Preoperative anesthesia assessment is usually performed by ______ before the scheduled surgery.
anesthesia person doing the case
circulator
surgeon
What is the name of the phase that begins with the anesthetic agents turned off and the patient beginning to become conscious.
induction
maintenance
emergence
What is it called when anesthesia has to induce the patient quickly after the endotracheal tube is inserted because the patient has a full stomach?
surgical stage of anesthesia
awake intubation
gas induction
What size tube is commonly used on the female patient (average size - adult patient)?
9
7
10
The drug commonly used for induction to render the patient unconscious and is derived from eggs is called what?
Sodium Pentothal
Brevital
propofol
fentanyl
One common barbiturate that is sometimes used to render the patient unconscious is called?
Anectine
Neostigmine
A commonly used narcotic analgesic by anesthesia is called?
Diprivan
The Sellick maneuver is sometimes used before intubation to avoid aspiration of the stomach contents because it compresses the esophagus. This is also called:
cricoid pressure
hyperextension of the head
jaw thrust
What is the name of the gas that is sometimes used by anesthesia as a “carrier” gas?
Halothane
Ethrane
nitrous oxide
Forane
Narcan is the name of an antagonist drug that reverses the action of a/an .
narcotic
muscle relaxant
sedative
inhalant anesthetic gas
What inhalant gas is commonly used to induce a child during the induction stage?
Ultane
Suprane
A long narrow plastic tube inserted into the patient to carry inhalants to the respiratory tract
endotracheal
endotube
To inject in one specific area to numb that area
regional anesthetic
local anesthetic
A person who assists anesthesia during induction
anesthesiologist assistant
Type of drug that can be used to render the patient unconscious during induction (not commonly used anymore)
barbiturate
Muscular twitching and jerking movement
fasciculation
spasms
Decrease of/or insensibility to pain
analgesia
An R.N. who has taken a specific program in anesthesia and passes the state board exam to administer anesthesia
anesthesiologist
anesthetist
Removal of endotracheal tube
extubation
intubation
System that filters and reticulates exhaled gas from the patient back to the patient
open circle circuit
closed circle circuit
Injection of a local anesthetic drug into a nerve plexus to numb the area where the nerves supply motor and sensory sensations
local anaesthtic
Loss of memory
memory loss
amnesia
An M.D. who has specialized in the field of anesthesia
Insertion of an endotracheal tube
An inhalant gas commonly used to induce children (gas induction)
ultane
nitrious oxide
fluothane
A potent short-acting hypnotic/sedative used by anesthesia to induce the patient
diprivan
This tube is used when endotracheal intubation is difficult?
tubercular
LMA
endo tube
The generic name of this inhalant is called halothane
narcan
sublimaze
A local anesthetic is placed in the subarachnoid space
endo block
spinal block
epidural
Newer inhalant gas that has to be heated to vaporize
suprane
The trade name of fentanyl
bivocane
Intravenous infiltration of a local anesthetic into a vein in the arm, to numb the arm, and a double tourniquet is used
bier block
Non-depolarizing muscle relaxant
morphine
tracrium
Muscle relaxant antagonist (reversal) used to reverse the action of non-depolaring muscle
neostigmine
vasoconstrictor
vasodialator
One inhalant that is piped into the anesthesia machine and is the only true gas
A system of classifying patients for risk of anesthesia (6 classes in all)
ASM
ASH
ASA
Most commonly used inhalant
forane
Depolarizing muscle relaxant that is short acting and used for intubation
epidural block
List the three phases of anesthesia. (not stages)
entrance, relaxant,, closure
Induction, Maintenance, Emergence
accelerant,vasoconstriction phase, decelerator
What is malignant hyperthermia?
Rare life threatening complication of anesthesia – triggered by Anectine or other inhalant anesthetic agents
Rare life threatening complication of surgery – triggered by Anectine or other inhalant anesthetic agents
What is the name of the device that is placed on the finger of the patient that monitors oxygen saturation?
o2 sensor
pulse oximeter
pulse relay
What is the difference between general anesthesia and regional anesthesia?
General involves putting the patient asleep and regional Involves injection of local anesthetic to numb a region of the body
General involves local injection of a local anesthetic to rumb a region of the body and regional Involves putting the patient asleep
What levels of the lumbar vertebrae can the spinal needle be inserted during a spinal block?
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between L3/L4 or L4 and L5
between L2/L3 or L4 and L5
Which type of regional block does CSF drip out of the needle before the local is injected?
What drug is commonly added to local anesthetics that causes vasoconstriction?
epinephrine
oxytocin
What nerve is involved when a block for the arm or shoulder area is performed?
none
Brachial Plexus
What narcotic drug is commonly injected into an epidural catheter to manage postoperative pain?
deprivan
Bupivacaine
Why are children most commonly induced with an inhalant gas?
veins are to small to start an IV
reduce trauma/fear of IV needle
Name two possible complications of anesthesia.
cardiac arrhythmia, systemic induction
vomiting, blood reactions
What is the responsibility of the surgical technologist (scrub person) during induction?
assist anesthesiologist and circulator
hand instruments to both anesthesiologist and circulator
stay quiet
List the four stages of anesthesia.
Induction, Excitement, Surgical, Danger
What is an LMA and when is it used?
Laryngeal Mask Airway
What is the name of the block that uses two tourniquets and the local is injected via a needle in the vein?
What is the name of the drug that is given when a patient is in a malignant hyperthemia crisis or may be given to prevent the crisis?
dantrolene
What is a complication of a spinal block and a major discomfort to the patient postoperatively?
spiting up blood
vomiting
Spinal Headache
What is the purpose of the balloon cuff on an endotracheal tube?
Keep the inhalation gas in the lungs
What are the two main types of muscle relaxants? (I do not want the name of a specific drug)
depolarizing, non-depolarizing
radiant, non-radiant