| A | B |
|---|
| amnestic | agent that produces memory impairment |
| analgesia | absence of normal sense of pain |
| anesthesiologist | MD specializes in anesthesia delivery & maintenance of pt's physiologic condition |
| anterograde | from a forward point, memory impairment from time amnestic agent administered |
| anticholinergic | agent that blocks parasympathetic nerve impulses |
| antisialagogue | agent that reduces oral secretions |
| anixiolysis | process of relieving anxiety |
| aspiration | inspiration of foreign material into the airway |
| benzodiazepine | chemical classification of agents used as sedatives |
| CRNA | Certified Registered Nurse Anesthetist |
| hematocrit | measure of the volume of RBCs in whole blood |
| hemoglobin | protein in RBCs responsible for gas exchange, measure of amt of that protein |
| mcg/kg | ratio of amt of med administered in mcgs per kilogram of pt weight |
| mg/kg | ratio of amt of med administered in mg per kilogram of pt weight |
| NPO | nothing by mouth |
| opiod | agent containing opium or any of its derivatives |
| sedative | agent used to produce a calm, relaxed state |
| vagolysis | blocking the effects of the vagus nerve |
