Exam 12: General and Local Anaesthetics

A patient is to receive local anaesthesia for removal of a lymph node from the groin.Why does the physician add epinephrine to the local anaesthetic during the preparation?

During the postoperative recovery period,what should be the nurse's immediate main concern?

When administering a neuromuscular drug such as pancuronium,what does the nurse need to remember?

A patient has been given succinylcholine (Quelicin)after a severe injury that necessitated controlled ventilation.The physician now wants to reverse the paralysis.The nurse would expect to use which drug to reverse the succinylcholine?

While monitoring a patient who had surgery under general anaesthesia 2 hours earlier,the nurse notes a sudden elevation in body temperature.What does this sudden elevation in body temperature indicate?

When a neuromuscular blocking drug is given,the effects occur in a certain order.Put the following drug effects in the proper order of occurrence,using the choices A through C listed below.Express your answer with small letters followed by a comma and a space (e.g.a,b,c).

A patient is being prepared for an oral endoscopy,and the nurse reminds him that he will be awake during the procedure but probably will not remember it.What type of anaesthetic technique is used in this situation?

A patient is undergoing abdominal surgery and has been anaesthetized for 3 hours.Which nursing diagnosis is appropriate for him?

After piercing a finger with a fish hook during a fishing trip,a patient is now at an emergency department to have the hook removed.What type of anaesthesia will be used for this procedure?

Which symptom may occur if a patient is taking ginger and requires an anaesthetic?

Which individual is at high risk for an altered response to anaesthesia?