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Pharmacology Week 1
1. List 5 advantages of a Laryngeal Mask Airway (LMA).
2. List 4 advantages for using flexible fiberoptic intubation.
3. List 4 indications of Lightwand Intubation.
4. List 2 special features of the rigid fiberoptic scope.
5. List 4 indications for the rigid fiberoptic scope.
6. What is a Combitube?
7. What is an Intubating LMA?
8. Know this chart:
Pediatric Versus Adult Anatomy
Infant
Adult
Tongue
Relatively large
Normal
Epiglottis
Floppy, angled posteriorly
Firm, less posterior angle
Vocal cord angle
Inclined
Flat
Glottis
C3-C4 level
C5 level
Cricothyroid
Membrane
Small
Normal
Trachea
Small, mobile, posterior
displacement into thorax
Large, stationary, vertical
descent into thorax
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9. Know this chart:
LMA Size
Pediatric Size
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Neonates/infants 0-5 kg
1 1/2
Infants between 5-10 kg
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Infants/children between 10-20 kg
2 1/2
Children between 20-30 kg
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Children over 30 kg
10. Name 4 different percentages of local anesthetic agents and how they are applied.
11. In what type of procedures is general anesthesia used?
12. What patients are good candidates for rapid sequence induction?
13. Where is cricoid pressure applied?
14. What is the cartilage just above the cricoid cartilage?
15. What is occluded when cricoid pressure is placed?
16. How much pressure is needed for cricoid pressure?
17. What drugs are needed for RSI?,
18. Name 2 types of muscle relaxants used in RSI
19. What resuscitation drugs should a provider have nearby, in the event of cardiac
collapse include during RSI?
20. How is endotracheal tube placement confirmed?
21. In general anesthesia, name the 2 actions of propofol.
22. In general anesthesia, for infants and children, what can be used to put these patients
to sleep when they do not have an IV line?
23. What is the purpose of pharmacy law?
24. What are the 4 main types of medications used in general anesthesia
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