Drug related effects on monitoring values

Question 1

What drugs can you administer to help maintain the heart rate?

Answer 1

Anticholinergic drugs

Question 2

What drug class is Atropine?

Answer 2

Anticholinergic

Question 3

What drug class is Glycopyrrolate?

Answer 3

Anticholinergic

Question 4

What does the dissociative anesthetic such as Ketamine or tiletamine do to the heart?

Answer 4

They can also elevate the heart rate

Question 5

What does the “S” in SLURED stand for?

Answer 5

S = Salivation - Decreased salivary secretions

Question 6

What does the “L” in SLURED stand for?

Answer 6

L= Lacrimal - Decreased lacrimal secretions

Question 7

What does the “U” in SLURED stand for?

Answer 7

U = Urinary - Decreased contraction of the urinary bladder and ureters

Question 8

What does the “R” in SLURED stand for?

Answer 8

R= Respiratory- Dry respiratory secretion, bronchodilation, increased physiologic dead space

Question 9

What does the “E” in SLURED stand for?

Answer 9

E = Eye Mydriasis (Pupil Dilation)

Question 10

What does the “D” in SLURED stand for?

Answer 10

D= Digestive System - Decreased GI motility (Equine Colic)

Question 11

What effect do Anticholinergics have on the heart

Answer 11

Cardiac - Increased HR by blocking the vagal response. In creased CO.

Question 12

Why is it very important to monitor the cardiovascular system during anesthesia?

Answer 12

Most anesthetic agents depress the cardiovascular system, so the heart rate of an anesthetized patient is expected to be slower than the rate when awake