Sedation June Test Flashcards
Define procedural conscious sedation
A medically controlled state of depressed consciousness where the patient retains the ability to continuously and independently maintain a patient airway and response appropriately to the physical and stimulation and verbal commands
Elevation assessment of airways include
Mouth opening
Neck extension
Mallampati score
Throymental distance
Non of above
All of above
All of the above
The pulse oximeter relies on principle that oxygenated and reduced HB have different light absorbances at 2 wavelengths
True
False
True
Peak onset of action after an IV dose of midozalam versed is 2-3 minutes 
True or false
True
During basic procedural sedation patient vital signs including level of consciousness should be documented every 15 minutes
True or false
False it should be documented every 10 minutes
Patients who have been given Benzodiazepines should be instructed to avoid operating a car, consuming alcohol or sign any legal paperwork for 24 hours after receiving medication
True or false
True
By it’s self versed is a potent respiratory inhibitor
True or false
False
Many adults have chronic PVC’s due to underlining cardiac and respiratory disease and caffeine intake
True or false
True
2.5mg of Midozalam has been administered over a period of five minutes to Titrate to affect administration should be no more than 1MG per minute to the maximum total dosage of 5MG
True or false
False / peak action is 2/3 minutes
Emergency treatment of oversedation with a benzodiazepine constricts of the following
Notify the physician MD should already be present access respiratory and cardiovascular status 
Intubate immediately
Have resuscitation equipment and flumazenil immediately available
All of the above
Notify the physician MD should already be present excess respiratory and cardiovascular status
Have resuscitation equipment and Flumazenil immediately available 
Which of the following is not characteristics of basic procedural sedation
Minimally depressed levels of consciousness
Airway protective refluxes are maintained
Pt easily aroused
Patient unable to respond appropriately to verbal and physical stimuli
Patient unable to respond appropriately to verbal and physical stimuli
The possible adverse effect of most concern when using midozalam is
Cardiac arrhythmias
Seizures
Respiratory depression
Flaccid paralysis 
Respiratory depression
Reversal of midozalam is produced by IV administration of
- 2 mg Flumazenil per 60 seconds
- 0mg Flumazenil per 60 seconds
- 1mg naltrexone titration to increase respirations
0.2mg Flumazenil per 60 seconds
Which of the following is not a narcotic
Sublimaze fentanyl
Ketorolac toradol (Toradol)
Meperidine (Demerol)
Morphine
Ketorolac (Toradol)
Adequate sedation has been achieved when the patient
Begins to Relax
No longer has a gag reflex
Can no longer initiate respirations
No longer response to painful stimuli 
Begins to relax