ITE TL Block 3 Flashcards
Hydrophilic v hydrophobic opioids used in CSF
hydrophilic = easier absorption -> shorter duration faster onset ex: fent, sufent
hydrophobic = harder absorption -> longer duration, slower onset, and greater migration in CSF
ex: morphine, Dilaudid, meperidine
octanol/H2O partition coefficient
lipid solubility of opioids
-higher = more lipid solubility
first line therapy for pulm atresia w/ intact ventricular septum
Prostaglandin E1 -> keep the PDA open
Medication for PDA closure
Indomethacin
Most significant source of heat loss from body
Radiation
-heat from body travels to vasodilated surface capillaries
a pt status post tonic-clonic sz has a dec RR and is hypoxemic why
central resp depression so dec RR -> build up of CO2 -> inc partial P of CO2 -> inc arterial CO2 tension in alveoli -> cant effectively exchange gas in alveoli -> dec O2
Alveolar gas equation
PAO2 = FiO2 x (Patm - PH2O) - (PaCO2/R)
R: respiratory quotient
Status epilepticus
> 5 minutes of continuous sz activity or >2 consecutive sz w/o intervening recovery of consciousness
When using the term nitrogen handling in setting of liver damage what does that mean
metabolism of nitrogenous wastes, mainly ammonia
-if active GI bleed and breakdown and absorption of amino acids from Hg -> inc ammonia -> can overwhelm a cirrhotic liver to eliminate N compounds -> worsening hepatic encephalopathy
Tx for hepatic encephalopathy
Lactulose: laxative that prevents absorption of ammonia
Rifaximin: abx w/ bactericidal activity against ammonia-generating organisms in gut
25 YOM larygnospasm then in PACU 85-90% on room air w/ well controlled pain and normal RR why?
negative pressure pulm edema
-b/l fluffy infiltrates on xray
-tx: supportive w/ suppl O2, diuresis and PPV if severe
What causes overdamping in an art line
Factors that inc compliance or resistsance in circuit
-adding stopcocks, air bubbles or pliable tubing
-causing systolic BP to be lower than it actually is
Underdamping
-tubing should have a very high natural frequency -> if too low, resonance of the system will add to the pressure form -> underdamping
Controlled hypootension
MAP of 50-65 or 20-30% below baseline
-used for certain surgeries incl cranial aneurysm repair but risks must b econsidered
-done w/ CCB, direct vasodilators, BB and anesthesia
Renal test most reliable indicator of acute renal failure
Cr conc inc >100% from baseline
What causes artifical inc in BUN
reduced effective circulating blood volume
catabolic state: GI bleeding, steroid use
high protein diet
tetracycline use
Decrease in BUN
liver dx
malnutrition
sickle cell anemia
SIADH
If you give 2L NS what labs change immediately after
hyperchloremic metabolic acidosis
-bicarb dec
-Na inc
-K inc
dilutional dec in Hct and albumin
labs in hyperosmolar hyperglycemia
high glucose
low K
no acidosis
-osmotic diuresis due to elevated glucose
TURP blurred vision and minimally reactive pupils, whichh irrigation solution
glycine
(amino acid and Neurotransmitter)
-large amounts metabolized to ammonia
TURP with hyperglycemia, whichh irrigation solution
Mannitol
Lytes intracellular v extracellular
Majority of K is intracellular (157), so is Mg (20) comparatively
The other ions Cl, bicarb, Ca, Na higher extracellularly
Hyperk EKG changes
peaked T waves, prolonged PR interval and widened QRS
Rhabdo complications
DIC -> inc PTT, dec fibrinogen, dec plts
AKI (ATN from myoglobin)
Arrhythmias: hyperK
Normal AG met acidosis causes
normal: ~13
diarrhea, renal tubular acidosis, biliary drainage, large infusions of NS
CI to extracorporeal shock wave lithotripsy
Pregnancy (risk of harm to fetus)
Untreated bleeding d/o
active UTI
extracorporeal shock wave lithotripsy and AICD
not a CI, but should be shut off before with alternate defibrillator ready
Complications of enteric feeds
compl due to placement (aspiration)
long-term indwelling (sinusitis, otitis media)
hyperosmolar feeds cause diarrhea
obstruction from thick feeds
constipation
high gastric residual feeds
Lytes refeeding syndrome
HypoP
HypoMg
hypoK
hypoCa
-also skeletal m weakness: resp weakness, dysphagia, leg cramps, and constipation
What causes diarrhea w/ enteral feeds
hyperosmolar feeds
hypoalbuminemia
rapid administration
bacterial contamination of feeds
MC complication of enteral feeds
- high residual volumes
- constipation
- diarrhea
Three stages of liver transplant
preanhepatic
anhepatic
neohepatic
What happens post reperfusion in liver transplant
-large release of K and H+ into circuation w/ inc preload and inflammatory mediators-> cardiac arrhythmias, hypoTN, pulm HTN, and R heart strain
(can be postreperfusion syndrome)
-hypothermic
-coagulopathic (washout of tPA from organ)
tx of postreperfusion syndrome
pressor support
Na bicarb to neutralize the acid
Ca Cl to stabilize cardiac myocytes
What factors need Vit K to be active?
