Anesthesia
Name three phases of general anesthesia, in order of occurrence.
Induction, Maintenance, Recovery
Pharmacology is the study of:
Drugs and their actions
An antiemetic is used to:
Reduce nausea
When helping administer cricoid pressure for the anesthesia provider, the Surgical Technologist should remove pressure:
When told to do so by the anesthesia provider
The ___ is a patient-warming device that utilizes warm air blown into a special blanket placed over the patient.
Bair Hugger
According to the fasting recommendations of the American Society of Anesthesiologists (ASA), a patient must wait a minimum of ___ hours after eating solids before proceeding with an elective procedure.
8
Drugs may be derived from:
Animals, minerals, Biotechnology, and plants
A drug that is applied to the skin or mucous membrane to provide a localized or systemic effect is called:
Topical
To extubate is to:
Remove an endotracheal (ET) tube
___ is a noninvasive method used to monitor the rate, rhythm, and electrical conduction of the heart to indicate cardiac function.
An electrocardiogram
MAC stands for:
Monitored anesthesia care
The interaction of drug molecules with target cells is called:
Pharmacodynamics
A(n) ____ is used to constrict the pupils.
Miotic
A patient's age, weight, and size are not taken into consideration when determining the type of anesthesia to use:
a. True
b. False
b. False
Once the CST in the scrubbed role receives the medication on the sterile field and reads the medications label allowed and agrees with the circulating RN on the strength, dose, and type of medication. The CST's next step is to?
Label the medication
Which type of block provides anesthesia to the distal portion of the upper extremities by injecting an anesthetic agent into a vein at a level below the tourniquet?
Bier Block
Anaphylaxis is:
a. All of these are correct.
b. An immediate hypersensitive reaction.
c. A life-threatening form of respiratory distress.
d. The most severe form of allergy.
Another name for lidocaine hydrochloride is:
Xylocaine
The CST in the circulating role can help prevent patient aspiration during induction by?
Performing Sellicks maneuver
ETT stands for:
Endo-Tracheal Tube
During the induction of anesthesia, the surgical technologist should:
Remain silent
Prophylaxis is the prevention of a disease or condition.
a. True
b. False
a. True
Depolarizing agents work by mimicking the release of:
Acetylcholine
The anesthesiologist draws up the induction agent to prepare for the procedure. The agent is most likely?
Propofol
Soda Lime absorbs ___, which is exhaled by the patient.
Carbon dioxide; CO2