Parenteral Conscious Sedation II Flashcards
Patients with these ASA classifications should not be treated with in-office sedation.
ASA 3 or 4
Before parenteral sedation, NPO for how many hours?
6-8 hours
Can people underoing sedation take needed meds only with water?
Yes!
T/F:
Adjustments in oral hypoglycemic or insulin regimen is needed for diabetics undergoing sedation.
True
How to prevent hypoxia, bronchospasm, and respiratory failure.
- Supplemental O2
- ASA I/II patients only for in-office sedation.
- Avoid deep levels of anesthesia.
- Postpone the case if the patient has an active upper or lower respiratory infection.
Someone with a BP of 210/something (HTN) feels ok and there’s no evidence of organ damage, this is a hypertensive ______.
Urgency.
Don’t treat them.
Tell them to go to the doctor immediately.
If someone with BP of 210/something feels like they’re coming down with the flu and their chest is tight, this is a hypertensive _______.
Emergency.
Call 911 and give oxygen while paramedics are coming.
Tx for a hypertensive emergency.
Call 911, and give oxygen in the meantime.
Many asthmatics tend to have these.
Multiple drug allergies.
You need another informed consent sheet for this in addition to one for the operative procedure.
Sedation/Anesthetic
What’s the one risk the dentist always talks to the patient about for IV sedation?
Death
Must have this in addition to the practitioner performing the surgical/operative procedure.
Properly trained individual who knows sedation.
Monitors heart rate and rhythm
ECG
A really bad sign that someone is crashing.
Temperature drop
This way of measuring temperature is the easiest, but least accurate.
Skin temp
Measure ocygenation
Pulse oximeter
Measures ventilation (CO2 levels).
Capnometer
Used to listen to breathing in their throat.
Pre-cordial stethoscope.
Capnography tells you that the patient has stopped _______ as opposed to stopped oxygenating.
breathing
This person’s signature should go on the anesthetic record.
Practitioner’s
This score is based on discharge criteria.
Aldrete Score
Opioids cause cerebral vasoconstriction or dilation?
Constriction
Opioids effect on blood flow in the brain.
Decreased (due to vasoconstriction).
Opioid effect on pupils.
Pupillary miosis (constriction).
How do opioids effect Histamines?
Cause Histamine release, so you can break out in a rash from taking opioids.
Histamine release from opioids can elicit what (besides a rash)?
Bronchospasm
Opioids cause peripheral vasoconstriction or dilation?
Dilation
Effect of opioids on the chest wall.
Chest wall rigidity.
Most potent street opioid.
Fentanyl
Has the highest potency of all the opioids, and it’s used in a hospital, in a slow drip infusion.
Sufentanyl