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I. Anesthetic Depth Flashcards

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Definition of Anesthesia

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“a reversible state of drug-induced unconsciousness in which the patient neither perceives nor recalls noxious stimulation.”

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Basic elements of anesthesia

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  1. Diminished motor response [Analgesic]
  2. Reversability [Reversal Agent]
  3. Analgesia [Analgesic]
  4. Unconsciousness [Hypnotic]
  5. Muscle Relaxation [Paralytic]
  6. Amnesia [Ammestic]

HINT: DRAUMA

Sedative/Anxiolysis also considered a “Basic Anesthesia Element”

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What anesthetic agent may be considered a “complete anesthetic”?

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Propofol

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sleep-like state, drowsiness, unconsciousness

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hypnotic

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calm state, relieves anxiety, relaxation

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Sedative/Anxiolytic

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Memory loss

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Amnestic

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Direct vs Indirect Memory Loss

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Direct: Midazolam

Indirect: Unconsciousness

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loss of sensation/pain, abolish reflexes

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Analgesic

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T/F: analgesics abolish BOTH somatic and autonomic reflexes.

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TRUE

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produce immobility

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Muscle relaxants

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Hypnotic examples

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  1. VA
  2. Propofol
  3. Ketamine
  4. Etomidate
  5. STP (Sodium Thiopental)
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Anxiolytic examples:

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  1. Versed (Midazolam)
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Amnestic examples

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Midazolam and other Benzos

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Analgesic examples

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  1. Opioids (Fentanyl, Morphine, etc.)
  2. LA
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Hypnotics come in what two varieties?

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  1. Inhaled
  2. IV (Direct Hypnosis)
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MAC: Minimum alveolar concentration required to prevent ____% of subjects from ____ in response to skin incision.

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  1. 50%
  2. “gross purposeful movement”
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What metric do we utilize to measure a patient’s level of MAC (i.e. on-board)?

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End Tidal Concentration

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With regard to MAC, movement is said to be ____.

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All or none

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MAC is considered to be both a ____ and ____ concept.

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  1. unifying
  2. additive
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MAC-awake

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1/3 - 1/4 MAC

most patients will wake when stimulated

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MAC-95

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1.2 - 1.3 MAC

95% of patients will not move

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MAC-BAR

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> 1.5 MAC

100% of patients will not move

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Hypnosis (and unconsciousness) is mediated in the ____.

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cortex

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Immobility is mediated in the ____.

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spinal cord

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T/F: IV hypnotics cause both varying degrees of hypnosis and immobility

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FALSE!

Inhaled Hypnotics cause both hypnosis and some degree of immobility

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T/F: inhaled hypnotics cause some degree of analgesia.

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FALSE!

the IV hypnotic/induction agent KETAMINE causes analgesia.

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Inhaled hypnotics synergistic with what other anesthestic adjuncts?

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  1. Opioids
  2. Benzos
  3. N2O

HINT: “Sin-ha-BON”

Synergistic-Inhaled

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T/F: IV and Inhaled Hypnotics are synergistic

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FALSE

(confirm)

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Although there are no uniform clinical signs to assess depth of anesthesia whilst using inhaled hypnotics, what metrics can provide some insight into depth?

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  1. ↑HR
  2. ↑BP
  3. Sweating
  4. ↑RR (confirm)
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When IV hypnotics are used for induction, what occurs after the initial bolus?

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redistribution

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What are the two major components of a TIVA?

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  1. Propofol
  2. Analgesic (i.e. Remifentanyl)
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T/F: Ketamine’s analgesic properties is typically sufficient to blunt responses to laryngoscopy and incision.

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FALSE

Ketamine may not blunt responses to major noxious stimuli

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IV hypnotics are synergistic with ____.

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opioids

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what techniques can be used to assess depth of anesthesia whilst using IV hypnotics?

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  1. Verbal responsiveness
  2. Loss of eyelash reflex
  3. loss of corneal reflex

HINT: think during a MAC case

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Opioids are not true ____.

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anesthetics

…due to weak hypnotic effect

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Analgesics decrease MAC by ____, but still possess a “ceiling effect”

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60-70%

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Opioid-only anesthesia may be considered for what patients?

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Patients with no circulatory reserve
valve disease, IHD, Trauma

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T/F: opioid-only anesthesia rarely leads to incidences of awareness.

