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Pharmacology and Anesthesia Flashcards

1
Q

An emergency drug that increases myocardial contractility

A

Calcium chloride

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2
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What body system evokes a physiologic response that is similar to the response evoked by sympathomimetic cardiovascular drugs

A

Sympathetic nervous system

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3
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One kilogram is equal to

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1,000 grams

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4
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All statements concern?

Normal range for women is 37-43%
Decrease indicates a decrease in RBCs
Readings are unreliable after blood transfusion administration

A

Hematocrit

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5
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Drug used to treat MH

A

Dantrolene

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6
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The isotonic solution that is closest to human physiology

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0.9 NS

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7
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When a drug loses its effectiveness in a patient, the patient is said to have developed

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Tachyphylaxis

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8
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What is the mechanism of heparin

A

Breaks down the clot

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9
Q

The only depolarizing muscle relaxant

A

Succinylcholine (Anectine)

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10
Q

Lidocaine with epinephrine is contraindicated in surgery of

A

Finger
Toes
Penis

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11
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Normal hematocrit (HCT) range

A

37%-52%

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12
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When drawing a blood sample a safe time lapse between blood drawing and analysis is

A

10 minutes

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13
Q

When given as a preop medication, atropine produces

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Drying of secretions

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14
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A drug combined with heparin that causes a postop loss of anticoagulant activity

A

Protamine sulfate

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15
Q

The drug added to a local to increase diffusion

A

Hyaluronidase
(used in ophthalmic procedures)

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16
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What is the measurement of the pressure of carbon dioxide in the arterial blood

A

PaCO2

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17
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What is a measurement of the amount of bicarbonate in arterial blood

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HCO3

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18
Q

Inhalation agents

A

Enflurane (Ethrane)
Sevoflurate
Nitrous oxide

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19
Q

Cephalothin sodium (Keflin) is a/an:

A

Antibiotic

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20
Q

Levarterenol (Levophed)

A

Used to reverse hypotension

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21
Q

Meperidine hydrochloride (Demerol) is a/an:

A

Analgesic

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22
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Dextran is used parenterally to:

A

Expand blood plasma volume

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23
Q

Secobarbital

A

Preoperative sedative

24
Q

Common pathogens infecting traumatic wounds often require the use of:

A

Penicillinase-resistant penicillin

25
Q

What is the amount of time that heparin systemically distributed in the adult

A

3 minutes

26
Q

What IV solution is isotonic

A

0.9% sodium chloride

27
Q

The volume of RBCs in whole blood is determined by what test

A

Hematocrit

28
Q

A common complication during emergence from general anesthesia is

A

Hypoxia

29
Q

What antibiotics should not be given as a preoperative prophylaxis to a pediatric patient

A

Ciprofloxacin

30
Q

During the administration of general anesthesia, there is loss of the eyelid reflex in stage:

A

II

31
Q

Aminoglycosides are a category of antibiotics that:

A

Can cause severe otoxicity and nephrotoxicity

32
Q

A microscopic blood count that estimates the percentages of each type of leukocyte within a sample

A

Differential

33
Q

Some patients may show the most severe and life-threatening type of reaction to certain drugs known as

A

Anaphylaxis

34
Q

A broad spectrum bactericidal antibiotic that interferes with synthesis of the cell wall and has a chemical structure similar to the penicillins

A

Cefazolin

35
Q

Cricoid pressure is applied to prevent

A

Aspiration

36
Q

Drug that can be used to treat hypotension that results from a allergic reaction

A

Epinephrine

37
Q

Naloxone hydrochloride (Narcan)

A

Narcotic antagonist

38
Q

The reversal agent for heparin-induced anticoagulation

A

Protamine sulfate

39
Q

A catecholamine that produces an increase in the myocardial contraction

A

Isoproterenol

40
Q

According to the Mallampati classification of preoperatively assessing airway adequacy for intubation purposes, what is Class III

A

Soft palate, anterior and posterior tonsillar pillars and uvula are visualized

41
Q

In cataract surgery, a viscous jelly sometimes used to occupy space

A

Healon

42
Q

A miotic drug

A

Pilocarpine

43
Q

Local anesthetic used most frequently for preoperative ocular-instillation

A

Tetracaine

44
Q

A solution used for eye irrigation

A

Balanced salt solution

45
Q

Dye used in ophthalmic surgery to diagnose corneal abrasions

A

Fluorescein sodium

46
Q

The reactions ototoxicity and nephrotoxicity can be result of administering

A

Aminoglycosides

47
Q

Paralyzes the sphincter muscle of the iris

A

Cycloplegics

48
Q

Describe second-degree AV block

A

Some, but not all, atrial beats are conducted to the ventricles

49
Q

The P-wave displays _________, and the PR segment is caused by the delay in the AV node

A

Atrial depolarization

50
Q

The T wave indicates

A

Ventricular repolarization

51
Q

An emergency drug used for treating ventricular fibrillation or tachycardia

A

Inderal

52
Q

High doses of nitrous oxide block the metabolism of what vitamin

A

Vitamin B12

53
Q

An emergency drug used in cardiac surgery that increases myocardial contractility

A

Calcium chloride

54
Q

Cardiac arrhythmias of ventricular origin can be treated with

A

Lidocaine

55
Q

What is the drug of choice when lidocaine fails to achieve response for treating ventricular tachycardia/ventricular fibrillation during sudden cardiac arrest

A

Bretylium

56
Q

During induction of anesthesia, what would the administration of propofol (Diprivan) cause

A

Hypnotic state and sedation to unconsciousness

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