LEC: Inhalent Anesthetics

Question 0

What are four factors that effect the uptake of inhalant anesthetics into the blood?

Answer 0

Anesthetic concentration of gas
Degree of alveolar ventilation
Cardiac output
Abnormal alveoli

Question 1

What are two pro about inhalant anesthetics over injectable?

Answer 1

Fewer adverse effects and the anesthetic effects can be more easily controlled

Question 2

Anesthetics must do what before being delivered to the CNS?

Answer 2

Mix into blood and achieve a threshold concentration

Question 3

What is the solubility coefficient?

Answer 3

Blood:gas

Question 4

What is the minimum alveolar concentration?

Answer 4

Lowest concentration of an anesthetic agent that produces no painful response to pain in 50% of anestheti zed patient

Question 5

What is the minimum alveolar concentration indicative of?

Answer 5

Potency

Question 6

What is the nitrous MAC?

Answer 6

188%

Question 7

What is the sevoflurane MAC?

Answer 7

2.36%

Question 8

What is isofluranes MAC?

Answer 8

1.2%

Question 9

What is halothane Mac?

Answer 9

0.87%

Question 10

What is methoxyflurane MAC?

Answer 10

0.23%

Question 11

What is diffusion hypoxia?

Answer 11

Happens at the end with nitrous oxide and oxygen, will flood alveoli

Question 12

What are six adverse effects of gas anesthesia?

Answer 12

Headache
Nausea
Fatigue
Irritability
Puritis 
Abortion

Question 13

What are two ways to reduce waste anesthesia?

Answer 13

Scavenging systems and technique practices