Pharm Flashcards

1
Q

Are patient’s under GA arousable?

A

No. Not even by painful stimuli

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2
Q

Who was Dr. Koller?

A

Used cocaine as anesthetic for eye sx

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3
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Who was Dr. Halsted?

A

Did 1st mandibular nerve block with cocaine

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4
Q

Which volatile anesthetic is cheap because it is old, and safe?

A

Isoflurane

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5
Q

Do you need a lot or a little of Desflurane to achieve anesthesia?

A

A lot

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6
Q

Which inhaled anesthetic is the most recent to emerge and the last?

A

Sevoflurane

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7
Q

What was the issue with Sevo and the CO2 absorbers before they got tweaked?

A

CO2 absorbers have soda lime that causes the drug to become unstable, have new CO2 absorbers now.

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8
Q

Sevo is the newest inhaled anesthetic and does not cause as much airway irritation as the others could so it is good for _

A

Asthmatics

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9
Q

Who was Harvey Cushing?

A

Deemed anesthetic records, BP/HR measurements important

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10
Q

What are the 5 phases of anesthesia?

A

Preop
Induction
Maintenence
Emergence
Post Op

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