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FALSE

it has a high incidence of awareness due to lack of hypnosis

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5 goals of anesthesia

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  1. Patient Safety
  2. Insufficient/Excessive anesthetic
  3. Unresponsive to noxious stimuli
  4. No awareness/recall
  5. Facilitate adequate operating conditions

HINT: SONAR

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Question to ask oneself prior to surgical incision:

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“Is my patient optimally narcotized, anesthetized, & paralyzed?

HINT: NAP

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T/F: there is no reliable stimulus or response measurement to assess depth.

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TRUE

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Different methods we can estimate depth?

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  1. Physical assessment (HR,BP, Movement)
  2. MAC (Et Inhalational Agent)
  3. EEG and Processed EEG (BIS)
  4. EMG
  5. BAEP (Brainstem Auditory Evoked Potentials)
  6. LES Contractility (LES tone/pressure, Spontaneous & Evoked Potentials)

HINT: BLEEP Mac

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Depth Monitoring Pic

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MOST reliable physical signs of anesthetic depth

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  • Gross purposeful movement
  • Reflexive movement to stimulus
  • Immediate hemodynamic stimulus response
  • Immediate respiratory stimulus response
  • Response to soft stimulation (shaving, surgical prep, positioning, etc.)
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Less reliable physical signs of anesthetic depth

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  • Heart rate
  • Respiratory rate
  • Blood Pressure
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How does NMBD limit physical assessment of anesthetic depth

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Inhibits:
- movement
- eye opening
- breathing/tachypnea

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How do Beta Blockers, Ca Channel blockers, Vagalytics, Epi, etc. limit physical assessment of anesthetic depth?

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  • Attenuates autonomic responses to noxious stimulus
  • can mask HR/BP increase
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With regard to pupils, which drug causes mydriasis?

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Scopolamine

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49
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which drug/s can cause miosis?

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narcotics

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50
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how can patient positioning affect anesthetic depth assessment?

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prone position can hide lacrimation

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51
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Michigan Awareness Classificaition Instrument

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0: No awareness
1: Isolated auditory perceptions
2: Tactile perceptions (intubation)
3: Pain
4: Paralysis (feeling one cannot move, speak, or breathe)
5: Paralysis and pain

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What does the designation “D” represent on the Michigan Awareness Classification Instrument

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Distress (reports of fear, anxiety, suffocation, sense of doom, sense of impending death…)

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Why does awareness generally occur?

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imbalance

[HIGH] Demand/Tolerance (Pain) vs [LOW] Supply (meds, sedation)

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54
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Risk factors for “High Demand/Tolerance vs Low Supply” cases

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  • Drug addiction (cocaine, alcohol)
  • Chronic Pain (long term opiate)
  • Long-term use Anti-Convulsants (Kepra®) & Benzos
  • Genetics (Red hair)
  • Female
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Risk factors for “Low Demand & Very Low Supply” cases

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  • Low perfusion states (EF <40%, Trauma, youth)
  • ASA Class 4 or 5
  • End Stage Lung disease
  • Marginal Exercise tolerance
  • Pulmonary HTN

First 2 are a result of safety risk if given too much anesthesia, therefore less than ideal is often given

HINT:P²ALE

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Other General risk factors for Awareness

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  • Any situation where depth of anesthesia may have to be weighed against the hemodynamic instability of the patient
  • Hx of awareness
  • N20/Narcotic technique with little VA
  • Provider Inexperience
  • Hx of difficult intubation or anticipated DI
  • Equipment malfunction
  • < 0.7 MAC (age-adjusted)
  • Use of NMB (no movement if distressed)
57
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Overall Anesthesia Awareness Incidence Rate

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0.1-0.2% in non-OB & non cardiac surgery

  • 20k to 40k in USA annually
  • 3/2000 patients
58
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obstetric awareness rate

59
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Cardiac surgery awareness rate

60
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Major trauma awareness rate

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11-43%

hemodynamically instability overrides demand for adequate sedation

61
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Average number of law suits annually regarding closed claims of awareness

62
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All anesthetic depth monitors are based on what measured concept?

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Electroencephalography (EEG)

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EEG reads ____ caused by action potentials (low-voltage currect) in brain activity and uses special adhesive electrodes

A

electrical current

64
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T/F: EEG pads must be placed in areas without hair.

