injectable aneesthesia

Question 1

T/F: The respiratory depression caused by ketamine can be avoided by the addition of benzodiazepines.

Answer 1

False; Ketamine minimally depresses respiration, but respiratory depression can be exacerbated by the addition of benzodiazepines.

Question 2

T/F: Ketamine’s sympathomimetic action is ideal to counteract the bradycardia and hypotensive effects of the drugs used as sedatives.

Answer 2

True

Question 3

T/F:  The duration  of action of propofol is short and not dependent on liver function. 

Answer 3

True

Question 4

T/F:  If the duration of anesthesia exceeds 2 hours,  ketamine should not be used, because it produces active metabolites that are eliminated very slowly and thus influence the  recovery period negatively.

Answer 4

True

Question 5

What is the reversal agent for climazolam?

Answer 5

Climazolam is a long-acting benzodiazepine, so its reversal agent is sarmazenil or flumazenil, IV.