Vocabulary
A potentially fatal inherited disorder commonly associated with certain general anesthetics.
What is Malignant Hyperthermia?
Care of the patient before and after the administration of anesthesia or moderate sedation.
What is Perianesthesia Nursing?
This Medication is the only know antidote for treating an acute Malignant Hyperthermia crisis.
What is Dantrolene?
An infection that occurs after surgery in the part of the body where the surgery took place.
What is an SSI (Surgical Site Infection)?
This is described by zeros and is found on the packaging
What is the Diameter: Gauge of Suture?
The complete elimination or destruction of all forms of microbial life.
What is Sterilization?
Protocol examples include: strengthening exercises, Improving Nutritional Status, Additional Preoperative Education and Smoking cessation.
What is ERAS (Enhanced Recovery After Surgery)?
Tachycardia and an uncharacteristic increase in ETco2 our of proportion to minute ventilation.
What are the earliest signs of MH Crisis?
No set minimum application time.
Dry time can be from 3 minutes to 1 hour depending on if there is hair or not
What is Povidone Iodine/Isopropyl Alcohol?
What is Suture
The accumulation of bacteria and other biological elements on instruments
What is Bioburden?
A classification system that provides a uniform evaluation of the severity of systemic diseases, physiologic dysfunction, and anatomic abnormalities.
What is the ASA classification system?
1-800-MH-HYPER
What is the MH Hotline number?
Apply in a gentle back-and-forth motion. Application time of 30 seconds on a dry site.
What is CHG/Isopropyl Alcohol?
The maximum amount of stress a material can withstand when being pulled apart before it breaks or fractures
What is tensile strength?
Used as a generic term for all materials that are used to repair and reapproximate tissues.
What is a Suture?
The postanesthesia period that requires constant vigilance and life-sustaining care.
What is Postanesthesia Phase I
2.5 mg/kg
What is the recommended starting dose of Dantrolene?
The first line of defense against infection. Any disruption can provide a portal of entry for bacteria and possible infection.
What is the skin?
The amount of force required to allow a know to slip on itself
What is Knot Strength?
The temperature, humidity, and airflow around the skin's surface, the mattress, and the support surfaces the skin contacts.
What is Microclimate?
a standardized hand-over process (tools, checklists, protocols) for the transfer of patient information between individuals and teams.
What is a patient Hand-Off (SBAR)?
Increased Body Temperature
What is a late sign of MH Crisis?
Fast acting, Broad spectrum, Persistent and Reduces Microbial Counts.
What is the FDA Category 1 Requiprements?
Composed of several strands of suture material that are manufactured into a single strand by being braided or twisted
What is Multifilament Suture?