Question |
Answer |
During which phase of general anesthesia would the risk of aspiration be the greatest? |
A. Induction |
Which anesthetic monitoring device registers the brain wave activity of the patient and enables anesthetic titration for optimal level of consciousness during surgical intervention |
A. Bispectral index |
Benzodiasepines are classifies by the controlled substances act as which class |
C. Class IV |
which type of drug is used to treat possible postoperative nausea and vomiting |
B. Antiemetic |
Why would a neurosurgeon order mannitol for a patient during a craniotomy for excision of tumor? |
D. Decrease intracranial pressure |
How are most drugs absorbed by the body? |
B. Passive Transport |
Which of the following is not a drug administration route |
A. Biodegradable |
What pharmacological agent administered specifically to treat malignant hyperthermia? |
B. Dantrolene |
Which drug is administered intravenously to treat life threatening cardiac ventricular arrhythmias? |
C. Naloxone HCL |
What is the name of the device used to support or modify the curvature of an endotracheal tube during intubation? |
C. Stylet |
which anatomical structure regulates temperature by monitoring processes of heat production and loss in the human body? |
B. Hypothalamus |
what would be the scrubbed surgical technologist's role in the general anesthesia induction phase? |
C. Maintain absolute quiet |
During which type of assessment would Korotkoff's sounds be heard? |
C. Using a stethescope for manual blood pressure |
Which type of anesthesia would be considered nontraditional in the united states? |
A. Acupuncture |
which of the following pharmacological agents provides muscle relaxation by preventing acetylcholine from stimulating muscle contraction? |
C. Nondepolarizing |
What side effects after the use of the dissociative agent Ketamine HCL make it contraindicated for use on adults? |
B. Morbid Hallucinations |
Diminished cardiac and urinary output, hypotension and tachycardia are signs of |
D. Shock |
The practice of applying cricoid pressure during endotracheal intubation was named for a British anesthesiologist named |
D. Sellick |
The anesthesia provider would assign which physical status classification rating to a patient with severe systemic disease, massive obesity, poorly controlled hypertension or status postmyocardial infarction? |
C. ASA 3 |
A bovine derived enzyme used as a chemical method of hemostasis is |
C. Thrombin |
Drugs used for opthalmological procedures are similar to those for systemic use but must be |
D. more diluted |
What is the topical agent used by peripheral vascular and neurosurgeons to dilate blood vessels intraoperatively |
A. Papaverine HCl |
Which type of opthalmic medication constricts the pupil? |
B. Miotic |
Which classification of drugs is used to induce uterine contractions and reduce bleeding after vaginal or cesarean section delivery |
C. Oxytocic |
Which drug is an anticoagulant antagonist used to reverse the effects of heparin? |
D. Protamine Sulfate |
Which type of medication container would pose the highest risk of injury to the handler and contamination of the medication by glass particles |
A. Ampule |
A widely accepted list of safety measures is entites the six ____ of medication administration |
C. Rights |
Minums, drams and drops are volume measurements in which measurement system? |
A. Apothecary |
The apothecary system of measurement based weight measurement on a grain of |
D. wheat |
which of the following naming categories for pharmaceutical drugs would NOT be used in a health care setting? |
C. Street |
Cough syrups containing codeine would be placed in which classification of controlled substances? |
D. Class V |
Which type of drug preparation both is sweetened and contains alcohol |
A. Elixir |
In which anatomical organ does biotransformation of drugs most often take place? |
D. Liver |
Nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drugs are also known as |
B. Analgesics |
What is the term for the portion of the endotracheal tube that is inflated to create a closed airway system |
A. Cuff |
Which measurement method is used to determine end tidal volume of expired carbon dioxide |
A. Capnography |
What is the medical term for normal breathing |
D. Eupnea |
Which vitamin is required for activation of the body's natural clotting mechanism |
D. Vitamin K |
