What is the Anaesthesia Triad? - Answer -Analgesia
Hypnosis (Consciousness)
Muscle Relaxation
Name the 4 Stages of General Anaesthesia - Answer -Induction
Maintenance
Emergence
Recovery
What Guidelines must be followed when checking the Anaesthetic Machine? - Answer -
AAGBI Checklist for Anaesthetic Equipment 2012
What are the 7 minimum monitoring standards for anaesthesia? - Answer -- Pulse
Oximeter
- Non-Invasive Blood Pressure (NIBP)
- ECG
- Inspired and expired gas analysis - including
Capnography
- Airway Pressure
- Peripheral nerve stimulator if neuromuscular blocking
drugs used
- Temperature for any procedure > 30 min duration
What are the 2 common methods of inducing Anaesthesia? - Answer -Intravenous
Inhalation - gas induction
, Drugs which induce anaesthesia are known as? - Answer -Induction Agents
What colour label are Induction agents identified with? - Answer -Yellow Labels
What dose is used for Propofol? (mg/kg) - Answer -1-2.5 mg/kg
What is the onset time for Propofol? - Answer -30 Seconds
What is the offset time for Propofol? - Answer -3-7 minutes
Name 4 side effects of Propofol - Answer -Hypotension
Bradycardia
Respiratory depressant
Reduced sensitivity of the upper airway
Name 3 volatile gases - Answer -Sevoflurane
Isoflurane
Desflurane
Spinal anaesthesia is the injection of a local anaesthetic drug directly into the cerebral
spinal fluid within the... - Answer -subarachnoid space
Spinal is inserted no higher than which part of the spine? - Answer -L3 - L4 region
What Scale is used to assess Spinal Anaesthesia? - Answer -Bromage Scale
What are 5 complications of a Spinal Anaesthetic? - Answer -Vasovagal Episode
Hypotension
Bradycardia
High Spinal
Total Spinal
In Epidural Anaesthesia, where is the local anaesthetic (LA) solution injected into? -
Answer -Epidural Space
Name the 3 epidural safety tests - Answer -Aspiration
Siphon Test
Test Dose
What are 5 complications of an Epidural Anaesthetic? - Answer -Slow onset
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