Neurophysiology and Anesthesia Flashcards
What percentage of total body oxygen does brain consume?
20%
What is the cerebral metabolic rate (CMR) (in terms of oxygen consumption)
3-3.8mL/100g/min (50mL/min)
What parts of the brain are most sensitive to hypoxic injury
Hippocampus and cerebellum
What effect does hyperglycemia have on hypoxic brain injury
exacerbates injury by accelerating cerebral acidosis and cellular injury
What is average cerebral blood flow?
50mL/100g/min (~750ml/min) - 15-20% of cardiac output
What is the equation for cerebral perfusion pressure (CPP)?
CPP = MAP-ICP
At what CPP do we see slowing of EEG? At what CPP will EEG be flat?
<50mmHg, 25-40mmHg
At what range of MAP’s does cerebral blood flow remain constant (due to auto regulation)?
60-160mmHg
In which direction is the cerebral auto regulation curve shifted in patients with chronic HTN
right
How does PaCO2 affect CBF?
As PaCO2 increases, so does CBF (between PaCO2 of 20-80mmHg)
How does PaO2 affect CBF?
Only marked changes alter CBF. Severe hypoxemia (PaO2 <50mmHg) increases CBF
How does temperature affect CBF and CMR?
CBF changes 5-7% per 1˚C chang in temperature. Between 17 and 37˚, every 10˚ change results in a 50% increase/decrease in CMR.
What is the blood brain barrier made of? What does it allow to cross and what cannot cross it?
BBB is a lipid barrier.
Lipid-soluble substances can cross.
Restricts movement of ionized substances or those with high molecular weights.
O2 and CO2 are lipid-soluble, as are most anesthetic agents, so cross BBB.
Mannitol is a large protein and therefore would not.
How does water move across the BBB? How does changes in osmotic gradient (i.e., with increased tonicity with certain electrolytes) affect water movement?
Freely, via bulk flow.
Acute hypertonicity of plasma results in movement of water out of BBB into plasma (as is the case when mannitol is administered)
What is normal CSF production (in mL/h)?
What is total CSF volume?
21 mL/h; 150mL