SUR 110 - Anesthesia/Pharmacology

Adrenergic drug added to local anesthetics - increases blood pressure, dilates bronchioles, and constricts blood vessels

Used to partially treat angina, which is associated with decreased oxygen supply to the heart muscle?

Benzodiazepines can produce _______ for up to 6 hours from the onset of the drug?

May be required for the surgical patient to minimize aspiration of gastric contents during general anesthesia

medicine cup is immediately labeled to prevent administration of wrong drug

Used to treat malignant hyperthermia

Describes the category of the drug Naloxone (Narcan)

How should the CST/scrub professional pass/hand-off a local anesthetic to the surgeon?

Treated with mechanical ventilation and/or administration of succinylcholine to paralyze muscles in severe cases

This measures the levels of carbon dioxide produced during ventilation

This agent is used to control uterine hemorrhage

Loss of respiration or breathing

IV solution comparable to plasma, is water-based, contains sodium, potassium, and calcium

A 22 gauge needle is smaller than an 18 gauge

Used for lubrication, support, and maintaining separation between tissues to sustain the anterior chamber of the eye

These drugs may contribute to spontaneous abortions and DNA damage, and lymphoma.

Drug _______________ is a system that identifies drugs by name

Used for the augmentation of labor

A clear, radiopaque (opaque on radiographs), injectable liquid is referred to as

One kilogram is equivalent to

Hypovolemic shock occurs as a result of

Stains are used in conjunction with procedures that utilize x-rays and are visible on x-ray film

During an anesthetic emergency the scrub/CST is responsible for

Anesthetic that is only used topically

Conscious sedation is used on patients that are undergoing minor procedures allowing them to respond to verbal commands

NOT part of the seven drug rights

Which of the following must be handled dry 1. Microfibrilar collagen(Avitene) 2.Seprafilm 3.Evicel 4.Thrombin 5.Surgicel

Stimulate the production of urine by the kidneys

Intentional or unintentional changes in the body as a result of a given drug is

Used as an eye irrigant, during an ophthalmic procedure

Paralysis to the ciliary muscle can be achieved by use of this drug

Drawing up drugs from an ampule (glass vial) requires this kind of need

Calibrated in small increments and provide high levels of accuracy

This is also referred to as a lock tip

State of sedation in which the patient can respond to verbal commands with stimulation is known as moderate sedation.

A plasma-volume expander

Top of vial should be cleaned before the CST/scrub personnel inserts hypodermic needle

How many cc’s are in 5 ml’s?

Medication vial should remain on the surgical back table until the end of procedure

The name of the drug, strength, amount of drug, and expiration date should be read aloud by the circulator

Gentian violet is a stain that can be used to treat thrush, a type of fungal infection

Prescription and illegal substances that carry a high risk of abuse

A mg is used to measure

This is a state of balance in physiological functions

Once anesthesia is terminated and the patient regains consciousness, this is referred to as

Formulated and administered to the surgical patient as a gas

This drug is used to inhibit blood clot formation and does not dissolve clots.

Type of regional anesthesia performed on a group of nerves or a major nerve

Stains are used in microbiology and for tissue specimens that require observation under the microscope.

Used to differentiate normal tissue cells from abnormal ones

The absence of pain that is produced by specific anesthetic drugs is referred to as________________________.

Safe removal of anesthetic gasses that can escape from the anesthesia machine is achieved by a/an _______________

If the surgeon requests a needle with a large lumen, you would give him or her an 18-gauge rather than a 22-guage

This anesthetic agent should be avoided on patients who have a family history of malignant hyperthermia

ketamine administered to the surgical patient preoperatively to block sensory neurotransmission and associative pathways

Refers to the circulation of blood to a specific tissue, organ, system, or the body as a whole

Conscious sedation is used on patients that are undergoing long procedures that require them to remain still.

The study of the movement of drugs through the body is referred to which of the following?

Withdraw the solution from the medication vial with hypodermic needle after the nurse has read the label

Which of the following is a synthetic opiate?

This route of administration is injected into the bone marrow

If the surgeon requests a needle with a large lumen, you would give him or her a 22-gauge rather than an 18-guage

Developed as a risk assessment classifying patients according to their potential for anesthesia-related issues

The purpose of an LMA

A thrombus forming in the deep proximal veins which eventually break lose and travel to the lungs

An 18 gauge needle is smaller than a 22 gauge

Isosulfan blue/lymphazurin can be used to identify sentinel lymph nodes

These drugs are used for systemic and superficial fungal disease

An extreme form of ______________ is anaphylactic shock, which can lead to respiratory failure or death.

Generic name for Marcaine

Most appropriate needle gauge for local infiltration

The inability to recall events occurring after the administration of specific drugs during the anesthesia process

Refers to the placement of a drug between the patient’s gum and mucous membranes of the cheek

Effective against gram-negative bacteria, in which they inhibit protein synthesis

Hypovolemic shock can lead to

Where would an A-line be inserted?

can be mixed with sterile saline for use as an irrigant intraoperatively for superficial infection of the external eye

Drugs are eliminated through the body through primarily

CNS depression is referred to as _________________mental, sensory, and physical capacity

Supplies you would need to perform a bier block EXCEPT

A standardized method of measuring the patient’s response to external stimulican

State of sedation in which the patient can respond to verbal commands without stimulation is known as moderate sedation.

The volume in a 30-cc syringe

This type of anesthesia is utilized on the mucous membranes.

The awareness of stimuli

Administration of sedatives and anxiolytic drugs to manage any anesthetic or physiological emergency is performed during

measures the electrical activity of the heart, which is projected into a waveform

Medication is read aloud by the circulator; the CST/scrub personnel must verbally and visually verify drug

Monitoring device used to measure the patient’s hemoglobin oxygen saturation with spectrometry

immediate harvesting and reinfusion of blood on the surgical field can be accomplished by _____________________.

Serum, blood cells, anticoagulants, and _____________ are contained in whole blood