Ch. 26 EC Quiz-Epidural Analgesia
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Extra Credit Quiz:
Epidural Analgesia
Question 1
Epidural analgesia is used to:
manage pain
Question 2
Pain management is best achieved when:
local anesthetics and opioids are combined
Question 3
All medications introduced into the epidural space must:
be preservative free
Question 4
Bradycardia and hypotension may be due to the blocking of which nerve fibers?
Sympathetic
Question 5
Which local anesthetic is a drug of choice for continuous epidural infusion?
bupivacaine
Question 6
Epidural opioids bind to opioid receptors of the:
spinal cord
Question 7
Which opioid used for epidural analgesia has the shortest duration of action?
fentanyl
Question 8
Compared with systemic opioids in surgical patients, epidural analgesia reduces the risk of
postoperative:
myocardial infarction
Question 9
Which is an absolute contraindication for epidural analgesia?
systemic infection
Question 10
Adverse reactions to epidural opioids include all except:
coagulopathy
Question 11
Compared with thoracic epidural analgesia, patients receiving lumbar epidural analgesia have an
increased risk of:
urinary retention
Question 12
Signs and symptoms of local anesthetic toxicity include:
cardiac dysrhythmias
Question 13
A patient who's awake and responds only to commands would receive a Ramsey Sedation Score of:
3
Question 14
A patient with which Ramsay score has attained the optimal sedation level?
4 while asleep
Question 15
Upon initiation of epidural opioids, the patient should be monitored continually for the first;
20 minutes
Question 16
Patients receiving epidural opioids who are at risk for respiratory depression should be monitored by:
end tidal CO2
Question 17
Forgot to copy and paste—answer contained “yellow”… something about yellow lined tube with no.. or
something
Question 18
If the patient is receiving an anticoagulant, epidural catheter removal should b:
timed according to the administration and type of anticoagulant
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