Deck 13: Anesthesia and Physiological Monitoring

Question 1

________ is treated with mechanical ventilation or, in severe cases, administration of succinylcholine to paralyze the muscles.

A) Pancuronium
B) Laryngospasm
C) Rocuronium
D) Mivacurium

Answer 1

B

Question 2

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

A) Sedation
B) Regional
C) General
D) Dissociative

Answer 2

D

Question 3

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

A) general anesthesia care
B) monitored anesthesia care (MAC)
C) anxiolysis
D) homeostasis

Answer 3

B

Question 4

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.

A) topical anxiolytic
B) topical anesthetic
C) peripheral nerve block
D) regional block

Question 5

Preoperative ________ is required to minimize aspiration (inhalation) of gastric contents during general anesthesia.

A) apnea
B) bronchial
C) fasting
D) crisis

Question 6

________ sedation is used for short diagnostic and minor surgical procedures that do not require deep anesthesia.

A) Local
B) Regional
C) Saddle
D) Conscious

Question 7

________ is a state in which the patient can respond to verbal commands.

A) Thoracotomy
B) Performance
C) Minimal sedation
D) Administer resuscitative

Question 8

Termination of anesthesia and the process of regaining consciousness are called ____________.

A) conclusion
B) ending
C) waking
D) emergence

Question 9

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

A) circular
B) gas scavenging
C) intubation
D) regional block

Question 10

Patients undergoing conscious sedation are monitored ________ throughout the procedure.

A) continuously
B) generally
C) carefully
D) minimally

Question 11

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

A) cardiac relaxation
B) local anesthesia
C) personnel
D) muscle relaxation

Question 12

In a state of well-being, the body responds readily to ________ to maintain life.

A) stimuli
B) analgesics
C) narcotics
D) barbiturates

Question 13

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

A) Malignant hyperthermia (MH)
B) Anaphylactic shock
C) Coma
D) Hemolytic reaction

Question 14

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

A) Electrocardiography (ECG)
B) Temperature monitoring
C) Neuromuscular monitoring
D) Electroencephalogram

Question 15

________ anesthesia can be used in a small, superficial area of skin and subcutaneous tissue or in an entire region of the body, such as during spinal anesthesia.

A) Regional
B) Epidural
C) Continuous
D) Nerve

Question 16

In anesthesia, ________ is the patient's inability to recall events that occur after the administration of specific drugs.

A) pain relief
B) hallucinations
C) anterograde amnesia
D) relief from nausea

Question 17

______________ anesthesia is the injection of anesthetic into superficial tissues to produce a small area of anesthesia.

A) Local infiltration
B) Regional infiltration
C) General
D) Saddle block

Question 18

Laryngospasm constitutes an emergency when an airway cannot be immediately established by _________ ventilation.

A) positive-pressure
B) spontaneous
C) full oxygen
D) reversal

Question 19

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

A) Capnography
B) Vascular monitoring
C) Pulse oximeter
D) Temperature monitoring

Question 20

Spasm of the larynx usually is associated with airway secretions or stimulation of the laryngeal nerve during intubation or _______.

A) administration
B) induction
C) extubation
D) amnesia

Question 21

The __________ assistant assists the anesthesia care provider in tasks that are delegated according to the AA's practice skills and knowledge.

A) surgical
B) ACP
C) nursing
D) certified anesthesia

Question 22

Normal body temperature is _______.

A) 94° to 99.5° C
B) 95° to 97° C
C) 97° to 99.5° F
D) 36° to 37.5° F

Question 23

The circulation of blood to specific tissue, organ, system, or the whole body is called _____________.

A) perfusion
B) transfer
C) intubation
D) sedation

Question 24

A ________ nerve block provides anesthesia to a specific area of the body supplied by a major nerve or nerve plexus (group).

A) peripheral
B) constant
C) intermittent
D) intravenous

Question 25

Central nervous system depression refers to ________ mental, sensory, and physical capacity.

A) changed
B) instant
C) peristalsis
D) diminished

Question 26

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

A) identity
B) check-in
C) consent forms
D) religious preferences

Question 27

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

A) CPA
B) BIT
C) ACP
D) EAP

Question 28

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

A) recall
B) cessation
C) shivering
D) capacity

Question 29

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

A) anesthesia
B) Esmarch concentration
C) sleep
D) unconsciousness

Question 30

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

A) specific
B) injection
C) regional
D) postoperative

Question 31

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

A) risk
B) sedative
C) prophylactic
D) inhalation

Question 32

Historically, ________ drugs were given routinely, while the patient was awaiting surgery on the hospital ward.

A) backspace
B) preoperative
C) preventive
D) patient

Question 33

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

A) red cells
B) mucous membranes
C) subcutaneous tissue
D) superficial nerves

Question 34

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

Question 35

Choose from the terms listed and match them with their most correct description. You may use the same answer more than once.
a.Analgesia
b.Anesthesia
c.Anesthetic
Without sensation

Question 36

Preoperative medications are documented in the patient's medical and ________ records.

A) anxiety
B) preoperative
C) gastric
D) general

Question 37

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

Question 38

________ is a state of balance in physiological functions.

A) Homeostasis
B) Hemostasis
C) Emergence
D) Perfusion

Question 39

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

A) hemostasis
B) balancer
C) oximeter
D) anesthesia

Question 40

______________ is the immediate harvesting of blood on the surgical field and reinfusion to the patient.

A) Blood transfusion
B) Intraoperative cell salvage
C) Extubation
D) Gas scavenging

Question 41

Choose from the terms listed and match them with their most correct description. You may use the same answer more than once.
a.Analgesia
b.Anesthesia
c.Anesthetic
Dosage is calculated by patient's weight