Neuroanesthesia Keyword Review ITE - (Dr. Poore)

CBF (factors influencing) Cerebral metabolism Brain: ketone metabolism Cerebral autoregulation/spinal cord autoregulation Mechanism of cerebral vasoconstriction Cerebral vascular resistance and vasodilators Spinal cord blood supply (ant spinal artery)* Cerebral blood flow/volume: Vasodilators Cerebral oxygen balance Carotid baroreflex during CEA* ANS: Neurotransmitters, Sympathetic NS: ganglia Intracranial elastance Blood brain barrier: fluid transfer Action potential: ion currents* Ion flow Neuromuscular junction * Brainstem: mech of consciousness * CT Imaging: brain structures