Complications in Anesthesia Indian Medical PG Flashcards - Medical Study Cards
Master Complications in Anesthesia with OnCourse flashcards. These spaced repetition flashcards are designed for medical students preparing for NEET PG, USMLE Step 1, USMLE Step 2, MBBS exams, and other medical licensing examinations.
Complications in Anesthesia Flashcard Deck - 28 Cards
Flashcard 1: The following capnography waveform represents:
_____
Answer: malignant hyperthermia
Flashcard 2: The following capnographic waveform is suggestive of _____:
Answer: Malignant hyperthermia
Flashcard 3: Tuberculin syringe 1ml or insulin syringe _____units, without fixed needle x3 are one of the components of the anaphylaxis kit
Answer: 40
Flashcard 4: Malignant hyperthermia is usually related to a defect in _____ receptors, which causes increased Ca2+ release from the SR
Answer: ryanodine
Flashcard 5: Propofol infusion syndrome is seen when the dose of propofol infusion is greater than _____ mg/kg/hour for 48 hours or longer
Answer: 4
Flashcard 6: Masseter spasm is an _____ sign of malignant hyperthermia
Answer: early
Flashcard 7: Dantrolene sodium reconstituted in _____ is the mainstay of therapy for malignant hyperthermia
Answer: sterile distilled water
Flashcard 8: The following capnography waveform represents:_____
Answer: malignant hyperthermia
Flashcard 9: Elevated end tidal carbon dioxide is an _____ sign of malignant hyperthermia
Answer: early
Flashcard 10: _____G needles and swabs x3 are one of the components of the anaphylaxis kit
Answer: 24/25
Flashcard 11: The _____ toxicity of volatile anesthetics is due to their metabolic breakdown to free fluoride ions
Answer: renal
Flashcard 12: The most common anaphylactic agent during anesthesia is _____
Answer: antibiotics
Flashcard 13: A patient undergoing massive transfusion may develop _____calcemia due to citrate toxicity
Answer: hypo
Flashcard 14: What is the characteristic location of PDPH?_____
Answer: Frontal and/or occipital
Flashcard 15: What is a common post-anesthetic complication in patients with Duchenne muscular dystrophy?_____
Answer: Malignant hyperthermia
Flashcard 16: Cardiac arrest is a _____ sign of malignant hyperthermia
Answer: late
Flashcard 17: _____ effect is the decrease in the partial pressure of the 2nd gas (leading to hypoxia) due to the rapid elimination of first gas during recovery from anesthesia
Answer: Finks
Flashcard 18: Intra-_____ injection of thiopentone can form crystals in the arterioles and capillaries, causing severe vasoconstriction, thrombosis and even gangrene
Answer: arterial
Flashcard 19: The most common complication of a central line insertion below the clavicle is an _____
Answer: arterial puncture
Flashcard 20: _____ nerve is most commonly injured nerve under anesthesia
Answer: Ulnar
Flashcard 21: A drastic fall in etCO2 with hypotension during neck surgery is most likely due to _____.
Answer: venous air embolism (VAE)
Flashcard 22: The next best step in mx of vasospasm and gangrene following thiopental administration is to administer _____ via the same needle
Answer: saline
Flashcard 23: A sudden fall in EtCO2 with hypotension along with normal airway pressure during surgery is suggestive of _____.
Answer: CO2 embolism
Flashcard 24: In Laproscopic pneumoperinoteum, Sudden drop in patient's BP and characteristic "Mill wheel" murmur on esophageal stethoscope is suggestive of _____
Answer: Air embolism
Flashcard 25: Cardiac arrhythmia is an _____ sign of malignant hyperthermia
Answer: early
Flashcard 26: In case of venous air embolism (VAE), the patient should be placed in the _____ position.
Answer: left lateral decubitus
Flashcard 27: Emergence reaction or delirium associated with ketamine is treated with _____.
Answer: Benzodiazepines
Flashcard 28: Succinylcholine and Inhaled anesthetics should be avoided in _____
Answer: malignant hyperthermia
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