65
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EEG waves are measured in what unit?

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Hertz (Hz)

Waves/sec

66
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T/F: EEG technology directly measures consciousness

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FALSE

likely to be conscious at certain level

67
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EEG Beta waves:

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13-30 Hz

Awake

68
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EEG Alpha waves:

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8-13 Hz

Moderate Sedation

hint: mAc cases

69
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EEG Theta waves:

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3.5-8 Hz

General Anesthesia

70
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EEG Delta Waves:

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0-3.5 Hz

Deep Anesthesia

71
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A

Beta Wave (Awake)

72
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A

Alpha Wave (moderate sedation)

73
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A

Theta Wave (General Anesthesia)

74
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A

Delta Wave (Deep Anesthesia)

75
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For EEG waveforms, as anesthetic effect increases, EEF frequency ____, and waveform amplitude ____.

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  • decreases (transmission slows)
  • increases
76
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Wave Progression (Awake to deep anesthesia)

A

Beta, Alpha, Theta, Delta

Bold Anesthesia Tames Druggies

77
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____ utilizes EEG and a proprietary algorithm to provide a value that correlates with increased risk of intraoperative awareness

A

Bispectral Index (BIS)

78
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what BIS values are believed to indicate decreased incidence of intraoperative awareness?

79
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The BIS has ____ electrodes that are placed where?

A

4

over the frontal cortex

80
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Job of BIS Electrode 1

81
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what BIS electrodes use a differential amplifier to measure potential difference?

A

Electrodes 2 and 3

82
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job of BIS electrode 4

A

remove noise

83
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What must be done before BIS application?

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  • clean forehead with alcohol, then wipe dry
  • wait until patient is asleep to apply (abrasive)
  • place folded gauze (b/w BIS and skin) between electrode 1 and connection port; this prevents BIS from twisting and potentially scraping/cutting forehead
84
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why is the BIS bispectral?

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it analyzes signals from the frontal lobe at various frequencies (B, A, T, D)

85
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BIS algorithm collects data over ____ seconds

86
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BIS value: likely to follow commands

87
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BIS value: gray zone (50% of patients fail to follow commands)

88
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BIS value:
- memory impaired
- decreased probability of explicit recall

89
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BIS value: high sensitivity to reflect unconsciousness

90
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BIS value:
- balanced anesthetic
- adequate hypnosis
- improved recovery
- decreased incidence of intra-operative awareness

91
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BIS value:
- significantly deep anesthetic
- assoc with negative outcomes

92
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What BIS level is associated with cerebral ischemia

93
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What BIS value is associated with:
- ↑ stroke, MI, Mortality risk

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<40 for > 5 min

94
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T/F: BIS value of <20 is associated with decreased POCD.

95
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Burst Supression occurs at what BIS value?

96
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The BIS value reflects the reduced ____ produced by most anesthetics

A

cerebral metabolic rate

97
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CMR increases/decreases as BIS value falls

98
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“Lack of EEG activity”

A

Burst Suppression

99
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T/F: The BIS tells us the probability of that a patient will respond to a command AND the probability that the patient will remember the command.

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FALSE

Will not tell us the probability of whether the patient will remember the command, BUT does correlate to impaired memory function

100
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T/F: Burst Suppression is never intentionally utilized.

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FALSE

some neurosurgeries require it, but a neuro tech will use a different monitor to track brain activity

101
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BIS metric that indicates confidence/trustworthiness of BIS value

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Signal Quality Index (SQI)

102
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How is SQI calculated?

A

based on impedance data and artifacts

103
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Desirable SQI value

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> 90

Closest to 100 as possible

104
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Poor SQI value

105
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BIS value: % average of EEG activity over time that falls below preset limit.

A

Suppression Ratio (SR)

106
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This BIS value is derived from the electrical power of muscle movement (muscle tone).

A

Electromyelography (EMG)

107
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Range of frequencies used by EMG

108
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The larger EEG waveform graph covers what span of time?

A

One Hour Trend Window

1 hour

109
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The smaller EEG waveform graph is called what and covers what span of time?

A

Raw EEG Window

20 seconds

110
Q

BIS Monitoring Screen labeled

111
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Under what circumstances is the EMG function rendered useless?

A

If the patient is under NMB (duh, there’s no muscle tone to measure)

112
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What responds faster: BIS value vs EMG value

113
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what measurement unit does the EMG use?

