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What is the delivery component of the SPDD model?

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How we control and monitor the interaction of gases with the patient

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What determines if the circuit is semi-open or semi-closed in a circle circuit?

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Dependent on the amount of fresh gas flow put into the system

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What type of circuit is created if the fresh gas flows are greater than minute ventilation?

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Semi-open, No rebreathing

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How do you calculate minute ventilation?

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Take the breaths per minute and multiply it by the tidal volume

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What is an example of a closed circuit?

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Circle with pop off valve closed

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What type of circuit is created if the fresh gas flows are less than minute ventilation?

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Semi-closed, partial rebreathing

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What does APL stand for?

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Adjustable pressure limiting valve (pop off valve)

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After exhalation, what two places can the gas go?

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CO2 absorber

Anesthesia reservoir bag

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What are the seven components of a circle system?

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  1. Fresh gas inflow source
  2. Unidirectional valves
  3. Two corrugated tubes
  4. Y-piece connector
  5. Overflow valve
  6. Gas reservoir bag
  7. CO2 absorber
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What size is the corrugated tubing used in the circle system?

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22 mm diameter in adults

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What are the two types of unidirectional valves in the circle system?

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Inspiration

Expiration

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How does a floating valve work?

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Opens with pressure and closes with pressure, it moves in the direction its being pushed by gas

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What type of valves are the inspiratory and expiratory valves in the circle system?

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Floating valves

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What should be avoided between the patient and the inspiratory limb?

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Avoid overflow valve

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What should be avoided between the expiratory limb and the patient?

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Avoid fresh gas inflow

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How much rebreathing occurs in a closed circle system?

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Complete rebreathing

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What are some advantage of utilizing a circle system?

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Constant inspired concentrations
Conserve respiratory heat and humidity
Useful for all ages
Useful for closed system or low flow
Low resistance
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What are some disadvantage of utilizing a circle system?

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Relatively complex
Opportunities for misconnections/disconnections
Malfunction of unidirectional valves
Less convenient and portable than NRB circuit

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Where is headspace located in the circle system?

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Dead space is located between y-piece and the patient

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When does no rebreathing occur in the circle system?

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1-1.5 x minute ventilation no rebreathing occurs

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What times during anesthetic practice would we want no rebreathing to occur?

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Preoxygenation
Induction (wash-in)
Emergence (washout)

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When would be a good time to administer low flows to a patient?

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Maintenance, it conserves heat, humidity and volatile agent

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What are the tasks of the CO2 absorption system?

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Makes rebreathing possible
Conserves gases and volatile agents
Decreases OR pollution
Avoids hazards of CO2 rebreathing

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What is the composition of Soda Lime?

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CaOH  94%
NaOH  5%
KOH  <1%
Silica  0.2%
Moisture content  14-19%
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What is the soda lime chemical reaction?
CO2 + H2O H2CO3 H2CO3 + NaOH Na2CO3 + H2O + Energy Na2CO3 + CaOH CaCO3 + NaOH
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What is the absorptive capacity of soda lime?
26L of CO2 per 100g of absorbent
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What tells us the Soda lime and baralyme absorbents have been exhausted?
pH become less alkaline < 10.3 ethyl violets indicator changes from colorless to blue
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What does the term mesh refer to?
The number of openings per linear inch, 4 mesh and 8 mesh
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Why is there a mixture of 4 mesh and 8 mesh in the CO2 absorber?
Compromise between resistance to airflow and surface area for absorptive capacity
30
What anesthetic is incompatible with soda lime?
Trichloroethylene
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What are the two products if trichloroethylene and soda lime are combined?
Dichloroacetylene (cranial neurotoxin) Phosgene (pulmonary irritant) This is mostly seen in developing countries
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What can be produced if Sevoflurance is run with FGF < 2?
Compound A, potential renal injury
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What anesthetic has the greatest potential to produce carbon monoxide?
Desflurane
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What two things does a circle system have that a non-rebreathing system lacks?
Unidirectional valves | Carbon dioxide absorption
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What is a benefit to utilizing a non-rebreathing system?
Without CO2 absorbers and unidirectional valves the resistance (work of breathing) is low
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What are advantages of using a non-rebreathing system (semi-open)?
``` Portability Low resistance = low work of breathing Absence of rebreathing Inexpensive, few moving parts Allow rapid changes in anesthetic ```
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What are disadvantages of using a non-rebreathing system (semi-open)?
Lack of conservation of moisture or heat | Requires high FGF, not economical (lots of agent used
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How doe non-rebreathing systems work?
Exhales gas enters expiratory limb APL opens Inspiration draws in gas from expiratory limb (only has fresh gas if flow is high enough)
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Professor who described five different seem-open systems?
Mapleson
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What is the basic composition of the Mapleson systems?
Various arrangements of fresh gas inflow, tubing, reservoir bag and expiratory valve
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What are the characteristics of the Mapleson A system?
No rebreathing if FGF > alveolar ventilation, Overflow valve opens during expiration when maximum pressure is reached Insufficient with controlled ventilation
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What are the characteristics of the Mapleson B system?
Fresh gas inlet and overflow valve closer together to prevent rebreathing Requires FGF > 2-2.5 times the minute ventilation
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What are the characteristics of the Mapleson C system?
Shorter expiratory limb than Mapleson B | Requires FGF 2-2.5 times minute ventilation
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What are the characteristics of the Mapleson D system?
Fresh gas inlet and overflow valve opposite Mapleson A | Requires FGF 2-3 times minute ventilation
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What are the characteristics of the Mapleson E system?
Valveless and bagless (basically T piece) Expiratory limb must be greater than patient's tidal volume FGF 3 times greater than minute ventilation to prevent hypercarbia
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On the Mapleson E system, why must the expiratory limb be greater than the patient's tidal volume?
To prevent entrainment of room air
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What are the characteristics of the Mapleson F system?
Requires FGF 2-3 times minute ventilation | Minimal dead space/ low resistance
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The Mapeson __ is a Jackson-Rees modification of the Mapleson ___
Mapleson F | Mapleson D
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What does the term Coaxial refer to?
"A tube within a tube"
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What is the adaptor called that connects the Coaxial Mapleson D to the anesthesia machine?
Bain
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What are major benefits to the Bain Mapleson D circuit?
Designed to conserve some heat and humidity
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What patient population is the Bain Mapleson D typically seen in?
Pediatrics
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What are some advantages of the Bain Circuit?
FGF warmed by exhaled gases Improved humidification Ease of scavenging waste gases Lightweight
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What are some disadvantages to the Bain Circuit?
Kinking of inner tube Rebreathing if inner tube disconnected Increased resistance FGF 200-300mL/Kg prevent hypercarbia
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What is the name of the test to use on a Bain Circuit if kinking or disconnect is suspected?
Pethick test (inner gas hose integrity kinked or disconnected)
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How do you perform the Pethick test?
``` Occlude end of circuit Close APL valve Fill circuit with O2 flush valve Release occlusion at elbow and flush Venturi bag flattens bag if inner tube is patent ```
57
What type of ventilators do not require a driving gas?
Piston Ventilators
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What are some hazards of ventilators?
``` Disconnection Occlusion/obstruction of breathing circuit Misconnection Failure of emergency O2 supply Infection ```
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What type of ventilator setting limits the tidal volume by the amount of pressure within the circuit?
Pressure Control Ventilation
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What is the pressure limit on pressure control ventilation?
Pressure limit 20cm H2O
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What ventilator mode delivers a set volume at a set rate?
Controlled Mandatory Volume
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What can the CRNA control on the ventilator?
Inspiratory flow control I:E ratio control Rate Control Tidal Volume Control

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