SNOT
Seven
Nine
10
Two
Enzyme targeted by warfarin
Vitamin K epoxide reductase
-so Vit K dpt factors can’t be activated b/c active Vit K not being made so can’t act as cofactor
how is coag factor III produced
tissue factor/thromboplastin
-secreted by damaged vascular endothlium or plts
NOT liver
Citrate and lytes
HypoCa and hypoMg -> chelates both
which blood products have more citrate
FFP and plts
What inc rate of citric toxicity
hypothermia
liver dx/transplant
peds pts
hyperventilation (alk)
massive blood transfusion
When does Ca decrease from blood tranfusion?
6 units per hour (35 cc/min)
When does hyperK occur from blood transfusion?
120 cc/min or more
Citrate intoxication signs
hypoTN
narrow pulse pressure
inc VEDP
inc CVP
When does INR normalize post liver transplant if you’re a donor
post op days 5-7
INR trend post liver transplant for donor
w/ partial removal of liver -> loss of syn fxn, so inc peaking post op days 2-3 usually no higher than 2
-returns to normal post op 5-7
Liver metabolism of drugs depends on 3 facotrs:
- intrinisic liver fxn
- hepatic blood flow
- drug extraction ratio
Phase I biotransformation of drugs in liver
hydrolysis, oxidation or reduction
-goal to make more hydrophilic (so easier to eliminate)
-carried out by cytochrome p450
Phase II reactions in drug biotransformation
conjugation reactions, addition of a polar functional group
-continuing to make more hydrophilic
Extraction ratio for drugs and hepatic BF
ER: portion of drug removed from liver as it passes through
(100% -> all of drug that passes through liver in blood is removed)
-based on protein binding and efficiency of drug metabolism
-high ER more dpt on hepatic blood flow, low ER less dpt on hepatic blood flow
relationship b/w succ and obesity
need larger doses b/c
obese pts have inc in pseudocholinesterase activity and inc extracellular fluid volume
how to dose maintenance infusion dose of propofol
actual total body weight
how to dose succ
actual total body weight
how to dose thiopental
lean body weight
how to dose induction dose of propofol
lean body weight
how to dose fentanyl
lean body weight
how to dose rocuronium
ideal body weight
how to dose vecuronium
ideal body weight
volatile anestetics and hepatic BF
<1 Mac: all preserved
> 1 Mac: iso decreases HBF in dose dept
What IV anesthetic inc hepatic blood flow
Propofol
IV anesthetics and hepatic BF
neutral/small decrease: benzos, barbs, dex, etomidate
no change: ketamine
inc: prop
first-pass metabolism
before onset of drug
-breakdown or modification of drug or prodrug in GI tract or liver before systemic circulation
(why oral drugs have higher dosing than IV drugs)
Drug therapeutic index
ratio of the toxic dose (TD50) to effective dose (ED50)
-higher, safer drug
Adenosine and liver
Adenosine is a potent vasodilator
-it is a byproduct of the liver that is produced in the space of Mall (surrounds hepatic vasculature)
-washed out by portal v from space of Mall -> when flow dec, it builds up -> hepatic a dilation
Most sensitive lab test for acute changes in liver
PT
(synthetic fxn)
Measure excretory fxn of liver
alk phosphatase
gamma-glutamyl transferase (GGT)
bilirubin
measure of hepatocellular injury
AST, ALT
-ALT more liver specific, AST also found in heart, muscles, brain, and kidney
What is 2,3-BPG
2,3-diphosphoglycerate
