Pre-op evaluation

Question 1

What is the medical-legal standard for informed consent?

Answer 1

Discussion includes what a “reasonable” person would want to know.

Question 2

What percentage of MI’s are “silent?”

Answer 2

30%

Question 3

Which direction will the respiratory flow-volume loop shift in obstructive lung disease?

Answer 3

Left

Question 4

Which direction will the respiratory flow-volume loop shift in restrictive lung disease?

Answer 4

Right

Question 5

What are the pre-op considertions for glaucoma surgery?

Answer 5

venous congestion
arterial thrombosis
globe protrusion

Question 6

What are the screening criteria for OSA?

Answer 6

STOP BANG

Snoring, Tiredness, Observed apnea, Pressure (HTN), BMI, Age, Neck circumference, Gender (male)

Question 7

Which psychoactive drugs do you want to discontinue prior to surgery?

Answer 7

TCAs and irreversible MAOIs

Question 8

What is the most common co-morbidity in COPD patients?

Answer 8

HTN

Question 9

In elderly patient, is inhaled or IV induction faster?

Answer 9

inhaled