M&M Ch 36 Part 3

Question 1

The key to inducing anesthesia in a patient with an open eye injury is ________.

Answer 1

controlling intraocular pressure with a smooth induction.
Coughing and gagging during intubation are avoided by first achieving a deep level of anesthesia and profound paralysis.

Question 2

The postretrobulbar block apnea syndrome is probably due to ______.

Answer 2

the injection of local anesthetic into the optic nerve sheath, with spread into the cerebrospinal fluid.

Question 3

Regardless of the anesthetic technique, American Society of Anesthesiologists standards for basic monitoring must be employed, and equipment and drugs necessary for airway management and resuscitation must be immediately available. T/F

Answer 3

TRUE