Midterm Flashcards
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Allodynia
Pain caused by a stimulus that does not normally provoke pain
Analgesia
Loss of sensitivity to pain
Anesthesia
From greek word meaning insensibility to the entire or any part of the body
Balanced anesthesia
Combo of several drugs used to provide anesthesia ( usually one each addressed unconsciousness/amnesia, muscle relaxation, and analgesia)
General anesthesia
Loss of sensation to the entire body
Regional anesthesia
Loss of sensation in a larger, though limited body area ( usually blockade of specific nerves)
Local anesthesia
Loss of sensation in a prescribed body area ( blockage of specific nerve)
Surgical anesthesia
The stage/plane of general anesthesia that provides unconsciousness, muscle relaxation, and analgesia sufficient to allow painless surgery
Central sensitization
An increase in the excitability and responsiveness of nerves in the spinal cord
Circuit gas
The gases (O2 + anesthetic agent) the patient inhales and exhales and does not mix w/ ventilator drive gas
Drive gas
Gas a ventilator uses to deliver tidal volume
Eucarbia/Eucapnia
Normal CO2 concentration in patient’s blood with unit in mmHg and abbreviated as PaCo2
Expiratory time (expiratory pause)
Amount of time from completion of inspiration to initiation of the next breath
Hyperalgesia
Increased response to a stimulation that is normally painful wither at site of injury or in surrounding undamaged tissue
Hypercarbia/hypercapnia
Increased CO2 concentration in blood
Hyperesthesia/Hyperesthetic
Increased sensitivity to sensation
Hypoalgesia
Diminished sensitivity to pain
Hypocarbia/hypocapnia
Decreased CO2 concentration in blood
Hypoxemia
Decreased O2 concentration in blood’ may be due to lung disease, anatomical shunts, hypoventilation, ventilation/perfusion mismatch or breathing hypoxic gas measure…measured as PaO2
I:E ratio
Ratio of inspiratory time to expiratory time, goal to have >1:3 during ventilation
Inspiratory time
Amount of time required to deliver a tidal volume
Inspiratory pressure
Peak pressure required to deliver tidal volume and usually negative during normal breaking and positive when on a ventilator.
Line pressure
Supply pressure of gas used to drive a ventilator (50psi)
Minute volume
Tidal volume x RR measure in ml or L