Test 3 Flashcards
Bezold jarish reflex triad
HotN, bradycardia, coronary artery dilation
when is bezold jarish most often seen?
awake pt with interscalene block
tourniquet pain starts after?
30min, or 45-60min for GA
what fiber types involved in tourniquet pain?
c fibers and a delta
Tourniquet placment pressues and max time
LE:
max 2 hours, 100-150 above SBP
UE: Max 90min, 50-75 above SBP
Bleeding ammount in trachanteric/subtrochanteric hip fx?
1200ml
bleeding ammount in intracapsular hip fx?
800ml
Off NSAIDs for how long before spinal?
no delay
off coumadin for how long before spinal?
INR 1.4 after 5 days
off plavix for how long before spinal?
7 days
off Ticlid for how long before spinal?
14 days
Off xarelto/rivaroxaban for how long before spinal?
3 days
When is surigical correcton done for scoliosis? ANd what is the goal?
when cobb angle is greater than 50%
stop cardiac and resp compromise
S/s of VAE
unexplain HoTN, and increased ET nitrogen
VAE tx
wound irrigated with saleine, DC N20, pressors, aspiration of air from CVP, lay pt right side up
Tell me about BAEP
brainstem auditory evoked potentials
used in resections of acoustic neuromas
uses sound waves to stimulate cochlea
SSEP key info
somatosensory evoked potentials
stimulate peripheral nerves, impulse goes up spinal cord via dorsal root.
monitors the afferent sensory pathway
the failure of SSEPs to reliably predict post-op deficits is well documented
you can have motor deficits with unchagned SSEPs
blood supply for afferent sensory pathway?
post spinal arteries
EMG info
Electromyogram
used to record electrical activity of muscles, used to find the cause of weakness, paralysis, or muscle twitching
doesn’t show brain or spinal cord disease
During spinal surgery for stenosis/degneration: used to protect nerve roots; extremely sensitive to nerve root irritation
MEP
stimulate spinal cord above operative site and recording resonse below operative site
monitors descending motor pathways supplied by anterior spinal artery
monitors motor tracts, especially corticospinal tract
MEPs are the gold standard for monitoring motor pathways
Anesthetic plan for SSEP
avoid N2o
avoid VA >1 MAC
anesthetic plan for EMG
limit NMB to 2-4 twitches
With NIMs tube, no NMB past intubation
anesthetic plan for MEPs
TIVA or balanced technique with VA < 0.6 mac
propofol 75-150mcg.kg/min
Drugs that affect SSEPs
VA senstive > 1 MAC
N20 sensitive decease amplitiude
opiods mild depression no change in amplitude or latency
midazolam: mild depression: ^ latency and decrased amplitude
ketamine desierable
Propofol amplitude depression with induction but rapid recovery
NMBs: insenstive, may improve responses due to less EMG interference
Drugs that effect Transcranial MEPs
VA >0.6 MAC
N20 sensitive
midazolam less desirable, CMAP depression
muscle relaxants, senstive and usually avoided
define amplitue and latency
amplitude: height
latency length
change in evoked potentials means what?
worsening situation; critical decrease in amplitude or increase in latency indicates early warning of structures in danger.
acute increase of only ___ to ___ ml of fluid can cause tamponade?
40-50ml