114
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Factors that can influence BIS values:

A
  1. EMG artifact & NMB Agents
  2. Medical Devices
  3. Medications & Anesthetics
  4. Clinical Conditions
115
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Examples of EMG Artifact/NMB agent BIS interference:

A
  1. Excessive muscle tone in forehead = ↑ BIS value
  2. NMB agents = ↓ EMG & MAY ↓ BIS value
116
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Under stable anesthesia, without EMG artifact, NMB have what effect on BIS values?

A

little or no effect

117
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Examples of medical devices that that can influence BIS values?

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  1. Pacemakers
  2. Forced Air Warmers (applied over head)
  3. Electrocautery
  4. Endoscopic Shaving Devices
118
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Medications that INCREASE BIS value:

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  1. Ketamine: transient ↑ BIS & ↑ EMG
  2. Etomidate: transient ↑ BIS
119
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Why can Etomidate ↑ BIS value?

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causes myoclonus (muscle contraction)

120
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What drugs DECREASE BIS values?

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  1. Opioids
  2. Benzodiazepines

Due to synergism with hypnotics

121
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Clinical conditions that influence BIS values:

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  1. Cardiac Arrest
  2. Hypovolemia/Hypotension
  3. Cerebral Ischemia/Hypoperfusion
  4. Hypoglycemia
  5. Hypothermia
  6. Disorders (Dementia, Alzheimers, Postictal Suppression following ECT, Genetic low-voltage EEG)
122
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BIS - Light - Clinical Application Flowchart

123
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BIS - Adequate - Clinical Application Flowchart

124
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BIS - Deep - Clinical Application Flowchart

125
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Differences in BIS and Masimo Sedline - Patient State Analyzer:

A

Sedline:
- more channels (4)
- measures Left AND Right sides of brain
- “Processed EEG” value (instead of BIS value)
- 0-100 range (same as BIS)
- 25-50 optimal range for hypnotic state for surgical anesthesia
- Less interference
- Cerebral Oximeter function
- Very Expensive

126
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Utility Trial (1997)

A
  • Propofol only
  • 13-23% ↓ in propofol use
  • 35-40% faster time to wakeup/extubation
  • 16% faster PACU discharge
  • Better assessments
  • No difference in intra-op events
127
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B-Aware Trial (2004)

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  • High-risk of awareness patients
  • 82% reduction in incidence of awareness with recall
128
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Cochrane Review (2007)

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  • Meta-Analysis (20 studies)
  • **Reduced propofol use by 1.3 mg/kg/hr
  • Reduced MAC by 0.17**
  • Reduced times to Eye-opening, response to command, PACU discharge
  • Shortened PACU Stay
  • Reduced incidence of intra-op recall with high-risk patients
129
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Avidan Study (2008)

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  • Demonstrated that both utilization of the BIS and adhering to 0.7-1.3 MAC ETAG were effective at reducing incidences of recall and awareness with high-risk patients
  • first trial, both methods performed equally
  • trial repeated in 2011, ETAG outperformed BIS alone (2 vs 7 incidences of awareness)
130
Q

BIS cost effective?

A

Pads: $20-40

Considering financial costs resulting from the 3/2000 cases of awareness, there is an estimated savings of $10k-$25k

also save drug costs

some manufacturers will cover legal fees if BIS <60 during case

131
Q

What may be done for a patient if you believe they may have experienced awareness during surgery?

A

administer benzos (amnesia)

132
Q

BIS is best used in conjunction with what two other adjuncts?

A
  1. traditional vital sign monitoring (BP)
  2. EtAG (End tidal anesthetic agent)
133
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One of the best uses of the BIS is to reduce volatile agent; what are the patient benefits of doing so?

A
  1. better hemodynamic stability
  2. faster emergence
  3. less PONV
  4. faster recovery
134
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Are TIVA cases good cases for the BIS?

A

YES

these cases generally utilize 0.5 MAC + Propofol, making it very difficult to assess anesthetic depth

135
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Types of cases the qualify as good cases for BIS use:

A
  1. Trauma
  2. Cardiac (any case with hemodynamic instability - will be using ↓VA)
  3. OB with GA
  4. TIVA (anything with lower MAC req.)
  5. Carotid Surgery
  6. Spines

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