Sedation Assessment

Question 1

What does sedation assessment check

Answer 1

MH
SH
airway assessment - neck size, posture, Mallampati score
height
weight
BMI
heart rate
BP
SPO2

Question 2

what is the Mallampati score

Answer 2

a visual assessment used to predict the difficulty of endotracheal intubation and assess the risk of obstructive sleep apnea (OSA)

Question 3

Mallampati score

Answer 3

Class I: Soft palate and uvula are completely visible.
Class II: Soft palate, hard palate, and the upper portion of the uvula are visible.
Class III: Soft palate, hard palate, and the base of the uvula are visible.
Class IV: Only the hard palate is visible.

Question 4

What does ASA stand for

Answer 4

American Society of Anaesthesiologists

assesses medical fitness for sedation

Question 5

what is ASA classification

Answer 5

Question 6

what is systolic blood pressure

Answer 6

pressure in arteries when heart beats

Question 7

what is diastolic blood pressure

Answer 7

pressure in arteries between heart beats

Question 8

What are the ASA rating by blood pressure

Answer 8

Question 9

what does BMI stand for

Answer 9

body mass index

Question 10

how to calculate BMI

Answer 10

weight (kg) divided by height (cm) squared

Question 11

what is normal BMI

Answer 11

18.5-25

Question 12

what BMI is obese

Answer 12

> 30

Question 13

what is oxygen saturation

Answer 13

percentage of haemoglobin which is bound to oxygen
measured using a pulse oximetre