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9 Cards in this Set
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Define Analgesia
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Relief of or freedom from pain.
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Define Anesthesia
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Freedom from all forms of sensation or feeling.
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Two forms of surgical anesthesia
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Regional (local) anesthesia
General anesthesia |
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List the series of events associated with increasing dosage of anesthesia. x10
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1. Loss of motor function/coordination:
alteration of consciousness. 2. Analgesia 3. Loss of temperature regulation 4. Unconsciousness 5. Effects on eye motion, pupil size, and light reflex 6. Loss of protective reflex 7. Loss of muscle tone 8. Respiratory failure 9. Circulatory failure 10. Death |
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Define MAC
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Alveolar concentration necessary to prevent a gross skeletal muscle response to a painful stimulus (skin incision) in 50% of patients at atmospheric pressure.
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What happens to the potency with increasing MAC.
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Low potency
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Nitrous Oxide:
- MAC - Lambda |
High
Low |
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Methoxyflurane:
- MAC - Lambda |
Low
High |
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What is the relationship between lambda and MAC?
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Inverse
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