All the following professionals are qualified to provide anesthesia to a patient EXCEPT:
a) anesthesiologist
b) CRNA
c) anesthesiology assistant
d)
... [Show More] operating surgeon - correct answer-d) operating surgeon
Of the following, which is not used to secure airway:
a) ET tube
b) LMA
c) nasal cannula
d) oral airway - correct answer-c) nasal cannula
The perioperative team should know the location of equipment stored in the OR and in the department.
Equipment that the anesthesia provider may request includes:
a) video laryngoscopy devices
b) fiberoptic bronchoscopes
c) suction tips and devices
d) all of the above - correct answer-d) all of the above
General Anesthesia - correct answer-a drug-induced reversible state of unconsciousness, it includes
amnesia, analgesia, loss of responsiveness, decreased stress response, and loss of skeletal muscle
reflexes to varying degree
Regional Anesthesia - correct answer-an injection of local anesthetics near nerve fibers to cause
reversible loss of sensation over an area of the body, common examples include spinal, epidural, and
peripheral nerve blocks
Monitored Anesthesia Care (MAC) - correct answer-when an anesthesia provider monitors the patient,
administers sedatives and other agents as needed, and provides medical services as needed
Moderate Sedation - correct answer-the administration of sedative, analgesic, and/or anxiolytic agents
by a physician or under physician supervision. Depending on state laws and hospital policies, a
perioperative nurse may be able to administer this type of anesthesia
Local Anesthesia - correct answer-The infiltration or topical administration of agents to anesthetize a
part of the body. It is typically used for minor procedures, does not involve an anesthesia provider, and
does not involve sedation. A perioperative nurse monitors the patient and provides supportive care if
needed.
The phases of general anesthesia, in order, are:
a) induction, maintenance, emergence
b) emergence, maintenance, induction
c) maintenance, emergence, induction
d) induction, emergence, maintenance - correct answer-a) induction, maintenance, emergence
Propofol - correct answer-IV induction agent
etomidate - correct answer-IV induction agent
methohexitol - correct answer-IV induction agent
IV induction agent - correct answer-ketamine
sevoflurane with or without nitric oxide - correct answer-inhaled induction agent
Succinylcholine - correct answer-short-acting muscle relaxant
cisatracurium - correct answer-intermediate-acting muscle relaxant
atracurium - correct answer-intermediate-acting muscle relaxant
rocuronium - correct answer-intermediate-acting muscle relaxant
vecuronium - correct answer-intermediate-acting muscle relaxant
pancuronium - correct answer-long-acting muscle relaxant
isoflurane - correct answer-used for inhalation maintenance
desflurane - correct answer-used for inhalation maintenance
total iv anesthesia (TIVA) - correct answer-a technique for maintaining anesthesia using infusions of
short-acting IV agents without inhalation anesthetics. Propofol and remifentanil are often used for TIVA.
Reversal agent for succinylcholine - correct answer-none!
neostigmine - correct answer-reversal for muscle relaxant (except succinylcholine)
edrophonium - correct answer-reversal for muscle relaxant (except succinylcholine)
sugammadex - correct answer-reversal agent for rocuronium, vecuronium, and pancuronium
flumazenil - correct answer-reversal agent for benzos (midazolam)
naloxone - correct answer-reversal agent for narcotics (fenta [Show Less]