Author Question: Propofol allows the health care provider to: a. Provide for maintenance of sedation during a ... (Read 62 times)

bobthebuilder · **on:** Jul 3, 2018

Propofol allows the health care provider to:

a. Provide for maintenance of sedation during a procedure
b. Allow sedation and pain control post-procedure because of its short half-life
c. Allow the patient to self-administer for adequate sedation
d. Utilize either naloxone or romazicon for antagonism should the patient overdose with self- administration

Question 2

A decrease in perfusion to cardiac tissue initially causes:

a. muscle strain.
b. respiratory distress.
c. headache.
d. angina pectoris.

xiaomengxian · **Reply #1 on:** Jul 3, 2018

Answer to Question 1

a
Rationale: a. Correct.
b. Propofol is not considered an analgesic.
c. Propofol is not designed to be self- administered by the patient. Nitronox is a self-administered medication.
d. The effects of propofol are not antagonized by naloxone or romazicon.

Answer to Question 2

D