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Q.4
If your patient is not fully resuscitated, but he needs to be sedated for safety reasons, you should:
sedate him anyway, sedatives do not affect hemodynamics.
use ketamine as a dissociative and lightly sedate him using a reduced dose, monitoring BP and respirations and continue resuscitation.
not administer sedatives and use physical restraints instead.
provide a painful stimulus to increase BP, then administer a sedative.
Q.7
The RASS is a way to quantitatively estimate what?
level of sedation
amount of pain
amount of drugs administered
neurological function
Q.2
Besides sedation what is a possible added benefit from giving midazolam?
Increased respiratory rate
Amnesia
Increased heart rate and blood pressure
Increased muscle contractility
Q.3
Which of the following is the only drug that also provides analgesia?
diazepam
Lorazepam
Propofol
ketamine
Q.5
When sedating a non-TBI patient, sedate them to a RASS of "0" to "-3."
True
False
Q.6
Sedation "Wake-ups or Holidays" are done for the purpose of
treating seizures caused by benzodiazepine overdose.
determining the patient's pain level using 0-10 pain scale
waking up from sedation is not recommended, once they are down, keep them there.
conducting a neuro exam without the influence of sedation.
Q.1
If respiratory depression due to a bolus of a benzodiazipine administration is noted what is the first action you should take?
Cricothyroidotomy
Position the airway and use a BVM to deliver positive pressure ventilation
Endotracheal Intubation
LMA insertion
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