Inhalation Sedation 1 Flashcards
What is conscious sedation?
A technique using a drug/s to produce state of depression of the CNS enabling treatment to be carried out
If have conscious sedation what is maintained?
Protective reflex e.g swallow and verbal contact
Types of sedation techniques?
Inhalation IVS Transmucosal Oral Intramuscular
What drug is given for inhalation sedation?
Nitrous oxide/ oxygen - combination
What drug is given for IV sedation?
Midazolam
What can be used for transmural sedation?
Midazolam
What drugs can be used orally for sedation?
Temazepam, diazepam, midazolam
When is oral sedation useful?
Premedication
What is used for IM sedation?
Ketamine
What are some properties of nitrous oxide?
Volatile
Denser than air
Least potent anaesthetic gas
Poorly soluble - rapid onset and recovery
What is MAC
Minimal alveolar concentrate
Minimum [] to provide surgical anaesthesia for 50% population
What is MAC nitrous oxide?
104
Means can’t be provided alone to prevent feeling surgery
How does nitrous oxide work?
Inhaled into lungs via nasal mask
Travel down pressure gradient from alveolus into blood
Hardly metabolised as exhaled quicker
Excreted through lungs
Propertiies of nitrous oxide?
Analgesic
Mild anaesthetic
Hypnotic
Anxiolytic
How is nitrous oxide an anxiolytic?
Acts on central nervous system through interaction GABA
What are 4 stages anaesthesia?
- Analgesia
- Excitement
- Surgical analgesia
- Respiratory paralysis
What % of nitrous oxide to reach moderate sedation?
5-25% nitrous oxide
What % nitrous oxide produces dissociation sedation and alangesia?
20-55%