BSNC 3000 MODULE 1: PERIOPERATIVE ENVIRONMENT & THE
PSYCHOLOGICAL STRESS RESPONSE: QUESTIONS AND
ANSWERS
types of anesthesia -- Answer ✔✔ general, regional, local
Types of general anesthesia -- Answer ✔✔ intravenous, inhaled gases and volatile liquids
types of regional anesthesia -- Answer ✔✔ epidural, spinal and nerve block
Types of local anesthesia -- Answer ✔✔ topical and infiltration
what is balanced anesthesia -- Answer ✔✔ use of 2 or more agents combined to
produce a desired anesthetic state
why is balanced anesthesia used -- Answer ✔✔ reduce the total dose of any one agent
types of agents used in balanced anesthesia -- Answer ✔✔ anesthetic agents, sedatives,
opioids, neuromuscular blocking agents
elicits a state of analgesia, amnesia, unconsciousness and muscle relaxation -- Answer
✔✔ general anesthesia
commonly a combination of intravenous and inhaled anesthetics agents -- Answer ✔✔
general anesthesia
intravenous general anesthesia examples -- Answer ✔✔ propofol, midazolam and
ketamine
inhaled gases general anesthesia examples -- Answer ✔✔ nitrous oxide
, volatile liquids general anesthesia examples -- Answer ✔✔ desflurane and sevoflurane
used for induction and maintenance, rapid onset, short duration -- Answer ✔✔
intravenous GA agent
used in combination with other agents, do not cause muscle relaxation -- Answer ✔✔
inhaled gases GA agent
used for maintenance and induction, slower and more predictable -- Answer ✔✔
volatile liquids GA agent
adverse effects of GA -- Answer ✔✔ respiratory depression, dysrhythmias, urinary
retention, , Nausea vomiting_ malignant hyperthermia and hyperthermia_hypotension
involve the administration of local anesthetic an opioid to block sensation and pain from
a specific area -- Answer ✔✔ regional anesthesia
local anesthetic and maybe opioid into subarachnoid space -- Answer ✔✔ spinal regional
anesthesia
local anesthetic and maybe opioid into epidural space -- Answer ✔✔ epidural regional
anesthesia
local anesthetic used to block a particular nerve and nerve plexus -- Answer ✔✔
peripheral nerve block regional anesthesia
local anesthetic routes -- Answer ✔✔ regional , infiltration, topical, transdermal
used to cause loss OF SENSATION including pain -- Answer ✔✔ local anesthetics
short acting local anesthetic -- Answer ✔✔ lidocaine
long acting local anesthetic -- Answer ✔✔ Bupivacaine
PSYCHOLOGICAL STRESS RESPONSE: QUESTIONS AND
ANSWERS
types of anesthesia -- Answer ✔✔ general, regional, local
Types of general anesthesia -- Answer ✔✔ intravenous, inhaled gases and volatile liquids
types of regional anesthesia -- Answer ✔✔ epidural, spinal and nerve block
Types of local anesthesia -- Answer ✔✔ topical and infiltration
what is balanced anesthesia -- Answer ✔✔ use of 2 or more agents combined to
produce a desired anesthetic state
why is balanced anesthesia used -- Answer ✔✔ reduce the total dose of any one agent
types of agents used in balanced anesthesia -- Answer ✔✔ anesthetic agents, sedatives,
opioids, neuromuscular blocking agents
elicits a state of analgesia, amnesia, unconsciousness and muscle relaxation -- Answer
✔✔ general anesthesia
commonly a combination of intravenous and inhaled anesthetics agents -- Answer ✔✔
general anesthesia
intravenous general anesthesia examples -- Answer ✔✔ propofol, midazolam and
ketamine
inhaled gases general anesthesia examples -- Answer ✔✔ nitrous oxide
, volatile liquids general anesthesia examples -- Answer ✔✔ desflurane and sevoflurane
used for induction and maintenance, rapid onset, short duration -- Answer ✔✔
intravenous GA agent
used in combination with other agents, do not cause muscle relaxation -- Answer ✔✔
inhaled gases GA agent
used for maintenance and induction, slower and more predictable -- Answer ✔✔
volatile liquids GA agent
adverse effects of GA -- Answer ✔✔ respiratory depression, dysrhythmias, urinary
retention, , Nausea vomiting_ malignant hyperthermia and hyperthermia_hypotension
involve the administration of local anesthetic an opioid to block sensation and pain from
a specific area -- Answer ✔✔ regional anesthesia
local anesthetic and maybe opioid into subarachnoid space -- Answer ✔✔ spinal regional
anesthesia
local anesthetic and maybe opioid into epidural space -- Answer ✔✔ epidural regional
anesthesia
local anesthetic used to block a particular nerve and nerve plexus -- Answer ✔✔
peripheral nerve block regional anesthesia
local anesthetic routes -- Answer ✔✔ regional , infiltration, topical, transdermal
used to cause loss OF SENSATION including pain -- Answer ✔✔ local anesthetics
short acting local anesthetic -- Answer ✔✔ lidocaine
long acting local anesthetic -- Answer ✔✔ Bupivacaine
