Analgesia and Anaesthesia of the Patient with Liver Disease
Dr Philip Judge BVSc MVS PG Cert Vet Stud MACVSc
Impaired liver function may delay biotransformation of the following anaesthetic agents, except…
Correct Answer - (e)
a) Acepromazine Remifentanil
b) Fentanyl
c) Dexmedetomidine
d) Lidocaine
e) Remifentanil
Encephalopathic patients may show profound sedation with which of the following drugs due to an increase in GABA binding sites
Correct Answer -(a)
a) Diazepam
b) Fentanyl
c) Butorphanol
d) Remifentanil
e) Ketamine
Hypercapnoea can reduce hepatic blood flow. True or False
Correct Answer -(a)
a) True
b) False
Which of the following anaesthetic induction agents acts by enhancing GABA receptor activity in the brain
Correct Answer -(d)
a) Propofol
b) Etomidate
c) Ketamine
d) Alfaxalone
Which of the following would be the preferred anaesthetic maintenance agent in a patient with severe acute liver failure with profound hypotension is
Correct Answer -(e)
a) Which of the following would be the preferred anaesthetic maintenance agent in a patient with severe acute liver failure with profound hypotension is
b) Ketamine/lidocaine continuous infusion
c) Isoflurane
d) Sevoflurane
e) Isoflurane combined with remifentanil continuous infusion
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