quiz | sedation

Which person is not appropriate for moderate sedation?

A combative drunk person with a GI bleed

A teenager with a dislocated shoulder

An 80 year old with unstable angina undergoing an emergency PTCA

Supplemental oxygen may be used only in patients who desaturate on room air.

True

False

Midazolam and Fentanyl are synergistic in causing respiratory depression

True

False

A patient who smokes cigarettes and is treated effectively for hypertension is an ASA:

2

3

4

Which form of monitoring is required in every case?

skin color

cardiac output measurement

expired CO2 monitoring

real time hemoglobin

Medications appropriate for moderate sedation do not include:

Fentanyl

Propofol

Midazolam

A patient that requires repeated stimulation for a purposeful response is under moderate sedation/conscious sedation

True

False