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Thoracic Anesthesia I Flashcards

1
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Number of lobes on the right lung?

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3 lobes

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Number of lobes on the left lung?

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2 lobes

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Number of segments on the right lung?

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22 segments

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Number of segments on the left lung?

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20 segments

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Define FEV1

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  • Forced expiratory volume in 1 second
  • Amount of expired air in the first second after full inspiration
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What is FEV1% Predicted?

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Compares the actual total volume breathed out during the test to an average of the normal total volume for a person of the same gender, height, and age.

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What is the normal range of FEV1% Predicted?

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80-120%

FEV1% Predicted has a strong correlation with post-op outcomes

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How is Predicted Postoperative FEV1% (PPO FEV1%) Calculated?

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Preop FEV1% X (1- % of lung tissue removed/100)

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What would be the PPO FEV1% if FEV 1% is 70% and 25% of lung tissue is surgically removed?

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52%

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What PPO FEV1% correlates with an increased risk of pulmonary complication?

What PPO FEV1% is considered high risk?

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  • <40% → Increased risk
  • <30% → High risk
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What PaO2 and PCO2 are associated with poor surgical outcomes?

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  • PaO2 < 60 mmHg
  • PCO2 > 45 mmHg
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What is the most useful pulmonary test for determining gas exchange capacity?

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Diffusing Lung Capacity for Carbon Monoxide (DLCO)

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How is the DLCO PFT performed?

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  • Carbon Monoxide has a high affinity for Hgb
  • A small amount of CO is inhaled with a tracer gas (helium or methane)
  • After inhalation of the gas, the patient will exhale into an analyzer
  • The analyzer will determine how much CO was picked up by the lungs
  • This will correlate with total functioning surface are of alveolar/capillary interference
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What is the absolute minimum value of FEV1 or DLCO for a successful outcome in thoracic surgery?

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No less than 20%

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What is the ideal V/Q ratio?

What is typically the V/Q ratio?

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  • 1.0 (ideal)
  • 0.8 (typical)
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16
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What 3 factors is the V/Q ratio dependent on?

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  • Position (gravity)
  • Pathology
  • Situation
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17
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Blood flow in the lungs is ____________ dependent

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Gravity

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Pulmonary ___________ pressure is always greater than Pulmonary ________pressure

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Pulmonary artery pressure is always greater than Pulmonary venous pressure

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Absolute pressure of Pa and Pv is greater in the dependent portion of the lung due to _____________

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Hydrostatic gradients

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The base of the lung has a ________ mmHg increase in blood flow relative to the apex of the lung in an upright position.

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20 mmHg

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21
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Rank PA, Pa, and Pv in Zone 1

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PA > Pa > Pv

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Rank PA, Pa, and Pv in Zone 2

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Pa > PA > Pv

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Rank PA, Pa, and Pv in Zone 3

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Pa > Pv > PA

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24
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How many cm above the heart is Zone 2?

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3 cm

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Which zone will have the alveoli maximally distended?

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Zone 1

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Which zone will have complete compression of the capillary?

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Zone 1

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27
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Which zone will have the most dead space?

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Zone 1

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In Zone 2, _________ pressure is greater than PA and ________ pressure is less than PA

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In Zone 2, systolic pressure is greater than PA and diastolic pressure is less than PA

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This zone will have less distended alveoli, but greater intrapleural pressure.

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Zone 3

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30
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This zone will have continuous blood flow and is not affected by the cardiac cycle?

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Zone 3

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31
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Which zone is most affected by the cardiac cycle?

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Zone 2

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32
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This zone is absent in healthy patients

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Zone 1

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33
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How is Zone 1 developed?

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  • Positive Pressure Ventilation (↑ PEEP/ ↑Alveolar Pressure)
  • Decrease Arterial Pressure (Hemorrhage, Shock, Hypovolemia)
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34
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For an accurate measurement of PCWP, which zone must the pulmonary artery catheter be placed in?

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Zone 3, where there is a continual column of blood

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Which PFT is used to determine whether lungs are obstructive, restrictive, or normal?

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FEV1/FVC Ratio

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What is normal FEV1/FVC?

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70-85%

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FEV1/FVC Ratio of Obstructive Pattern

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Decreased

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38
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FEV1/FVC Ratio of Restrictive Pattern

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Normal

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39
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TLC of Obstructive Pattern

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Normal or Increased d/t air trapping

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40
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TLC of Restrictive Pattern

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Decreased

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41
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Patho of Obstructive Lung Disease

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Damage to the lung tissue or narrowing of the airways causes air trapping and difficulty expelling air from the lungs

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42
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What are the most common Obstructive Lung Diseases

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  • COPD (chronic bronchitis, emphysema)
  • Asthma
  • Cystic Fibrosis
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43
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What is the most common comorbidity in thoracic surgical patients?

