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The sodium/potassium pump is responsible for? (choose 2)

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A. Maintains oncotic equilibrium

B. Creates sodium gradient

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Which of the following are true of halothane? (Choose 2)

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a. high potency, quick onset and recovery
b. vapor malfunction caused by thymol

slide 89 of gas ppt

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Plasma fluoride concentration is higher after administration of sevoflurane than enflurane, but exposure of renal tubules to fluoride is limited because most elimination is through the:

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Lungs

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Which of the following are true of Sevoflurane? (choose 2)

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A. Though controversial, 2 L/min of fresh gas flow prevents the breakdown of compound A

B. CO2 absorbents react with sevoflurane to eliminate hydrogen fluoride

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Though controversial, 2 L/min of fresh gas flow prevents the breakdown of compound A with the use of which gas?

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sevo

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CO2 absorbents react with which gas to eliminate hydrogen fluoride

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sevoflurane

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Maintains oncotic equilibrium

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sodium /potassium pump

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what creates sodium gradiant?

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sodium /potassium pump

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which gas has a high potency, quick onset and recovery?

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halothane

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which gas is associated with a vapor malfunction caused by thymol

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halothane

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the ratio b/w the LD50 and ED50?

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Therapeutic Index (TI)

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The time required to change the amount of drug in the body by 1/2 during elimination (or during a constant infusion) represented by:

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0.7 x Vd/Cl

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0.7 x Vd/Cl =

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The time required to change the amount of drug in the body by 1/2 during elimination (or during a constant infusion) represented by:

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Propofol classification

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GABA Agonist

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MOA of Malignant hyperthermia:

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constant leak of Ca through ryanodine receptors

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List volatile anesthetics from greatest to least HEPATIC effects:

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Halothane > Enflurance >Isoflurane > Desflurane

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Which is true regarding properties of inhaled anesthetics?

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The higher the concentration of gas, the quicker the effects take place

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The higher the concentration of gas….

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the quicker the effects take place

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True or False?

The higher the concentration of gas, the quicker the effects take place

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True

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How do inhaled anesthetics work? What do they act on?

choose 2

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  • GABA receptor

- Influx of Cl- ions into the cell to hyperpolarize cells

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most soluable anesthetic gas in blood?

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sevoflurane (was only choice that was most soluble)

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What is the Boiling point for Desflurane?

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BP = 22.8

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What is the vapor pressure for Desflurane?

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VP = 669

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Blood gas solubility of Sevo:

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0.69

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Pharmacokinetics does NOT include:
Bioavailability
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Hydrolysis does not involve
P450
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What is broken down in the plasma by hydrolysis?
succ
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What is the exchange ratio of the Na Atpase Pump?
3Na IN | 2K OUT
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Chronic alcoholics require more anesthetic gases, why?
chronic alcoholism causes increased metabolism due to enzymes that break down the drug faster.
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What is the order of potency for morphine (compared to sufentanil, dillaudid, fentanyl)
Sufentanil> fentanyl> hydromorphone> morphine
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Which drug has the least protein binding?
Procaine (ester)
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exogenous epi dose:
6mcg/kg
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Which volatile agent causes transient increase in HR?
Desflurane
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Malignant hyperthermia is caused from? (choose two)
1. ) succinylcholine | 2. ) continuous release of ca from the ryanodine receptor
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Malignant hyperthermia results from the continuous release of....
ca from the ryanodine receptor
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what is the process of allowing temporary per-op myocardial ischemia to prepare a pt for surgery?
Ischemic perconditioning
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which of the following gases has a blood gas solubility that allows for a rapid rise to equilibrium?
Desflurane
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which gas is used as the first gas of the second gas effect?
Nitrous Oxide
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gas that enters the mouth, pharynx, and trachea but does not reach the alveoli is referred to as:
anatomical dead space
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what gas is not stable in sode lime?
sevoflurane
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Graph with A B C D choices. | Which one does the CRNA want?
C - line between LD1, ED99 ??
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LD1, ED99 describes the need for:
vigilance
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which of the following best describes the need for vigilance?
LD1, ED99
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Therapeutic index is not optimal. What is a more effective ratio for anesthesia?
LD1, ED99
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What is the therapeutic index? (ratio)
LD 50, ED 50
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A drug infused at a constant rate reached 94% of steady state after how many half lifes?
4
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What is involved in Phase 1 metabolism? (choose 2)
1. cytochrome P450 enzymes | 2. yields water soluble metabolites
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An 80 year old patient with liver disease is expected to have: (choose 2)
1. Increase in volume of distribution | 2. Decrease in plasma protein
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Which of the following is descriptive of fetal ion trapping (choose 3):
1. fetal pH lower than the mother 2. drug converting from non-ionized to ionized form in fetus 3. drugged becoming trapped in fetus leading to toxicity.
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Which of the following is an ester?
Tetracaine "i" esters
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which of the following is associated with fetal ion trapping (choose 2):
1. fetus being more acidic than the mother | 2. specific amides
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definition of peak concentration:
rate of absorption = rate of elimination
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definition of a prodrug:
inactive until metabolized
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Chloroprocaine has no protein binding, what are two things you can assume about it?
1. short duration of action | 2. dissociates from Na channels with ease
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choose/name three characteristics of LIPID soluble drugs that help them spread:
1. can pass through the BBB 2. high protein binding 3. because of Vd, it does not get cleared out of the body as quickly
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what are the correct definitions for efficacy and potency?
Efficacy is max effect a drug can produce. Potency is amount of drug needed for a given effect.
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Efficacy is
max effect a drug can produce.
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Potency is
amount of drug needed for a given effect.
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What describes liver metabolism before the drug enters circulation?
First pass effect
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First pass effect is:
the metabolism by the liver before the drug enters circulation
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Receptor theory, those that are responsible for no action at the receptor side (2):
- Non-competitive antagonist | - competitive antagonist
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Responsible for moving morphine out of the CNS?
P-glycoprotein
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Most ions are insoluble or soluble to the cell membrane?
Insoluble
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Most ions cross cell membrane through:
Protein channels
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Na/K pump is responsible for: (choose 2)
Na/K transport | Transmembrane electrical potential
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Glucose moves across cell membrane by: (2)
1. sodium cotransport system | 2. insulin
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O2 and CO2 move into the cell by:
simple diffusion
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What are the two most abundant constituents in the cell membrane?
1. protein | 2. phospholipids
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Cholesterol provides ___ and ____ to the cell membrane.
- Flexibility | - Stability
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What provides SPECIFICITY to the cell membrane?
Protein(s)
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How many liters of plasma do we have?
3Liters
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Constituent are identical but quantities vary:
1. plasma 2. interstitial fluid 3. intracellular fluid
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Total body weight is composed of:
65% water | 35% non-water
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What coefficient parallels anesthetic requirement?
Oil : gas partition
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Oil : gas partition parallels what?
anesthetic requirement
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negative middle ear pressures may develop after d/c of Nitrous Oxide leading to:
serous otitis
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Conjugation is not part of (metabolism) Phase :
Phase 1
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All of the following are a part of phase I metabolism except:
Conjugation
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Tissue uptake is determined by:
pH
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Biotransformation occurs primarily in the :
Liver
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Context sensitive half time (2):
1. time it takes for the plasma concentration to decrease by 50% 2. depends on the duration of the infusion
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Half time elimination (2):
1. Directly proportional to volume of distribution | 2. inversely proportional to clearance
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time it takes for the plasma concentration to decrease by 50% (defines)
context sensitive half time
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the duration of the infusion influences
context sensitive half time
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what is directly proportional to volume of distribution?
half time elimination
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what is inversely proportional to clearance?
half time elimination
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Half time elimination is directly proportional to:
volume of distribution
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Half time elimination is inversely proportional to:
clearance
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What is the term for when two drugs produce the same effect are given together and one enhances the effect of the other?
synergistic
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When two drugs are present in a mixture of 50/50 they are referred to as:
racemic mixture
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What LA has no protein binding?
Procaine?
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What generally decreases membrane fluidity and permeability?
Cholesterol
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a patient has a hx of seizures. What gas would the CRNA avoid?
Enflurane
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The most potent inhaled anesthetic:
insoflurane
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osmotic pressure (flow of fluid)
hypotonic to hypertonic
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Signs of diffusion hypoxia with decreased respiration's (hypoventilation). Use of what gas could cause this?
Nitrous Oxide
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Which stage of anesthesia do you want your patient in?
Stage 3
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Induction (partial pressure equilibrate order):
PA -->Pa --> Pbr
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Patient has divergent gaze and breath holding. What stage of GA is pt in?
Stage 2
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100% MAC =
N2O
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What is the equation for Minute ventilation?
tidal vol x breaths/min
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Vapor pressure of Sevoflurane:
170
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Gas coefficient of Sevoflurane:
0.69
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Not stable in soda lime:
sevoflurane (and halothane)

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