The device the supports the ET tube when facilitating placement.
(usually malleable)
stylet
Biotransformation most often occurs in this organ.
Liver
Avitene is a brand name for:
gelatin, oxidized cellulose, microfibrillar collagen
Microfibrillar Collagen
Aspiration is the greatest during which phases of anesthesia.
induction, emergence, maintenance
induction
emergence
Vitamin that assists with clotting (activation)
C,K,E
K
Contraindicated in areas with low blood supply (fingers, toes, etc.)
epinephrine
Solution that is sweetened and contains alcohol.
(tincture, elixir, aqueous)
elixir
Three names used for drugs in healthcare
Trade
Chemical
Generic
Prophylactic antibiotics need to be given ______ (hour) prior to the time.
1,5,2
1 hour
Cricoid Pressure is also known as:
Sellick's Maneuver
Thrombin should never be ________ (route of administration).
injected
Intrathecal Anesthesia is AKA:
epidural/spinal
spinal
Most medications are now derived from this course.
plants/laboratory synthesis
laboratory synthesis
Profound hypothermia is a body temperature less than _____ degrees.
(75,68,80)
68 degrees
Induces uterine contractions and reduces bleeding.
oxytocic/hemmorhagic
oxytocic
Pharmacokinetics involve these processes:
(There are 4)
Absorption
Distribution
Biotransformation
Excretion/Elimination
Topical agent used to dilate blood vessels.
(Neurosurgery/Cardio)
thrombin, papaverine HCl, epinephrine
papaverine HCl
PONV is treated with this category of drugs.
antimuscarinic/antiemetic
antiemetic
Concentration is the ratio of solvent to solute:
T/F
False
solute (drug) to solvent (dissolved into)
Amino Esters
( there are 3)
Procaine
Tetracaine
Cocaine
Opthamalmic medication that constricts the pupil.
Mydriatic/Miotic
Miotic
Anatomical structure that regulates temperature.
(hypothalamus, cerebellum, medulla)
hypothalamus
Exsanguination is used in which type of regional block (Esmarch bandage)
Spinal, nerve plexus, Bier block
Bier block
Most drugs are absorbed by ______ transport.
active/passive
passive
Cough syrup containing codeine is a Class _____ substance.
II,IV,V
Anticoagulant antagonist that reverses heparin _____.
epinephrine/protamine sulfate
protamine sulfate
Korotkoff's sounds are involved when manually reading the patient's _______.
Blood-Oxygen Saturation/Blood Pressure
Blood Pressure
Teratogenic results cause ____ effects
toxic/adverse
toxic
NSAIDs are also known as:
anticholinergics/analgesics
analgesics
Patient with severe systemic disease, massive obesity, poorly controlled hypertension, or post myocardial status: Which ASA class?
1,4,2,3
3
Inflated portion of the ET tube.
jacket/cuff
cuff
Patient presents with diminished cardiac output, hypotension, and tachycardia.
DIC/Shock
Shock
viscoagent/mannitol
mannitol
Teratogen causes______ defects.
(chemical name for a chemical or drug)
birth defects
Irrigation used in cardiovascular procedures to prevent clotting.
heparinized saline/ antibiotic NaCl
Heparinized Saline
II,IV,V
IV
An antagonist enhances or potentiates the the effect of another substance.
T/F
False
Agonist
Prevents muscle relaxation by preventing acetylcholine from muscle contraction.
nondepolarizing/depolarizing
nondepolarizing
Topic anesthesia used as a "freezing" method.
ethyl chloride/ ethylene oxide
ethyl chloride
Prophylactic medications relieve pain or other symptoms of disease process.
T/F
F
They are used for prevention, such as prophylactic antibiotics
This drug can treat life threating cardiac ventricular arrhythmias.
lidocaine HCl
NPO minimum timeframe for solid foods is ____ hours or longer.
3,6,8
8 hours or longer
Capnography determines end tidal volume of expired ____.
Oxygen, Carbon Dioxide, Nitrogen
Carbon Dioxide
Measures the patient's level of consciousness and brain waves.
(SARA/BIS)
BIS (bispectral index)
Diprivan (Propofol) is an ______ agent.
emergent/induction
induction agent