Technology & Digital Tools Flashcards
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In transesophageal echocardiography (TEE), the midesophageal four-chamber view is obtained at approximately which probe insertion depth?
Answer: 30–35 cm from the incisors
The midesophageal views are obtained at approximately 30–35 cm from the incisors, where the esophagus lies directly posterior to the heart.
A bispectral index (BIS) value of 60 during general anesthesia indicates:
Answer: Adequate hypnotic depth with low awareness risk
A BIS of 40–60 corresponds to general anesthesia with acceptable depth; values of 60 reflect adequate hypnosis with very low intraoperative awareness probability.
Which technology enables real-time visualization of needle tip position during ultrasound-guided regional anesthesia in obese patients with poor acoustic windows?
Answer: Echogenic needle design with side-port reflectors
Echogenic needles with textured or cut surfaces increase specular reflection, improving needle tip visibility under ultrasound especially in challenging acoustic windows.
Which ventilator parameter is automatically adjusted by modern adaptive pressure-support modes (e.g., ASV, PRVC) to maintain a target tidal volume?
Answer: Pressure support level
Adaptive modes adjust the delivered pressure support breath-by-breath to hit a clinician-set tidal volume target based on measured lung compliance.
Volumetric capnography (V-slope analysis) can non-invasively estimate which parameter important to anesthetic management?
Answer: Dead space to tidal volume ratio (Vd/Vt)
Volumetric capnography plots CO2 against expired volume, and the phase III slope and Bohr equation allow calculation of physiologic dead space fraction.
In electronic prescribing for anesthesia premedication, computerized physician order entry (CPOE) most effectively reduces which error type?
Answer: Transcription errors from illegible handwriting
CPOE eliminates handwritten prescription illegibility, the most common source of transcription errors that lead to dispensing mistakes.
High-fidelity patient simulation for anesthesia training is most valuable for developing competency in:
Answer: Managing rare, high-stakes crises such as malignant hyperthermia
Simulation excels at exposing trainees to low-frequency, high-acuity events like MH that are difficult to encounter and practice in real clinical settings.