Exam 13: Anesthesia and Physiological Monitoring

Choose from the terms listed and match them with their most correct description. You may use the same answer more than once. -A drug that produces lack of sensation

Choose from the terms listed and match them with their most correct description. You may use the same answer more than once. -The absence of pain caused by specific drugs

Adequate _________________ is necessary during general anesthesia to manipulate the body wall and other tissues within the operative site.

A coma is a state of deep _______, in which most brain activity ceases.

A pulse ________ is a monitoring device that measures the patient's hemoglobin oxygen saturation by means of spectrometry.

Deep unconsciousness, such as that achieved during general anesthesia, results in the absence of protective mechanisms such as swallowing, coughing, blinking, and ________.

________ is a digital sensor that detects oxygen saturation in the hemoglobin by spectrometry.

Administering _____________________ requires that the AP administer sedative and anxiolytic (antianxiety) drugs as needed and manage any anesthetic or physiological emergencies.

Any medication ordered but not yet given may be administered in the holding area as directed by the surgeon or ________.

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

Toxic reactions to local anesthetics arise most often during _______ block and epidural anesthesia.

__________________ anesthesia is induced with the drug ketamine, which blocks sensory neurotransmission and associative pathways.

________ is a state of balance in physiological functions.

Diagnostic testing to determine the patient's ________ level has been routine for many decades.

Topical anesthesia is used on ________ and on superficial eye tissues during ophthalmic surgery.

The capture and safe removal of anesthetic gas that escapes from the anesthesia machine is accomplished with a ________ system.

______ is a rare physiological response to all volatile anesthetic agents and succinylcholine.

A _____________________ is a type of anesthesia in a specific area of the body by injection of anesthetic around a major nerve or group of nerves.

Hospitals have individual ________ protocols; however, specific details are always verified.

Patients undergoing conscious sedation are monitored ________ throughout the procedure.