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Nitrous oxide has ____ potency and _____ solubility

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Low and Poor

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What is the blood-gas partition coefficient?

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A ratio of how soluble a substance is in blood compared to air.

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If a gas has a blood-gas partition coefficient of 1.7 that means:

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The gas is 1.7 times more soluble in blood than air at equilibrium

Since the drug is highly soluble, it will have a longer induction time

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As the gas-blood partition coefficient increases, the MAC will generally ______

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decrease

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High Solubility = ____ induction

Low Solubility = ______ induction

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High = Slow induction

Low = Fast induction

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Fluorination increases ______ and decreases ______

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Increases potency

Decreases flammability

This is why modern inhaled anesthetics are ethers but they are not flammable

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What is MACBAR?

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MAC required to block adrenergic response

It’s approximately 1.5 MAC

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What is the MACAWAKE for Des/sevo/iso?

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Approximately 0.33 MAC

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When we say a gas has a MAC of 6%, it’s 6% of what?

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It’s 6% of 1 ATM (760 mmHg)

So 6% is a partial pressure of 45.6mmHg

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How will metabolic acidosis impact MAC?

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decreases MAC

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Acute alcohol use _____ MAC

Chronic alcohol use _____ MAC

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Acute decreases

chronic increases

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Will pregnant women have a higher or lower MAC?

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Usually lower, because they have a higher level of circulating endorphins

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How does serum sodium impact MAC?

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Hypernatremia increases MAC

hyponatremia decreases MAC

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In animals without brains, how is MAC impacted?

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It isn’t, which suggests MAC is spinal cord mediated

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Why does chronic meth use decrease MAC?

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Depleted norepinephrine levels in the brain mean there’s less stimulation to overcome

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Acute meth use will _____ MAC

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increase

More norepinephrine stimulation to overcome

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What is vapor pressure?

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the pressure at which you have equal vaporization and condensation

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What is the impact of pressure on vaporization?

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Pressure reduces vaporization even at higher temperatures in which the substance would usually vaporize

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What does it mean if a substance has a high vapor pressure?

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That it really wants to vaporize

BECAUSE if it’s prone to vaporize, a lot more of its molecules will have to be vaporized before an equal number will begin condensing

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What does high volatility mean?

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That a substance really wants to evaporate

High volatility = high vapor pressure

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When the vapor pressure is equal to the atmospheric pressure, you have reached:

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the boiling point

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Why don’t you have to adjust the dial for Sevo or Iso at altitude?

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The percentage delivered at altitude is significantly higher than at 1 ATM, HOWEVER the partial pressure really isn’t

Since partial pressure is what we actually care about, there isn’t a huge need to adjust the dials

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Why do you have to adjust Des at altitude, but not Iso or Sevo?

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Unlike Sevo or Iso, Des is in a controlled, heated environment where it will always give off a set percentage

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What determines how the rate of anesthetic onset?

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The rate of rise of the partial pressure in the alveolus

