Question 1
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Preoperative anesthesia assessment is usually performed by ______ before the scheduled surgery.
Question 2
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What is the name of the phase that begins with the anesthetic agents turned off and the patient beginning to become conscious.
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induction
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maintenance
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emergence
Question 3
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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?
Question 4
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What size tube is commonly used on the female patient (average size - adult patient)?
Question 5
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The drug commonly used for induction to render the patient unconscious and is derived from eggs is called what?
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Sodium Pentothal
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Brevital
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propofol
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fentanyl
Question 6
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One common barbiturate that is sometimes used to render the patient unconscious is called?
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Anectine
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Neostigmine
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Sodium Pentothal
Question 7
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A commonly used narcotic analgesic by anesthesia is called?
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Diprivan
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Brevital
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Sodium Pentothal
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fentanyl
Question 8
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The Sellick maneuver is sometimes used before intubation to avoid aspiration of the stomach contents because it compresses the esophagus. This is also called:
Question 9
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What is the name of the gas that is sometimes used by anesthesia as a “carrier” gas?
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Halothane
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Ethrane
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nitrous oxide
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Forane
Question 10
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Narcan is the name of an antagonist drug that reverses the action of a/an .
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narcotic
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muscle relaxant
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sedative
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inhalant anesthetic gas
Question 11
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What inhalant gas is commonly used to induce a child during the induction stage?
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Ultane
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Suprane
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Forane
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Ethrane
Question 12
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A long narrow plastic tube inserted into the patient to carry inhalants to the respiratory tract
Question 13
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To inject in one specific area to numb that area
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regional anesthetic
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local anesthetic
Question 14
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A person who assists anesthesia during induction
Question 15
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Type of drug that can be used to render the patient unconscious during induction (not commonly used anymore)
Question 16
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Muscular twitching and jerking movement
Question 17
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Decrease of/or insensibility to pain
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local anesthetic
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analgesia
Question 18
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An R.N. who has taken a specific program in anesthesia and passes the state board exam to administer anesthesia
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anesthesiologist
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anesthetist
Question 19
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Removal of endotracheal tube
Question 20
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System that filters and reticulates exhaled gas from the patient back to the patient
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open circle circuit
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closed circle circuit
Question 21
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Injection of a local anesthetic drug into a nerve plexus to numb the area where the nerves supply motor and sensory sensations
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regional anesthetic
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local anaesthtic
Question 22
Question 23
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An M.D. who has specialized in the field of anesthesia
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anesthesiologist
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anesthetist
Question 24
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Insertion of an endotracheal tube
Question 25
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An inhalant gas commonly used to induce children (gas induction)
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ultane
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nitrious oxide
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fluothane
Question 26
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A potent short-acting hypnotic/sedative used by anesthesia to induce the patient
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fluothane
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diprivan
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ultane
Question 27
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This tube is used when endotracheal intubation is difficult?
Question 28
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The generic name of this inhalant is called halothane
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narcan
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fluothane
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sublimaze
Question 29
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A local anesthetic is placed in the subarachnoid space
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endo block
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spinal block
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epidural
Question 30
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Newer inhalant gas that has to be heated to vaporize
Question 31
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The trade name of fentanyl
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ultane
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sublimaze
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bivocane
Question 32
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Intravenous infiltration of a local anesthetic into a vein in the arm, to numb the arm, and a double tourniquet is used
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endo block
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spinal block
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bier block
Question 33
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Non-depolarizing muscle relaxant
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propofol
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morphine
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tracrium
Question 34
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Muscle relaxant antagonist (reversal) used to reverse the action of non-depolaring muscle
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neostigmine
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vasoconstrictor
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vasodialator
Question 35
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One inhalant that is piped into the anesthesia machine and is the only true gas
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ultane
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fluothane
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nitrous oxide
Question 36
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A system of classifying patients for risk of anesthesia (6 classes in all)
Question 37
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Most commonly used inhalant
Question 38
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Depolarizing muscle relaxant that is short acting and used for intubation
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bier block
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endo block
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epidural block
Question 39
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List the three phases of anesthesia. (not stages)
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entrance, relaxant,, closure
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Induction, Maintenance, Emergence
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accelerant,vasoconstriction phase, decelerator
Question 40
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What is malignant hyperthermia?
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Rare life threatening complication of anesthesia – triggered by Anectine or other inhalant anesthetic agents
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Rare life threatening complication of surgery – triggered by Anectine or other inhalant anesthetic agents
Question 41
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What is the name of the device that is placed on the finger of the patient that monitors oxygen saturation?
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o2 sensor
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pulse oximeter
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pulse relay
Question 42
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What is the difference between general anesthesia and regional anesthesia?
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General involves putting the patient asleep and regional Involves injection of local anesthetic to numb a region of the body
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General involves local injection of a local anesthetic to rumb a region of the body and regional Involves putting the patient asleep
Question 43
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What levels of the lumbar vertebrae can the spinal needle be inserted during a spinal block?
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Question 44
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Which type of regional block does CSF drip out of the needle before the local is injected?
Question 45
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What drug is commonly added to local anesthetics that causes vasoconstriction?
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epinephrine
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morphine
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oxytocin
Question 46
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What nerve is involved when a block for the arm or shoulder area is performed?
Question 47
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What narcotic drug is commonly injected into an epidural catheter to manage postoperative pain?
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deprivan
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Bupivacaine
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fentanyl
Question 48
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Why are children most commonly induced with an inhalant gas?
Question 49
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Name two possible complications of anesthesia.
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cardiac arrhythmia, systemic induction
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vomiting, blood reactions
Question 50
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What is the responsibility of the surgical technologist (scrub person) during induction?
Question 51
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List the four stages of anesthesia.
Question 52
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What is an LMA and when is it used?
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Laryngeal Mask Airway
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none
Question 53
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What is the name of the block that uses two tourniquets and the local is injected via a needle in the vein?
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spinal block
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endo block
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bier block
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none
Question 54
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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?
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dantrolene
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sublimaze
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ultane
Question 55
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What is a complication of a spinal block and a major discomfort to the patient postoperatively?
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spiting up blood
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vomiting
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Spinal Headache
Question 56
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What is the purpose of the balloon cuff on an endotracheal tube?
Question 57
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What are the two main types of muscle relaxants? (I do not want the name of a specific drug)