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Pharmacology & Anest
Study Exam 14
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| Which nerve block requires exsanguination of the affected extremity? | Bier |
| The brand name for mepivacaine is | Carbocaine. |
| An accurate reading of a surgical patient’s core temperature may be taken from which location? | Esophagus |
| Anesthesia that is administered at the surgical site is a _____________ anesthetic. | local |
| The precordial stethoscope is taped to the surgical patient’s | Chest |
| An IVRA (Bier block) may be used for procedures such as | Carpal tunnel release |
| Which statement does not apply to regional blocks? | They may be used for all types of surgical procedures. |
| An epidural block is used for all of the following reasons except | providing anesthesia for suprapubic resection of a bladder tumor. |
| Which local anesthetic has the longest duration? | Bupivacaine |
| The surgical patient’s heart rate and rhythm are continually assessed using | electrocardiography |
| The generic name for Sensorcaine is | bupivacaine |
| Which local anesthetic is only used topically? | Cocaine |
| Which statement does not apply to Bier blocks? | They are a fast and effective method of anesthesia for reduction of fractures. |
| Which statement does not apply to axillary blocks? | The arm must first be exsanguinated |
| Spinal anesthesia may be used for any of the following surgical procedures except | intestinal resection. |
| Topical administration of 4% cocaine solution for a septoplasty is an example of a _______________ anesthetic. | local |
| Extremity blocks for the leg may be established at any of the following nerves’ locations except | Brachial |
| Caudal blocks are primarily used for | Postoperative pain management |
| Which patient would be the best candidate for monitoring by a registered nurse under local anesthesia? | 10-month-old infant for circumcision |
| Which is not a correct concentration for epinephrine? | 1:50,000 |
| Which agent is not an amide anesthetic? | Cocaine |
| The brand name for bupivacaine is | Marcaine |
| Injection of local anesthetic into the nerve plexus that supplies the operative area is generally termed | a regional block |
| Which type of block is an intravenous block? | Bier |
| Which regional block requires the anesthetic agent to be injected into the space that surrounds the dura mater via the sacral canal? | Caudal |
| A healthy 32-year-old woman is scheduled for elective excision of a nevus from her right shoulder. Which method of anesthesia is likely to be used? | local |
| Which type of regional block requires a needle to be inserted between the vertebral bodies and through the dura mater? | Spinal |
| For which type of regional block is the anesthetic agent injected into the subarachnoid space? | Spinal |
| Which regional block requires that the anesthetic agent be injected into the muscle cone behind the eye? | Retrobulbar |
| During open heart surgery, which advanced monitoring technique is used to assess cardiac function? | TEE |