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Anaesthesia Flashcards

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what is anesthesia?

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  • It is the reversible loss of noxious stimuli
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what are the different types of anaesthesia and how does each type work?

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  • Local - numbs small area of the body
  • IV - causes mild sedation and relaxes you
  • Regional - causes numbeness is one part of the body e.g epdiural
  • General - associated with loss of consciuouness
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what is the mechanism of local anaesthetics?

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  • They block transmission of signals generated by nociceptors
  • Block na+ channels which prevents depolarisation and hence action potential formation
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give examples of local anaethtics drugs and their durtaion of actions?

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  • Lidocaine - short acting fast onset

- Mepivacaine is long cating fast onset

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The addition of vasoconstrictors e.g epinephrine can lead to extention of duration of action of local anaesthetics. true or false?

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true

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How can local anaesthtics be administered?

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  • Topically
  • infilitration - injection of intradermal and subcutaneous
  • Regional block- injection to connective tissue
  • Epidural
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Epidurals can cause motor deficits at higher doses. true ro false?

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treu

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what do general anaethesia cause?

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  • Loss of consciouness
  • Analgesia
  • Amnesia
  • Muscle relaxant
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For general anaesthetics what are the premedication given?

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  • Sedatives (anxiollytics)

- Analgesia (NSAIDS)

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intravenous anaesthetics is for induction and short procedures. true ro false?

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true

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inhalation anaesthetics is for maitainance. true ro false?

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true

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Provide examples of drugs for Inhalation anaethetics, IV, pain killers, Relaxants and adiuvants?

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  • Inhalation anaethetics : (N2O)
  • IV - (propofol)
  • pain killers (NSAIDS, pacetamol)
  • Relaxants - depolarising (succinilcholine), non depolarising (atracurium)
  • adiuvants - diazepam
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what are the advantages of inhalation anaesthesia?

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  • Controls the depth of anaesthesia
  • Metabolism is minimal
  • Excreted via exhalation
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what are the two divisions of inhalation anesthetics?

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  • Volatile liquids

- gases

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what are the three theories of how inhalation anaesthtics work?

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  • Cause generalised depression of CNS
  • lipid solubility theory
  • direct membrane receptor (interaction with ion channel)
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what is the anaethetic depth determined by?

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  • The partial pressure in the brain
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how do the anaethtic molecules reach the brain?

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  • Inspired air - alveoli - blood - brain
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The minimum alveolar anaesthetic conc (MAC) is the % of the inspired air at which 50% of patients do not respond to the stimuli. true ro false?

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true

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MAC value is a measure of what?

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  • Inhalation anethetic potency
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what does a high MAC value equal?

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what MAC value are used during surgery?

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Ether is flammable. TRUE OR FALSE?

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What is the blood gas partition co-effeicient?

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  • It is a measure of solubility in the blood
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what does the blood gas partition co-efficient determine?

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  • The rate of induction an drecovery of inhalation anasthetics
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what does the oil partition co-efficient measure?
- It measurs solubiltiy
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The higher the oil partition coeffecient the lower the MAC.TRUE OR FALEE?
TRUE
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the higher the lipid solubility the higher the pontency of the anaesthtic. true or false?
true
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Ether has highest Blood/gas PC Halothane has the highest Oil/gals PC. true or flase? for inhalation anasethtics
true
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Isoflurane is a less soluble isomer of enflurane, and is widely used. true or false?
true
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Isoflurane potentiates the action of neuromuscular blockers. true or false?
true
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why is isoflurane an agent of choice for neurosuregry?
- because cerebral blood flow is little affected by isoflurane
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Uterine tone is maintaine with isoflurane compared to halothane or enflurane. true ro false?
true
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isoflurane is used to reduce post-patrum hermorrhage. true or false?
true
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halothane is non-flammable volatile aneathtic. true ro false?
true
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what are the issues with halothane?
- Increase myocardial excytability - BP drops due to CNS depression - Cerebral blood flow is increased so contraindicated in head injury patient s - Not a good analgesic - can produce massive hepatic necrosis - Cuases malignant hyperthermia
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Nitrous oxide is used during child birth, used as na adjunct, weak, risks of bone marrow depression with prolonged use. true ro false?
true
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what are IV induction agents used for?
- Inductio of anaesthesia
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Recovery of IV induction agents is by redistribution. true or false?
true
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hwo does propofol work?
They modulate GABAergic neuronal transmission
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propofol is Anti-emetic in action Non-irritant to airways. true or false?
true
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Sodium thiopental is Rapid-onset ultra-short acting barbiturate, it binds to GABAAreceptor, increases the duration of time for which the Cl-ionoporeis open. True ro false?
true
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what is the short duration of action of sodium thiopental due to?
due to its redistribution away from central circulation towards muscle and fat
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what are the adverse reactions of sodium thiopental?
- Hypotension | - airway obstruction
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Ketamine is a general dissociative anaesthetic | Ketamine is classified as an NMDA Receptor Antagonist. true or false?
true
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Heart rate and BP are elevated due to sympathetic stimulation with ketamines. true or false?
true
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Respiration is not depressed and reflexes are not abolished with ketamine. true or false?
true
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General anaesthetics: Sample gases: Nitrous oxide and Xenon Halogenated hydrocarbons: Isoflurane Barbiturates: Thiopental. TRUE OR FALSSE?
TRUE
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Local anaesthetics: Ester: Cocaine, Procaine, Tetracaine Amide: Lidocaine, Bupivacaine. TRUE OR FALSE?
TRUE
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All local anaesthetics drugs work by inhibition of Na+ channel. true ro false?
true
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