NOT determined by how much of the anesthetic is absorbed in the blood

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How does cardiac output influence rate of onset of inhaled anesthetics?
The more blood moving through the lungs, the higher the amount of solubility, which means onset will be slower this means a high CO will increase the time it takes A low CO will decrease the time it takes
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The partial pressure in the lung is equal to the partial pressure in the \_\_\_\_\_\_
brain
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What is the FA/FI curve representing?
How long it takes for the alveolar anesthetic concentration to equal the inspired anesthetic concentration If I have the dial set to 2.1%, how long it takes for the exhaled concentration to reach 2.1%
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What is the concentration effect?
Hypothetically, you would think that FA/FI would reach 1 at the same rate no matter what percentage we're going for If you give 6% it should take x amount of time for FA to reach 6%, and if we gave 60% it should take the same amount of time. But it doesn't. When you give a higher concentration of gas, the FA/FI reaches 1 much, much faster Since Nitrous is the only gas we routinely use where we give large amounts, it's the only gas effected by concentration
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What is the metabolism rule of 2s?
Percent that is metabolized: Halothane 20% Sevo 2% Iso 0.2% Des 0.02%
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In the CO2 absorber, Sevo can form _____ and Des can form \_\_\_\_\_\_
Sevo can form Compound A Des can form carbon monoxide
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What is the MAC of Sevo?
2%
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What is the MAC of Des?
6.6%
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What is the MAC of Iso?
1.15%
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Why do inhalational agents drop the MAP?
Reduced SVR, NOT reduced CI
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Volatile anesthetics are coronary vaso \_\_\_\_\_\_
dilators IN THE EPICARDIUM
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What is coronary steal?
You'd think vasodilating the coronary vessels would be helpful in patients who have some blockages BUT in those patients with partial blockages, they're already vasodilated at the site of ischemia and vasoconstricted at other sites, allowing for increased flow through the partial occlusion if you give an anesthetic agent, it vasodilates all the arteries, and the beneficial action of dilating the partially occluded artery decreases. You wind up stealing blood from the ischemic area. DOES NOT HOLD UP IN THE RESEARCH
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How do inhaled anesthetics impact the ECG?
Prolong QT
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What do you do if a patient has a long QT at baseline?
Pretreat with beta blockers prior to anesthetizing
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What effects on respiration do inhaled anesthetics cause?
Increased RR Decreased Vt Combination results in increased dead space, reducing alveolar ventilation
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How do volatile anesthetics impact apneic threshold?
Increased It will take a higher CO2 concentration in the arteries to spark apneic breathing mechanisms
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What is the impact of volatile anesthetics on cerebral perfusion?
Increased Blood flow goes up and metabolism goes down, which can cause increased ICP Can be mitigated by increasing RR
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Sevo
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List the ethers
Des/Iso/Sevo Enflurane Methoxyflurane Ether
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How can you identify an ether?
The ether bridge: C - O - C
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List the alkanes
Halothane Chloroform
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List the gases
Nitrous Oxide Xenon
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Desflurane
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Isoflurane
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What effect does adding the Cl atom to Isoflurane have on its actions?
Increases potency by making the molecule heavier increases blood and tissue solubility
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Halothane The absence of an ether bridge and presence of a Bromine are dead giveaways
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Desflurane is fully flurinated. How does this impact its effect?
Decreased potency Increased vapor pressure Increased resistance to biotransformation
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What does it mean for a gas to be stable?
ability to resist being broken down and metabolized
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Des and Iso can become unstable in ______ producing \_\_\_\_\_\_
Desiccated soda lime CO
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**VAPOR PRESSURE** SEVO/DES/ISO/NITRO
Sevo: 157 Des: 669 Iso: 238 Nitrous: 38,770
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**BOILING POINT** SEVO/ISO/DES/NITROUS
Sevo: 59 Iso: 49 Des: 22 Nitrous: -88
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**BLOOD:GAS COEFFICIENT** SEVO/DES/ISO/NITROUS
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Nitrous Des Sevo Iso
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The VRG contains which organs?
Brain Heart Liver Kidneys Endocrine Glands
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How does FRC effect wash in?
If your FRC is increased, that means there is more space to fill with gas, and the wash in will take longer If your FRC is decreased, there is less space to fill with gas, and the wash in will be shorter
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**HEPATIC BIOTRANSFORMATION** DES/SEVO/ISO/NITROUS
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Which anesthetic gases produce TFAs?
Primarily halothane (halothane hepatitis) but also des and iso Des and Iso are low in number, but since halothane hepatitis is immune mediated, if a patient had halothane hepatitis, they really should be re-exposed to any amount of TFAs
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What are the metabolites of Sevo, and what can they cause?
Free Fluoride Ions Hypothetically they can cause high output renal failure that looks like DI But there's no evidence of this in humans
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What are the metabolites of Nitrous?
None. It isn't metabolized in the body
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\_\_\_\_\_\_\_ accelerates the production of Compound A from Sevoflurane
Desiccated soda lime
