Anesthesia for the surgical Patient

Question 1

Malignant hyperthermia can develop after receiveing general anesthesia. Triggering agents include, but are not limited to ________

Answer 1

Volatile anesthetics

Succinylcholine

Question 2

PONV typically occurs in what percentage of patients

Answer 2

20-30%

Question 3

The intentional dilution of blood volume is referred to as

Answer 3

Acute normovolemic hemodilution anemia

• whole blood is removed from a patient while circulating blood volume is maintained with acellular fluid
• Blood is collected via central lines with simultaneous infusion of crystalloid or colloid solutions.
• Blood units are reinfused in reverse order
• The increased plasma compartment becomes an important source of Oxygen, which is delivered to the tissues

Question 4

HES, gelatin, and albumin are several types of _____

Answer 4

colloids

Question 5

Stages of anesthesia (Inhaling induction)

Answer 5

Awake, excitement, surgical

Question 6

Regional anesthesia may be sueful in aptients with _____________

Answer 6

Advanced liver disease

Question 7

P3 of the american society of anesthesiologist physical status classification system is which of the follow

Answer 7

A patient with severe systemic disease

• P1: normal healthy patient
• P2: A patient with mild systemic disease
• P3: A patient with severe systemic disease
• P4: A patient with secere systemic disease that is constant threat to life
• P5: A moribund patient who is not expected to survive without the operation
• P6: A declared brain-dead patient whose organs are being removed for donor purposes

Question 8

During preoperative physical examination, specif areas to investigate for the respiratory system include

Answer 8

Auscultation of lungs; wheezes; rales