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COPD

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44
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Clinical presentation of COPD

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  • Compromised pulmonary mechanics
  • Hypercapnia
  • Dyspnea
  • Hypoxia
  • O2 therapy commonly required
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Patho of Restrictive Lung Disease

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  • Stiffness in lung tissue, chest wall, or weak muscles.
  • Cannot fully fill lungs with air
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What are the most common Restrictive Lung Disease?

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  • Interstitial Lung Disease
  • Pulmonary Fibrosis
  • Sarcoidosis
  • Obesity (hypoventilation syndrome)
  • Neuromuscular diseases
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47
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What is the leading cause of cancer deaths?

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Lung Cancer

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48
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Causes of lung cancer

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  • Smoking
  • Environmental factors (asbestos, gas, metals)
49
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What are the two types of lung cancer?

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  • Small cell lung cancer
  • Non-small cell cancer
50
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Characteristics of Small Cell Lung Cancer

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  • Fast growing
  • Aggressive
  • Commonly caused by smoking
  • Usually starts in the bronchi
  • Frequently metastasized
51
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Characteristics of Non-Small Cell Lung Cancer

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  • Less aggressive
  • Affects both smokers and non-smokers
  • More common
  • Better prognosis
52
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Lung Cancer Signs and Symptoms

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  • Cough
  • Hemoptysis
  • Wheezing
  • Stridor
  • Dyspnea
  • Airway obstruction
  • Hoarseness
  • Superior vena cava syndrome
  • Pleural effusion
  • Congestive heart failure
53
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How are central/endo-bronchial lesions diagnosed?

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Cytology analysis of sputum using flexible fiberoptic bronchoscopy

54
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How are peripheral/pleural lesions diagnosed?

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  • CT scan
  • Percutaneous fine needle aspiration
  • VATS
55
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Lung Cancer Treatment Options

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  • Radiation
  • Chemo +/- radiation
  • Surgical resection
56
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What treatment is effective for small-cell lung cancer?

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Radiation (small cell very radiosensitive)

57
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Procedure where the entire lung is removed

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Pneumonectomy

58
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Procedure where one lobe is removed

59
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Procedure where there is partial lobe removal

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Resection (sleeve, wedge, segment)

60
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What is Pleurodesis?

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A medical procedure that treats fluid or air buildup in the pleural space, the space between the lung and chest wall

61
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Indications for a thoracotomy

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  • Pneumonectomy
  • Lobectomy
  • Advanced malignancy
  • Hemorrhagic complications
62
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What are the different approaches to a thoracotomy? Which one will be the most common?

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  • Sternotomy
  • Anterolateral (Most Common)
  • Posterolateral
63
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Indications for Video-Assisted Thoracic Surgery (VATS)

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  • Pleural surgery
  • Undiagnosed nodules
  • Interstitial disease
  • Lobectomy
64
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VATS Benefits

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  • Reduced hospital stay
  • Less blood loss
  • Less pain
  • Better postop pulmonary function
  • May be done robotically
65
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Purpose of One Lung Ventilation

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  • Immobile Surgical Field
  • Access/ Visibility
  • Prevent fluids/secretions from contaminating non-operative lung
66
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What is lung separation

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ADEQUATE lung deflation

67
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What is lung isolation

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COMPLETE lung deflation

68
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What type of tube is typically used for OLV?

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A Double Lumen Endotracheal Tube (DLT), usually left-sided to avoid obstructing the right main bronchus.

69
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When is a right-sided DLT preferred?

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When a left pneumonectomy or left upper lobe surgery is planned or if the left bronchus has structural issues like a tumor or aneurysm.

70
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Typical DLT size for women

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35 or 37 Fr

71
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Typical DLT size for men

72
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What are the key steps in placing a DLT?

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Lubricate the tube, insert under direct vision or with a scope, rotate 90° as needed, advance into the trachea, inflate cuffs, and verify placement.

73
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How much air is inflated into the tracheal cuff?

74
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How much air is inflated into the bronchial cuff?

75
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How is DLT placement confirmed?

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Placement is confirmed with fiberoptic bronchoscopy to ensure the bronchial cuff is below (5-10 mm) the carina in the target bronchus.

76
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What is a bronchial blocker, and when is it used?

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A catheter with an inflatable balloon that occludes a bronchus, used for selective lung isolation, especially if DLT placement is challenging.

77
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Name a specific case where a bronchial blocker would be used.

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In patients with difficult airways or when nasotracheal intubation with OLV is necessary.

78
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When should you confirm the placement of DLT?

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  • Immediately after placement
  • Immediately after positioning
79
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What should be clamped when deflating one side of the DLT?

80
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What can be used to deflate the lung completely?

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Suction catheter

81
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What should be the tidal volume of the non-operative lung during OLV?

82
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How should FiO2 be administered during OLV?

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Judiciously, aiming to avoid hyperoxemia, with a target oxygenation of 88-95% to minimize absorption atelectasis.

83
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If the patient is on this medication, do not administer 100% FiO2 because of O2 toxicity.

84
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What are ways to increase O2 saturation during OLV?

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  • CPAP to non-dependent lung
  • PEEP to dependent lung (5cm H2O)
  • Recruitment manuevers
85
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What physiological change occurs during OLV?