-binds to Hg changing its conformation to allow O2 to leave, shifts O2 disassociation curve to the R
-higher in anemia and hypoxia
Body compensation for anemia
-inc cardiac output
-arteriolar vasodilation (inc nitric oxide from tissue hypoxia and acidosis)
-dec blood viscosity -> less shearing in microvasculature -> dec vascular resistance -> dec afterload
-inc 2,3 DPG and acidosis -> R shift of O2 curve
Where are the cell bodies of motor neurons located
ventral horn of the spinal cord
what’s at the dorsal horn of the spinal cord
first-order somatosensory afferent n terminate
dorsal root ganglion
cell bodies of somatosensory neurons
lateral horn
T1-L2
b/w dorsal and ventral horns
-cell bodies of the sympathetic NS
How n depolarize
ACh released from presynaptic n -> binds to nicotinic ACh receptor on postsynaptic membrane -> conformational change allow Na and Ca into cell -> miniature end-plate potential -> if several occur at once -> m depolarized -> action potential and m contraction
if you put iso in a sevo vaporizer
iso has a higher saturated vapor pressure -> in a sevo vaporizer a higher concentration will come out than intended
What color protective eyewear for neodymium:yttrium aluminum garnet laser
Nd:YAG
-green filter
what color filter for carbon dioxide laser
clear
what color filter for argon laser
orange
what color filter for potassium-titanyl-phosphate-Nd: YAG
orange-red
where is the sympathetic trunk
L1-L5 posterior to IVC on R and lateral and slightly posterior to aorta on L
What levels are the celiac plexus block
T5-12
-innervates all the abd organs
SE of lumbar plexus sympathetic blocks
-prob w/ ejaculation in men (esp if b/l)
back pain
accidental blockade of genitofemoral n or lumbar plexus in psoas m -> numbness in groin, thigh or quads -> neuralgia and burning pain
earliest sign that a lumbar symp plexus block is successful
vasodilation and temp changes
CMR and CBF of volatile anesthetics at MAC > 1.1
dec CMR with inc CBF “uncoupling”
b/c vasodilation from volatile anesthetic wins
nitrous oxide on CMR and CBF
both inc
ways to measure EtCO2
capnography, capnometry or mass spectroscopy
-and must have a low end-tidal CO2 alarm
ASA required monitors
EtCO2 w/ disconnection alarm
O2 analyzer w/ low O2 conc limit alarm
continuous EKG
continuous pulse ox w/ variable pitch pulse tone and low threshold alarm
BP monitored every 5 minutes
Temp if expecting changes
Recommended skin prep for central line placement
> 0.5% chlorhexidine w/ alcohol is BETTER than iodine or 70% alcohol
Brugada syndrome
inherited mutation in Na channels MC in southeast asian men
-high risk of ventricular arrythmias and sudden death
-ICD mainstay of therapy
EKG for brugada syndrome
pseudo RBBB (wide QRS, terminal R wave in V1, wide or exaggered S wave in V5-6) and ST elevations in V1-V3 with negative T wave
Anesthesia considerations for Brugada syndrom
-propofol infusions and bupivacaine are assoc w/ lethal arrythmias
-ICD
-high risk for lethal arrythmias
-avoid class I antiarryhtmic meds and beta blockers -> trigger or worsen arryhtmias
Delta wave and short PR interval on EKG indicates what?
Wolf-Parkinson White
-this short PR interval w/ delta wave -> widened QRS completed
Pt w/ known WPW and SVT tx
procainamide, ibulitide or cardioversion
NO Beta blockers
What causes a LBBB
aortic stenosis
dilated cardiomyopathy
LV MI
lyme carditis
aortic regurge
Pacing at RV
dx?
LBBB
dx?
