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Positioning and Preoxygenation!!!
Basically monitoring of all your systems
Ventilation, Oyxgenation, Cardiovascular status, temperature, neuromuscular function, positioning
Continuous clinical observation and vigilance are the basis of safe anesthesia care |
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| Scope of Practice for CRNAs |
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They are qualified to make independent judgments concerning all aspects of anesthesia care based on their education, licensure, and certification
Legally responsible for the care they provide |
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Responsiblity to Patients
Competence
Responsibility as a Professional
Responsibility to Society
Endorsement of Products and Services
Research
Business Practice |
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Ether dome
Bitter arguments over credit for discovery |
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| Considered the first anesthesiologist |
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First to propose the term anesthesia
To make painless surgery possible |
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| Nurses assumed the role of anesthesia during the Civil War |
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"Mother of Anesthesia"
Perfected opne-drop inhalation technique of ether and chloroform
"Anesthesia safety through vigilance" |
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Founded the AANA
Major source of anesthesia care, trained insturctors |
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| California, Dagmar Nelson |
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Considered the defining case
Outcome was it could be perfromed by MDs or nurses |
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All studies to date support equivalent outcomes
No reported poor outcomes to investigate
CRNAs are just as good (if not better :) ) than MDs at giving anesthesia
Can work in any state without the supervision or a surgeon or MDA |
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| Barash Definition of Anesthesia |
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| General anesthesia is broadly defined as a drug induced reversible depression of the CNS resulting in the loss of response and perception of external stimuli |
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| Major site of anesthetic action for anterograde amnesia |
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| Suggested theory of how Anesthetics Work |
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Definition
| Proteins rather than lipids as the molecular target |
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| Safety Issues Percieved by Providers |
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Difficult Airway
Turnover times
NORA
Office Anesthesia
Neurological deficient
Pt with CAD (valve disease)
Occupational Stress
Fatigue
Medications errors, human errors
Time for preoperative evaluation |
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| MAC used to prevent awareness |
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Definition
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| Recommended BIS for hypnotic Level |
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Definition
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| Components of a Good Anesthetic |
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Attenuation of Noxious Stimuli
Immobility
Unconsciousness
Amnesia
Analgesia |
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