Safety in anaesthesia and surgical prep Flashcards
what is the ABCB1 gene?
a gene that limits drug distribution to the brain and in enhancing the excretion of many drugs
what is Von Willebrand’s disease?
inherited bleeding disorder caused by a deficiency in the amount of a specific protein needed to help platelets stick together and form clots to seal broken blood vessels
what are some ways of stabiliation?
- fluids (shock rate)
- anti biotics
- analgesia
- oxygen supplementation
- anti-arrythmics
- fresh frozen plasma/blood
- bandage
what is class 1 of ASA scores?
minimal risk of a normal healthy patient with no underlying disease
what is class 2 of ASA scores?
slight risk of a slight to mild systemic disease - neonates, geriatrics, obesity
what is class 3 of ASA scores?
moderate risk, obvious systemic disease - anaemia, moderate dehydration, fever, low grade heart murmur or cardiac disease
what is class 4 of ASA scores?
high risk with severe, systemic, life threatening disease - severe dehydration, shock, toxemia, high fever
what is class 5 of ASA scores?
extreme risk, moribund, patient will probably die with or without die - advance cases of heart, kidney, liver, or endocrine disease
what is class E of ASA scores?
emergency
what is hypovolemia?
decreased extracellular fluid