Geriatrics
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rjones6045 on April 12, 2011
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Terms | Definitions |
|---|---|
 There is a decrease of physiological _____ in the organs of geriatric patients. | reserve |
| Why do geriatric hearts have elevated afterload, eleveated systolic BP, and left ventricular hypertrophy? | reduced arterial elasticity (less aortic contribution to BP) and decreased adrenergic activity |
| There is ____of the cardiovascular conduction system in geriatric patients. | fibrosis |
| Hypotension at induction, decreased onset of action for IV drugs, and increased onset of action for inhaled drugs are all consequences of diminished ______ reserve in geriatric patients. | cardiac |
| Why do inhaled. anesth. agents take longer to achieve there effect in the geriatric patient? | decreased alveolar surface, v/q mismatch, increased closing capacity |
| Geriatric animals should always be _____ before GA. | pre-oxygenated |
| In general, you need less ______ to achieve the effect in geriatric patients. | drug |
| The kidneys of the geriatric patients have ____ blood flow and GFR. | decreased |
| B/c the kidneys have decreased _______ response, there is impaired ____ secretion. | RAAS; K+ |
| You should do a full ______ before GA in geriatric patients. | chem./CBC panel |
| _____ are contraindicated in geriatric patients b/c they are long acting, have vascular effects, cause hypothermia, and there is no reversal? | phenothiazines |
| What are the best analgesics for geriatric patients? | opioids |
| T/F propofol, alfaxalone, etomidate, and ketamine are all good choices for geriatric patients b/c they are short acting and have min. CV and resp. effects. | T |
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