Lecture 6 Flashcards
Anesthesia
What does continual mean?
Repeated regularly and frequently in steady succession
What does continuous mean?
prolonged without and interruption at any time
What does time oriented anesthesia record mean?
documentation at appropriate time intervals of drugs, doses, and physiologic data obtained during patient monitoring
What does immediately available mean?
On site in the facility and ready for immediate use
What are the types of unconscious anesthesia techniques?
general anesthesia, inhalation general anesthesia
What are the types of conscious anesthesia techniques?
iatrosedation, hypnosis, local anesthesia, oral/rectal, nitrous oxide, intramuscular/intranasal, IV
Definition of pain
unpleasant sensory or emotional experience associated with actual or potential tissue damage or described in terms of such damage
Definition of analgesia
absence of pain in response to a stimulus that is normally painful
definition of anesthesia
absence of sensory modalities
definition of nociception
neural process of encoding noxious stimuli
definition of paresthesia
abnormal sensation, whether spontaneous or evoked
What is ASA I?
Healthy patient
ASA II
Mild systemic disease, patient in use of drugs
ASA III
Severe systemic disease with definite functional limitation, not incapacitating controlled by drugs
ASA IV
Severe systemic disease, with constant threat to life, incapacitatin
ASA V
moribund patient, unlikely to survive 24 hours
What are relevant tests for people taking anti-coagulants?
INR, bleeding time, PT/ aPTT, Platelet count
What is oxygenation
amount of oxygen contained in blood by hemoglobin, expressed in percentage as “Sp02”, measured by pulse oximetry and observation
What is ventilation
active exchange of inhaled and exhaled gases through respiration
What is circulation
cardiac output measured in both blood pressure and heart rate
What is minimal sedation
minimally depressed level of consciousness, produced by pharmacological method, that retains the patient’s ability to maintain an airway and respond normally to tactile and verbal command. ventilatory and cardiovascular functions are unaffected
what is moderate sedation?
when the patients respond purposefully to verbal commands, with light tactile stimulation, no interventions are required to maintain the patient airway, and spontaneous ventilation is adequate
what is deep sedation?
a drug induced depression of consciousness during which patients cannot be easily aroused by respond purposefully following repeated or painful stimulation. Independent ventilatory function may be impaired and patients may need assistance in maintaining a patent airway, and spontaneous ventilation may be inadequate
What is general anesthesia?
drug induced loss of consciousness during which the patient is not arousable, even by painful stimulation and ability to have independent ventilation is impaired. positive pressure ventilation may be required.