Complications in Anesthesia — Flashcards

The _____ toxicity of volatile anesthetics is due to their metabolic breakdown to free fluoride ions

The most common anaphylactic agent during anesthesia is _____

A patient undergoing massive transfusion may develop _____calcemia due to citrate toxicity

What is the characteristic location of PDPH?_____

What is a common post-anesthetic complication in patients with Duchenne muscular dystrophy?_____

Cardiac arrest is a _____ sign of malignant hyperthermia

_____ 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

Intra-_____ injection of thiopentone can form crystals in the arterioles and capillaries, causing severe vasoconstriction, thrombosis and even gangrene

The most common complication of a central line insertion below the clavicle is an _____

_____ nerve is most commonly injured nerve under anesthesia