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Medical-Surgical Nursing

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What factors are considered by the ACP to select an anesthetic?   Patient's physical and mental status; age; allergy and pain history; factors related to operation; and expertise of ACP  
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What is a desirable measure on the ASA Physical Status Scale?   1  
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Does moderate-to-deep sedation require an ACP?   No  
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What is conscious sedation?   Moderate-to-deep sedation  
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What is a drug used for moderate to deep sedation?   Versed  
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Does monitored anesthesia care require an ACP?   Yes  
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What are drugs used with MAC?   Diprivan and Fentanyl  
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What is needed once inhalation anesthesia is used?   ET tube or LMA  
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What are adjuncts commonly used with general anesthesia?   Opioids, benzodiazepines, neuromuscular blocking agents, and antiemetics  
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True or False: General anesthesia usually just uses one agent.   False  
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What is an adverse reaction of neuromuscular blocking agents?   Fasiculations  
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What is a nursing intervention required when giving opioids as an adjunct to general anesthesia?   Monitor oxygen saturation and respirations  
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Why are neuromuscular agents used as an adjunct to general anesthesia?   Facilitates endotracheal intubation and paralysis of skeletal muscles  
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What should you monitor when using neuromuscular blocking agents?   Airway patency and adequacy of respiratory muscle movement  
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What should you assess before giving a patient food who has had local anesthesia to the throat?   The gag reflex  
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True or False: Regional anesthesia can be given PO.   False; it's injectable only  
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What are some adverse effects of local and regional anesthesia?   Hypotension and seizures  
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How long before the procedure should you apply topical local anesthesia?   30-60 minutes  
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Where is spinal anesthesia usually given?   Usually below L2 vertebrae.  
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What should you assess for in patients receiving spinal and epidural anesthesia?   Autonomic nervous system blockade (bradycardia, hypotension, and N/V)  
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What drug is a common trigger for malignant hyperthermia?   Succinylcholine  
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What type of genetic disorder is malignant hyperthermia?   Autosomal dominant  
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What are symptoms associated with malignant hyperthermia?   Tachycardia, tachypnea, and hypercarbia  
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True or False: Rise in body temperature is an early sign of malignant hyperthermia.   False  
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