Pharmo And Anesthesia Flashcards
Dilating drops are called:
MYDRIATICS
A medicine cup holds 2 ounces.
How many milliliters does it hold?
60 ml
One fluid ounce equals 30 ml
The intravenous barbiturate general anesthetic used for induction most frequently is:
PENTOTHAL
Thiopental sodium
Indirect arterial blood pressure is obtained with a:
SPHYGMOMANOMETER
A steroid used topically to diminish inflammation after eye surgery is:
Methylprednisolone acetate ( DEPO-MEDROL )
Hypovolemia is:
LOW BLOOD VOLUME
Intubation occurs during which phase of anesthesia:
INDUCTION PHASE
An emergency drug used in cardiac surgery that increases myocardial contractility is:
CALCIUM CHLORIDE
Cardiac arrhythmias of ventricular origin can be treated with:
LIDOCAINE
Dextran is used parenterally to:
Expand PLASMA VOLUME by drawing fluid from tissues, thus decreasing blood viscosity
A barbiturate that may be used for sleep the night before surgery is:
SECOBARBITOL
SECONOL
What amount is approximately equal to 500 ml?
ONE PINT
Which procedure would not be done for a patient with suspected malignant hyperthermia?
INJECT SUCCINYLCHOLINE
An emergency drug useful in stabilizing ventricular fibrillation:
PROPANOLOL HYDROCHLORIDE
INDERAL
What is a major side effect of thrombolytics?
HEMORRHAGE
The operative stage of anesthetic is the:
THE THIRD STAGE
One gram equals:
15 GRAINS
A short acting narcotic opioid given intramuscularly for premedication is:
MEPERIDINE HYDROCHLORIDE
DEMEROL
What agent is commonly given preoperatively to inhibit the production of gastric acid?
CIMETIDINE
TAGAMET is a H2 blocker that inhibits the production of gastric acid.
An anticoagulant given for its antagonistic effect on heparin is:
PROTAMINE SULFATE
Which of the following anesthetics must be augmented with a more potent agent for general abdominal surgery?
NITROUS OXIDE
Lidocaine is used intravenously for:
TREATMENT OF CARDIAC ARRHYTHMIAS
It is an antidysrhymthmic
What agency establishes standards for drugs?
UNITED STATES PHARMACOPEIA
Oxytocic drugs cause:
UTERINE CONTRACTIONS
Drugs that draw fluid from the tissues are classified as:
DIURETICS
Naloxone hydrochloride (NARCAN) i a/an:
NARCOTIC ANTAGONIST
It reverses respiratory depression of narcotics
A vasoconstrictor added to a local anesthetic agent to extend the life of the local agent is:
EPINEPHRINE (ADRENALIN)
when combined with an anesthetic drug causes vasoconstriction and prolongs anesthesia
An antichlolinergic srug given preoperatively to inhibit mucous secrtion is:
ATROPINE
What vitamin is essential to te synthesis of prothrombin by the liver and is a valuable hemostatic agent?
VITAMIN K
The universal recipient blood type is:
AB
The test that determines the ratio of red blood cell to whole blood is the:
HEMATOCRIT (HCT)
Lidocaine 1% is used to treat:
VENTRICULAR DYSRHYTHMIAS
In a cardiac arrest, atropine might be administered to:
TREAT BRADYCARDIA DURING CARDIAC ARREST
A differential count is the calculation of the:
OF EACH TYPE OF LEUKOCYTES
Which agent is a radiopaque contrast medium used during operative cholangiograms?
HYPAQUE
Injected into the common bile duct and X-rays taken to determine the presence of stones.
A deliberate reduction of body temperature for therapeutic purposes is known as:
HYPOTHERMIA
Which of the following substances would be used to stop bleeding from the surface of a cut bone?
BONE WAX
Mannitol is used in neurosurgery to:
REDUCE SWELLING OF THE BRAIN
Mannitol is a diuretic
Amitotic drug use to constrict the pupil to reduce intraocular pressure is:
PILOCARPINEHYDROCHLORIDE
A cycloplegic drug used to dilate the pupil is:
TROPICAMIDE (MYDRIACYL)
A local anesthetic agent employed for infiltration anesthesia during ophthalmic surgery is:
LIDOCAINE
An enzyme that is mixed with ophthalmic anesthetic solutions for infiltration anesthesia is:
HYALURONIDASE (WYCLASE)
A benzodiazepine sedative given intramuscularly for premedication is:
MIDAZOLAM (VERSED)
a central nervous system depressant used for preoperative sedation and impairment of memory of preoperative events, and for conscious dedation.
Which drug is given for malignant hypothermia?
DANTROLENE
It is a skeletal muscle relaxant.
Which drug is not an antimuscarinic?
VERSED
Which of the following drugs is a dye used to evaluate the corneal epithelium?
FLUORESCEIN