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A right-to-left shunt occurs, potentially causing relative hypoxemia due to blood bypassing the deflated lung.

86
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How is the right-to-left shunt lessened during thoracic surgery?

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  • Surgical manipulation, obstruct flow to operative lung
  • Lateral positioning, increase perfusion to ventilated lung
  • Hypoxic pulmonary vasoconstriction in the operative lung
87
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What is Hypoxic Pulmonary Vasoconstriction (HPV)?

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A response where hypoxic alveoli trigger vasoconstriction, directing blood to better-ventilated areas, enhancing V/Q matching.

88
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What factor increases perfusion in the dependent lung?

89
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What factors decrease ventilation in the dependent lung?

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  • Expansion of dependent lung limited by weight of mediastinum
  • Expansion limited by non-compliance of thoracic wall pressed on OR bed

increase risk of atelectasis

90
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Do you want to decrease HPV in the operative lung?

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  • No
  • Decrease HPV to the operative lung will increase shunt and worsen oxygenation
91
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What factors can decrease HPV during anesthesia?

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  • Volatile anesthetics >1 MAC
  • Hypocapnia
  • Alkalosis
  • Hypothermia
  • Vasodilators
92
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What are common OLV complications?

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  • Hypoxemia
  • Bronchospasm
  • Hypoventilation
  • Malpositioning
  • Airway trauma from the large DLT
93
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How is hypoxemia managed intraoperatively during OLV?

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  • Increase FiO2
  • Perform alveolar recruitment maneuvers
  • Resume two-lung ventilation if necessary.
94
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What steps are taken if hypoxemia persists during OLV?

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  • Communicate with the surgical team
  • Resume two-lung ventilation
  • Manage hemodynamics
  • Possible pulmonary artery ligation
95
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What is the best predictor of difficult DLT placement?

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Preoperative CXR

96
Q

What is the gold standard for measuring physical activity?

97
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What is the ideal minimum for VO2max in thoracic surgery patients?

What VO2 max will have an increased risk of complications?

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  • VO2 max >20 ml/kg/min
  • VO2 max <15 ml/kg/min will have an increased risk
98
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Complications will decrease with smoking sessions of _______ weeks

99
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Carboxyhemoglobin concentration decreases after ______ hours of smoking cessation.

100
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Smoking causes prolonged tissue _________

101
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Who will be high-risk thoracic surgery patients and have increase possibility of postop ventilatory support?

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  • Advanced age
  • Malnutrition/frail/poor general health
  • COPD
  • Pulmonary HTN
  • Obesity
  • Low FEV1
  • Low VO2Max/Low exercise tolerance
  • Dyspnea
  • Smoking
102
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How long should thoracic surgery be delayed after bare metal stenting?

103
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How long should thoracic surgery be delayed after drug-eluting stenting?

104
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What is the most common concurrent disease with thoracic surgery?

105
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Considerations for COPD patients undergoing thoracic surgery

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  • Assessment of severity made with FEV1 predicted
  • ABG analysis to monitor hypercapnia
  • Supplemental O2 to maintain PaO2 60-65
106
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Why will patients with RV failure not tolerate positive pressure ventilation?

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Can not tolerate a sudden increase in RV afterload

107
Q

What arrhythmia will most likely develop within the first week after thoracic surgery?

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Atrial Fibrillation

108
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Causes of Atrial Fibrillation

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  • Increased Pulmonary Vascular Resistance
  • Right heart strain
  • Increased sympathetic stimuli
  • Transient hypoxemia
  • O2 demand increased
  • Blood loss
109
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Why is an arterial line typically used during thoracic surgery?

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  • Monitor transient compression of heart/great vessels
  • Beat-to-beat assessment
  • Serial ABG’s
110
Q

Central lines are typically reserved for these thoracic surgeries.

A

Pneumonectomies/redo thoracotomies

111
Q

What anesthetic agent should be avoided in thoracic surgery due to the risk of absorption atelectasis?

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Nitrous Oxide

112
Q

What nerve injury is common in thoracic surgery?

A

Brachial plexus injury

113
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What are 2 ways to avoid acute lung injury in thoracic surgery?

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  • Avoid fluid overload
  • Avoid hyperinflation
114
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Postoperative Analgesic Options for Thoracic Surgery Patients

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  • Ketamine
  • Precedex
  • PCA pump
  • Opioids
  • Paravertebral/Intercostal blocks
  • Anti-inflammatories
  • Thoracic epidural
115
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Pulmonary complications from thoracic surgery

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  • Atelectasis
  • Pneumonia
  • Respiratory failure (15-20% of pts)
116
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How does one-lung ventilation impact the right ventricle (RV)?

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↑ RV Pressure → RV Dysfunction

117
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Which ventilation mode is less inflammatory? PCV or VCV?

118
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The benefit of using a thoracic epidural for thoracic surgery

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Loss of vasomotor tone and peripheral venous pooling will significantly decrease RV preload.

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