SAQ 369 – Anaesthetics – procedural sedation with ketamine

A 36-year-old man presents with a closed forearm fracture after falling from his skateboard. Your registrar plans procedural sedation for closed reduction in ED and wants to use ketamine.

State the minimum monitoring you would require for safe procedural sedation.

(Marked out of 3.0)

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Complete the ketamine table.

(Marked out of 8.0)
</p> <table class="saq-prop-table"> <thead> <tr> <th>Ketamine parameter</th> <th>IM</th> <th>IV</th> </tr> </thead> <tbody> <tr> <td>Onset of effect</td> <td></td> <td></td> </tr> <tr> <td>Dose</td> <td></td> <td></td> </tr> <tr> <td>Duration of effect</td> <td></td> <td></td> </tr> </tbody> </table> <table class="saq-prop-table"> <thead> <tr> <th>Adverse effects</th> <th>1.</th> <th>2.</th> </tr> </thead> <tbody> <tr> <td></td> <td></td> <td></td> </tr> </tbody> </table> <p>

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List four (4) predictors of difficult bag-mask ventilation.

(Marked out of 4.0)

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Total Score: 0 / 15

Percentage: 0%