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Monitoring Anaesthesia Flashcards

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Why is monitoring anaesthesia important?

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  • Ensure appropriate depth of anaesthesia is given for the procedure
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What 3 systems are prioritised when monitoring a patient?

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  • Cardio-vascular
  • Central nervous
  • Respiratory
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What is the normal HR for dogs and cats?

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  • Dog = 70-140

- Cat - 100-200

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What superficial arteries would you palpate? Name 2

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  • Femoral
  • Sublingual
  • Nasal
  • Ulnar
  • Palmar meta-carpal
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When palapating the apex beat you realise the pulse is low. What is this commonly a sign of?

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  • Hypotension
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What do stethoscopes help you monitor? (heart)

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  • Rhythm
  • Rate
  • Valve function
  • Contractiblity
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What is the best kind of stethoscope to use when monitoring a patients heart?

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  • oesophageal stethoscope
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Name 2 methods of indirectly measure blood pressure/ pulse quality

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  • palpation
  • oscillo-tonometry (pneumatic cuff)
  • Ultrasonic (doppler)
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Name a direct method of measuring blood pressure/pulse quality

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transducer via intra-arterial catheter

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What is the normal CRT and name a reason why it may be delayed

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normal = <2 seconds

Delayed - hypotension or vasoconstriction

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What are bright pink mucous membranes a sign of?

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Hypercapnia

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What are white mucous membranes a sign of?

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Hypotension / blood loss

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13
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What are blue mucous membranes a sign of?

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Cyanosis

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14
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How is haemoglobin saturation measured?

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Pulse oximetery

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How does pulse oximetry work?

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  • Red and infrared light beams used to detect presence of oxygenated arterial blood
    Also measures pulse rate
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16
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How is perfusion monitored ? Name 2 methods

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  • Pulse pressure
  • CRT
  • Pulse oximetry
  • Temperature (extremities in comparison to core)
  • Urine output (if >1ml/kg/hr then perfusion is adequate)
17
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How can looking at the surgical sight signify good perfusion or bad perfusion

A

Good perfusion = red blood oozing at site

Poor perfusion = dark oozing blood

18
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What 3 things impact the depth of anaesthesia required?

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  • Procedure
  • Activity during surgery
  • Skin experience
19
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How do you check a patients CNS activity

A
  • Reflexes (cranial Nerve)
20
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name 3 cranial nerve reflexes you should tests?

A
  • Palpebral
  • jaw tone
  • Tongue curl
  • Eye position
  • Pupil diameter
  • Corneal reflex
  • Salivation (profuse in inadequate anaesthesia)
  • Lacrimation (dry in deep anaesthesia)
21
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What is the normal resp rate for cats and dogs?

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Dog - 10-30

Cat - 20-30

22
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What is the anaethetised resp rate for cats and dogs?

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  • Cat - 20-30

- Dog - 8-30

23
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What impacts resp rate during anaesthesia? (3 things)

A
  • Depth of anesthesia
  • Surgical stimulation
  • Drugs used
24
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What drug causes apnoea

A

Propofol

25
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What autonomic responses are expected to react during procedures?

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  • Heart rate
  • blood pressure
  • Pupil diameter
  • CRT
  • Skeletal muscle tone and response to toe pinching
26
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How do monitor respiratory rate? (name 2)

A
  • wrights respirometer
  • Pulse oximeter
  • AP alert
  • Capnography
  • Ausculation, counting, watching bag
27
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How do you measure temperature in a patient

A

rectal thermometer

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