 2)

52
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Roc dose used for RSI

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0.6-1.2 mg/kg

53
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Why do we not ventilate while waiting for drugs to take effect in RSI?

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so we don’t push more air into their stomach?

54
Q

The airway is never protected (but especially in RSI) until this happens

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cuff is inflated

55
Q

BURP versus cricoid pressure

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Cricoid pressure is used to protect the airway from regurgitated contents while BURP is used attempting to gain better view of vocal cords during intubation

56
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BURP stands for

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backward
upward
right
pressure

57
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Things you MUST do before extubating an RSI/any concern with stomach

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  1. suction out stomach (OG or NG)

2. awake extubation with return of airway reflexes (get academic with it)

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