Lecture 3 The Conduct of General Anaesthesia

Question 1

What are the 5 minimum standards of monitoring

Answer 1

ECG
Oxygen saturation
Non-invasive blood pressure
End tidal CO2
Airway pressure

Question 2

Blood pressure normally goes up under anaesthesia (True/False)

Answer 2

False

Question 3

End tidal CO2 measures how much CO2 the patient breathes in (True/False)

Answer 3

False

Question 4

There are 5 pieces of monitoring that must be present before a GA is given (True/False)

Answer 4

True

Question 5

Why is 100% given for a couple of minutes pre surgery

Answer 5

Under anaesthetic patients can become apnoeic

Question 6

Name 4 risks of anaesthesia

Answer 6

Awareness
Eye injury
Hypothermia
Pressure injuries 
VTE
Nerve injury