Remote Locations Flashcards
What must you make sure to turn off before leaving a room?
- The O2 source.
- No pipeline available, only large cylinders.
- Limited O2 supply.
Equipment needed for satellite
- O2 source with backup
- Suction
- Scavenging
- Monitoring equipment
- Ambu bag with PEEP
- Enough electrical outlets
- Adequate lighting, with battery power back-up - Emergency cart with defibrillator, drugs, and other emergency stuff - Reliable communication for help - Compliance with all safety and building codes
ASA requires monitoring of
- Oxygenation (O2 sat)
- Ventilation (EtCO2)
- Circulation (BP). EKG is NOT circulation
- Temperature
Considerations for radiology suites
- Patients often immobile for long periods of time
- Bulky equipment may get in the way of easily accessing the patient
- Lack of scavenging can limit GA options if you end up needing them
- You need lead aprons with thyroid shields
- Dosemeters should be worn
Adverse reactions to contrast media require these interventions
- O2
- Bronchodilators (B2 agonists)
- Antihistamines
- Corticosteroids (blocking the immune response, and supporting the SNS)
- If patient is at risk, you may want to consider giving prophylactic corticosteroids and H1 & H2 antagonists
Contrast reactions are more likely in patients with
- Bronchospasm history
- History of other allergies
- Renal or cardiac disease
- Extremes of age
What should you be aware of if your patient says they were itchy the last time they received contrast medium?
They may have a similar reaction, or it could be worse the next time they receive it
Why is contrast medium nephrotoxic?
- Free oxygen radicals are release that damage renal tubules and the microvascular circulation
- It can also cause microvascular obstruction.
- Contrast media is HYPERtonic, so if your patient is dehydrated, it could be extremely concentrated within the nephron and cause damage.
- NPO deficits should be replaced prior to receiving contrast.
- Hydration is also key to contrast clearance.
If a patient has a bad response to contrast media, azotemia starts at __ - __ hours, and peaks at ___ - ___ days. It’s important to avoid surgical procedures during this period.
24-48 hours
3-5 days
How can the effects of contrast be minimized?
- Hydration is the first line of protection
- Give 1 mL/kg/hr of NS 4 hours before the procedure, and continue for 12 hours after the procedure.
- Careful administration and limitation of total dose - Monitor serum Cr levels for 72 hours
- Give bicarb to promote renal excreation
N-acetylcysteine
PO drug that can be given to blunt the renal effects of contrast for the with CRI (name and dose)
N-Acetylcysteine
600 mg BID
Minimimal Sedation
Moderate Sedation/Analgesia
Deep Sedation/Analgesia
General Anesthesia
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Minimal Sedation = Anxiolysis, Pt responds normally to verbal commands
- Normal cardiac and pulmonary function
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Moderate Sedation = Responds to commands alone or with light tactile stimulation
- Normal cardiac and pulmonary function
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Deep Sedation = Not easily aroused, but responds purposefully to repeated or painful stimuli
- Normal cardiac function
- ventilation may be impaired, and may need help maintaining an airway (oral/nasal airway)
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General Anesthesia = Loss of consciousness
- Not aroused by painful stimuli
- Often needs help ventilating and maintaining an airway
- Cardiovascular function may be impaired
During MAC, is coughing good or bad?
- Good, because it means the patient is able to manage and protect their own airway.
- It’s only bad when they start having stridor.
In MRI, the strong magnetic field exerts a strength of ___ Tesla, or ___ Gauss
- 1.5 Tesla 15,000 Gauss
- (The earth’s magnetic field is only about 0.5 Gauss)
MRI and EKG leads
- Either use ones that are MRI compatible, or frequently switch the positions of normal ones during the scan. Failure to do so could cause burns.