sedation midterm 2 Flashcards
Above which BP number do you not do elective dentistry on?
165/95
What are the 2016 ADA revisions?
1) Mandate Capnography (expired CO2) for moderate sedation to general anesthesia but NOT FOR MINIMAL
2) States BMI and sleep apnea should be screened for BEFORE sedation (Yes minimal)
What is the best functional test for ASA?
Walking up a flight of stairs
What is the best instrument for ASA determination?
Spirometer too look at oxygen consumption. The more oxygen you can burn, the better your cardiovascular health
What is safer than general anesthesia that is gaining more use these days?
Why?
Sedation with local anesthesia
General anesthesia is taxing on the body and you can lose patients just by that process itself. Now days, LA + sedation is preferred for those patients due to decreased mortality
What is an ASA 6 patient?
HEALTHY people that might have some brain injury – now they’re donors
In what group of patients is a LOW BMI dangerous?
OLD people and little kids failing to thrive
People with capacities of _____ METS or less are at high risk for medical complications
4
*10 METS or more is very low risk
f someone has been fighting high blood pressure their whole life, and then suddenly, we see a decrease, do we celebrate?
Nah, they’ve probably got Heart Failure. Things are bleak fam
What does sedation do to BP?
sedation lowers BP
another name for valium?
moderate dose?
diazepam (which lowers BP)
- generic name
- moderate dose of 10mg
Does lidocaine, in high doses, sedate the brain?
yes
What is the gas in australian?
Methoxoyflurane
Before you get a patient to do drugs, what do you need first?
1) informed consent not while under influence
2) signed consent
What is the ONE drug you don’t need a designated driver for?
Nitrous oxide (N2O)