Anaesthetics and ICU Questions

The Zero to Finals Medical Revision Podcast

Thomas Watchman

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4.8 • 678 Ratings

🗓️ 11 December 2023

⏱️ 30 minutes

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This episode features a series of self-assessment questions and answers on anaesthetics and ICU. Short answer questions, multiple choice questions, extended matching questions and digital flashcards can be found at https://members.zerotofinals.com/. The audio in the episode was expertly edited by Harry Watchman.

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0:00.0	Hello and welcome to the Zero to Finals podcast.
0:09.3	My name is Tom and in this episode I'm going to be going through questions on anesthetics and
0:15.1	ICU.
0:16.7	And you can find these short answer questions in a written format as well as multiple choice questions, extended matching questions and flashcards at members.0 tofinals.com.
0:28.2	So let's jump straight in.
0:32.5	Question 1. How long do patients typically need to avoid eating before a general anaesthetic?
0:41.3	6 hours. Question 2. What class of drug is typically used as pre-medication
0:47.3	to relax the muscles and reduce anxiety before a general anaesthetic.
0:57.0	Benzodiazepines. Give an example of this class of drug.
1:03.0	Madazalam.
1:05.0	Question 3.
1:06.0	What class of drug used as premedication can help reduce the
1:10.0	hypertensive response to the laryngeoscope during
1:13.8	intubation.
1:18.2	Opiates
1:18.9	Question 4. Give an example of an alpha-2 adrenergic agonist that may be used as pre-medication
1:26.6	before a general anesthetic.
1:33.4	Clonidine. Question 5. What procedure is used to gain control over the airway as quickly and
1:39.7	safely as possible where a patient is intubated in an emergency scenario and detailed pre-planning is not possible.
1:53.1	Rapid sequence induction or rapid sequence intubation, abbreviated to RSI.
2:00.3	Question six, what is the triad of general anaesthesia?
2:10.6	Hypnosis, muscle relaxation and analgesia.
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