Avitene is the brand name for which type of chemical hemostatic agent |
B. Microfibrillar collagen |
Ancef, kefzol, and keflex are brand names for which category of antibiotic agents |
C. Cephalosporins |
Fantanyl citrate is the generic name for which of the following analgesics |
C. Sublimaze |
The ratio of a solution's solute to solvent is the |
B. Concentration |
By what name is the International System of Units more commonly known |
C. Metric System |
A patient prescribed sublingual nitroglicerin for angina would |
B. Place it under his tongue |
Teratogenic results fall into which category of medication effects? |
D. Toxic |
Magnesium, calcium and zinc come from which drug source? |
C. mineral |
Which governmental regulatory agency has oversight of pharmaceutical companies |
B. FDA |
What is the chemical name for a chemical or drug that causes birth defects? |
D. Teratogen |
Which category of drug is used to outline hollow or tubular anatomical structures for radiographic visualization |
A. Contrast media |
Which type of reaction occurs when a drug potentiates or enhances the effect of another substance |
B. Agonist |
Which type of pharmaceutical agent binds to another agent's receptor site, preventing the other agent from binding there and causing its desired effect |
D. Antagonist |
What type of irrigating solution is used during placement of synthetic grafts in cardiovascular surgery to prevent clotting |
C. Heparinized saline |
What type of anesthesia nerve block involves injecting anesthetics with Wydase around the optic nerves |
D. Retrobulbar |
Lidocaine, bupivacaine and ropivicaine are examples of which type of nerve conduction blocking agents |
C. Amino amides |
Extreme caution should be exercised when using which of the following for localized anesthesia of fingers, toes or the penis or in neonates |
B. Epinephrine |
Which of the following topical anesthetics is used as a freezing method to block pain receptors in skin |
B. Ethyl chloride |
What is another term for spinal anesthesia |
B. Intrathecal |
What is the term for a spinal anesthetic solution that has the same specific gravity as cerebrospinal fluid |
d. Isobaric |
What is done to an upper extremity which an esmarch bandage prior to inflation of the double cuffed tourniquet used in bier block anesthesia |
C. Exsanguination |
When a patient undergoes induced hypothermia to a level of 68F or below it is termed to be |
D. Profound |
Category of drugs used to alter PH of gastric secretions, reduce gastric volume and promote pyloric emptying |
F. Histamine antagonist |
Type of neuromuscular blockade that can cause muscle fasciculations and cannot be pharmacologically reversed |
I. Depolarizing agents |
IV fluid that is a solution of water and serum electrolytes similar to plasma. |
B. Ringer solution |
Category of class IV controlled drugs with sedative/tranquilizer effects adjunct to general anesthesia produces amnesic and muscle relaxation effects |
J. Benzodiazapine |
Reversal agent for opioids that works by competing for CNS receptor sites preventing opioid binding naloxone HCl (narcan) is commonly used |
E. Narcotic antagonists |
Medications used to permit rapid transition from consciousness to unconsciousness by quickly bypassing the excitement phase of general anesthesia |
A. Induction agents |
Potent liquids inhaled via a vaporizer to produce general anesthesia through CNS depression and decreased EEG activity and muscle tone |
C. Volatile agents |
Anesthetic agents delivered through the anesthesia circuit pass into the bloodstream via the respiratory system to maintain unconsciousness |
L. Inhalation agents |
Fluid component of blood containing blood clotting factors removed from one unit of whole blood |
o. Fresh frozen plasma |
Markings on syringes and containers that allow for percise measurements |
H. calibrations |
Listing of common medical conditions that a particular medication is used to treat |
G. Indications |
The effects of a pharmaceutical agent at the target site includes theories of receptor, enzyme and non specific interactions |
N. Drug Actions |
Class of medications that are available without physician authorization |
K.Over the counter |
Metabolic processing of a drug within the body includes absorption distribution, biotransformation and excretion |
D.Pharmacokinetics |
Study of the interaction of drug molecules with the target cells of living tissue |
M.Pharmacodynamics |