RBBB
Def of long QT
> 480 ms
What happens to body when drowning in freezing water
hypothermia -> diving reflex: slowing of HR and constriction of peripheral arteries to shunt blood to heart and brain -> dec metabolic demand of tissues -> delaying hypoxia and acidosis
-breath holding and air hunger -> hypoxemia 2/2 laryngospasm and aspiration of water -> LOC and irreversible brain injury
-cardiac dysrhythmias -> sinus tach to brady to PEA to asystole
-asp fluid washes out surfactant -> pulm dysfxn
axillary n block view
A: median n
B: ulnar n
C: radial n
D: musculocutaenous n
when to use axillary block
fingers, hand, wrist and forearm surgery
-musculocutaneous not blocked
-if tourniquet is required, need to block intercostobrachial n
position for axillary n block
supine, abducted 90 degrees, externally rotated and elbow flexed at 90 degrees
when musculocutaenous n spared by axillary n, where to block it seperately?
b/c biceps brachii and coracobrachialis
Atrial natriuretic peptide
released by cardiac myocytes w/ inc atrial stretching (inc extracellular volume or volume overload)
-dec BP b/c vasodilator (inc cGMP)
-diuretic and natriuretic effects: suppresses effects of aldo, ADH and renin
Lung volume changes in pregnancy
dec FRC
dec ERV
dec RV
inc IRV
only slight dec in TLC
How does MV inc in pregnancy
progesterone inc TV w/ minimal inc in RR
-inc arterial O2 tension and dec CO2 arterial tension
P50 O2 curve
oxygen tension at which Hg is 50% saturated
normally: 26.7 mmHg
Causes of R shift of O2 curve
Dec pH
inc H+
inc 2,3 DPG (phosphate, so if low phosphate would go to the L)
inc temp
–> dec affinity of Hg for O2
How long is fetal Hg peristant?
2-4 months of age
-completely gone by 6 months
Cardiac changes w/ insufflation
inc in systemic and pulm vascular resistance
-pneumoperitoneum -> inc intraabd pressure -> compressed vessels in splanchnic vasculature -> inc in venous return -> inc preload and cacrdiac output
-hypoTN w/ insufflation + PPV
-vagal activation w/ pneumoperitoneum -> arrhythmias
how to minimize renal damage w/ abd insufflation
lower intraabd pressures and intravascular volume load
Type I hepatorenal syndrome
acute and rapid renal failure (Cr x2) assoc w/ precipitating cause (SBP, surgery, sepsis)
-responds to medical therapy and stabilizes after medical therapy is d/c
-w/o tx survival is 2-4 weeks
Type II hepatorenal syndrome
insidious onset of renal failure b/c of portal hypertension
-dec intravasc volumte from splanchnic dilation and ascites -> renal vasoconstriction -> activation of RAAS, sym act, and vasopressin
-survival is ~6 months
Terlipressin
vasopressin analogue
Tx for type II Hepatorenal Syndrome
Vasoconstrictors: midodrine, octreotide, NE, vasopressin analogues
Volume expanders: albumin
-definitive tx: liver transplant
-depending on how far gone, liver transplant will improve kidneys
Hemolytic Uremic Syndrome
thrombocytopenia, acute renal impairment, and microangiopathic hemolytic anemia
-plt microthrombi in small bllod vessels, nonimmune hemolytic anemia, thrombocytopenia, and clots get caught in kidneys
-usually post GI (E Coli) or resp (S pneumo)
What lab is the strongest predictor of periop outcomes in pts receiving TPN
serum albumin
Prolonged TPA causes what lab changes?
trace metal depletioni: Zinc, copper, Mg
When d/c TPA what is likely to happen to labs?
Hypoglycemia (b/c inc insulin production 2/2 TPA)
Elemental diets v polymeric feeds
elemental diets are more expensive and may inc hospital length of stay and mortality
Enteric feeds w/ glucose and carbs dose this to body:
-red of gluconeogenesis and lypolysis
-stim insulin -> protein synthesis and dec lipolysis
-hyperglycemia
Why are lipid emulsions important in TPN
lipid oxidation is the predominant energy-prod pathway in stress (sepsis, burns, and surgery)
-adequate nutrition is key to healing
Complications of TPN
HypoMg
after d/c -> high insulin -> hypoglycemia, hypoK, hypoP
cholestasis due to a lack of enteric
**use enteric feeds whenever possible
When you decrease the glucose-to-lipid ratio
-dec risk of steatosis b/c dec carbs
-dec risk of hypoglycemia
Etomidate and liver
Decreases hepatic blood flow due to dec in hepatic arterial vascular resistance
Best IV anesthestic for concern w/ hepatic encephalopathy
Propofol: doesn’t dec hepatic blood flow, may increase due to splanchnic vasodilation
-midaz can accumulate, same w/ dex
Labs typical for DIC
inc D-dimer
dec factor VIII
dec fibrinogen
low plts