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When a Bier block is used during a procedure, the perioperative nurse should; - Answer
Check the calibration of the tourniquet before applying it. Monitor the length of time the
tourniquet is inflated
When do spinal headaches usually occur? - Answer Posoperatively
At what levels should intra-abdominal pressures be maintained - Answer Under
12mm/he in adult patients. It reduces risk of systemic hemodynamic changes
How should the insuflator be positioned - Answer At the level of the patients heart to
prevent abdominal fluids or gas from contaminating the device
What are the major components of medical video imaging include - Answer Fiber optic
cable and camera control unit
What are special considerations for a pt undergoing laparoscopic surgery. - Answer
Previous incisions, history of DVT, consent to include possibility of an open procedure,
voiding prior to surgery
Why do you monitor for overload of it fluids and irrigation fluids. - Answer To avoid
hyponatremia and hypervolemia.
What are the three phases of anesthesia - Answer 1) induction phase
2)maintenance phase
3)emergence phase
When does the induction phase end - Answer When the surgical incision is made
Why are muscle relaxants given - Answer To facilitate intubation and exposure of the
surgical site
How can surgery be performed on high risk patients - Answer Using regional or local
anesthesia
What are different types of regional anesthesia - Answer Spinal, epidural, and
intravenous regional.
What is another name for intravenous regional anesthesia? - Answer Bier block
What is intravenous regional blocks usually used for? - Answer Upper extremity nerve
blockade.
When a Bier block is used during a procedure, the perioperative nurse should; - Answer
Check the calibration of the tourniquet before applying it. Monitor the length of time the
tourniquet is inflated
When do spinal headaches usually occur? - Answer Posoperatively
At what levels should intra-abdominal pressures be maintained - Answer Under
12mm/he in adult patients. It reduces risk of systemic hemodynamic changes
How should the insuflator be positioned - Answer At the level of the patients heart to
prevent abdominal fluids or gas from contaminating the device
What are the major components of medical video imaging include - Answer Fiber optic
cable and camera control unit
What are special considerations for a pt undergoing laparoscopic surgery. - Answer
Previous incisions, history of DVT, consent to include possibility of an open procedure,
voiding prior to surgery
Why do you monitor for overload of it fluids and irrigation fluids. - Answer To avoid
hyponatremia and hypervolemia.
What are the three phases of anesthesia - Answer 1) induction phase
2)maintenance phase
3)emergence phase
When does the induction phase end - Answer When the surgical incision is made
Why are muscle relaxants given - Answer To facilitate intubation and exposure of the
surgical site
How can surgery be performed on high risk patients - Answer Using regional or local
anesthesia
What are different types of regional anesthesia - Answer Spinal, epidural, and
intravenous regional.
What is another name for intravenous regional anesthesia? - Answer Bier block
What is intravenous regional blocks usually used for? - Answer Upper extremity nerve
blockade.
