PACU

Question	Answer
three components and stages of a GA	components - hyponosis and sedation, muscle relaxation, analgesia stages - induction, maintenance, emergence
epidural	injection of local anaesthetic into the extradual space or epidural space to produce loss of sensation
spinal	deposition of a small amount of local anaesthetic into the subarachnoid space to block sensory, motor and autonomic sympathetic nerve pathways
hypothermia	low body temp occurs in 4 ways radiation - infra red heat convection - exposed skin or cool air conduction - contact with objects evaporation - perspiration and exposed tissue
hypothermia management	air warming device warm sheets enflow warmed iv fluids

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	Created by Elizabeth Then over 6 years ago