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If a 40-year-old patient receives 1% Sevo (0.5 MAC) for 2 hours, what is the MAC - hrs?
2hours at 0.5 MAC = 1 MAC hour
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What are the FDA guidelines surrounding FGF with Sevo?
FGF should not be less than 1 L/min for up to 2 MAC hours For more than 2 MAC hours, FGF should not be lower than 2 L/min
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Which P450 enzyme is primarily responsible for halogenated anesthetic metabolism in the liver?
CYP2E1
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The concentration effect is also known as:
overpressuring the higher the concentration of anesthetic, the faster its onset of action
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What causes the concentration effect?
1. **The concentrat*****_ing_*****effect**: Nitrous oxide is WAAAAYYY more soluble in the blood than nitrogen, so more air is moving from the alveolus into the blood, and this causes the alveoli to shrink. Smaller alveoli means decreased FRC means faster rate of rise 2. **Augmented Gas Inflow Effect**: Because gas is leaving the alveoli rapidly and reducing alveolar volume, air is sucked down from the upper airways into the alveoli to replace the lost gas. But this really only happens for the first breath or so
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What is the ventilation effect?
In spontaneously breathing patients, as you breathe in anesthetic gases, RR and Vt decrease, which in turn decreases the amount of gas inhaled minimizes the risk of anesthetic overdose
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Does the second gas effect have more impact on sevo or iso? Why?
Iso It produces more of an effect on agents that have higher solubility
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In a R to L shunt, the FA/FI of which agents are most effected?
The less soluble it is, the more it's going to be effected (des is more effected than Iso)
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In R to L shunt, the rate of rise for inhaled anesthetics will be ______ and the rate of rise for IV anesthetics will be \_\_\_\_\_\_
decreased increased
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List five examples of R to L shunts
Tet of Fallot Eisenmenger's Syndrome Foramen Ovale Tricuspid Atresia Ebstein's Anomaly
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How much more soluble than nitrogen is nitrous oxide?
34x
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What are the blood:gas solubility coefficients for nitrogen and nitrous oxide?
Nitrogen 0.014 Nitrous Oxide 0.46
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Why would it be unwise to give nitrous oxide to a long-term alcoholic?
Nitrous oxide causes Vit B12 deficiency For people who already have some level of B12 deficiency, this can lead to megaloblastic anemia, neuropathy, and decreased DNA synthesis
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Which is inhibitory and stimulatory: Opening of potassium channels Opening of Sodium Channels
Opening potassium channels is inhibitory Opening sodium channels is excitatory
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In the brain, the most important site of volatile anesthetic action is the:
GABA-A Receptor
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In the spinal cord, the most important site of volatile anesthetic action is:
Glycine receptor stimulation NMDA receptor inhibition Sodium Channel Inhibition GABA-A ACTION IS NOT RESPONSIBLE FOR IMMOBILITY
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Inhaled anesthetics cause immobility at the \_\_\_\_\_\_
ventral horn of the spinal cord
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Who do inhaled anesthetics decrease MAP?
They decrease the amount of intracellular calcium in vascular smooth mm and cardiac myocytes → vasodilation and myocardial depression
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What effect do inhaled anesthetics have on an ECG?
Prolong QT because they impair potassium movement out of the cell during depolarization This means the action duration is much longer, because the cell has a hard time repolarizing Hence, the QT is prolonged
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Which volatile anesthetic decreases SVR the LEAST?
Sevo
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Coronary vasodilation is greatest with which anesthetic?
Iso Then Des, then Sevo
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What effect does nitrous have on HR and BP?
Increases both because it activates the SNS
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The halogenated agents are broncho\_\_\_\_\_\_\_
dilators
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Which inhaled anesthetic impairs hypoxic ventilatory response the least?
Des
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Why do inhaled anesthetics impair hypoxic ventilatory drive?
We think it's because when they're metabolized they produce a reactive oxidative species that impairs the sensory cells of the carotid body It makes sense, then, that Sevo (which undergoes the most metabolism) causes the most suppression of hypoxic respiratory drive, and Des (which undergoes the least metabolism) causes the least suppression
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Which anesthetic is ideal for patients with sleep apnea or emphysema?
These patients rely on hypoxic ventilatory drive
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Where are the carotid baroreceptors located?
the carotid sinus
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Where are the carotid chemoreceptors located?
The carotid body
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At what MAC is the response to hypoxia impaired?
O.1 BUT this MAC does NOT impair CO2
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What MAC is required to produce an isoelectric state?
1.5-2
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Motor Evoked Potentials (MEPs) monitor the \_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_
corticospinal tract
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Somatosensory Evoked Potentials (SSEPs) monitor the integrity of the \_\_\_\_\_\_
dorsal column
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The corticospinal tract is supplied by the _____ arteries
Anterior spinal
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The dorsal column is supplied by the ______ arteries
posterior spinal
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With EMPs, what are amplitude and latency?
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the best anesthetic technique to preserve evoked membrane potentials is:
TIVA without N2O NOT KETAMINE
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What is the maximum MAC you can use if you're monitoring EMPs?
0.5

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