Anesthesia Flashcards
What is anesthesia?
Anesthesia is defined as an absence of sensation that affects the whole body or an isolated part or region of the body
ML, Student #6, McCurnin 10th Edition pg.927
What are the food and water withdrawal time periods for dog/cat, horse, cattle, small ruminants, and neonates?
Dog/Cat : food is 8-12 hours, water is 2-4 hours
Horses : food is 8-12 hours, water is 0-2 hours
Cattle : food is 24-48hours, water is 8-12 hours
Small ruminants: food is 12-18 hours, water is 8-12 hours
Neonates: No food/water restrictions, 0 hours
ML, Student #6, McCurnin 10th Edition pg.928
True or false: Intubation is performed blindly in horses and cattle, but not in small ruminants.
True : intubation is performed blindly in horses and cattle, and in small ruminants, you visualize the larynx with a laryngoscope
ML, Student #6, McCurnin 10th Edition pg. 946
What are tranquilizers and sedatives used for? Examples?
Tranquilizers and sedatives are commonly used to provide patient restraint for minor procedures such as grooming, diagnostic imaging, blood draws, nail trims, and wound treatment. They are also used as premedication’s to produce analgesia and muscle relaxation. Examples include Phenothiazine (acepromazine) and Benzodiazepines (diazepam, midazolam, zolazepam), Alpha2 agonists (dexmedetomidine, xylazine, detomidine, romifidine), Opioids (morphine, fentanyl, oxymorphone, hydromorphone, buprenorphine, butorphanol).
ML, Student #6, McCurnin 10th Edition pg. 930-931
In regards to equine anesthesia, what are the biggest complications they are more likely to develop compared to other species?
Hypoxemia, hypoventilation, hypotension
ML, Student #6, McCurnin 10th Edition pg. 965
What ASA level goes with what criteria?
A - ASA I
B - ASA 2
C - ASA 3
D - ASA 4
E - ASA 5
1 - Normal healthy patient
2 - Moribund patient that is not expected to survive without the operation
3 -Patient with severe systemic disease
4 - Patient with severe systemic disease that is a constant threat to life
5 - Patient with mild systemic disease
A - 1
B - 5
C - 3
D - 4
E - 2
LB, Student #2, McCurnin 9th Edition pg. 1012
Where are location you can use to place a doppler ultrasound monitor?
Ventral surface of the tail
Dorsomedial surface of the hock
Proximal to the metatarsal pad or the metacarpal pad
LB, Student #2, McCurnin 9th Edition pg.1041
Where are location you can use to place a pulse oximeter probe monitor?
Ear, tongue, lip, or flank fold
Ventral surface go the tail base
Toe web or skin fold between the achilles tendon and the tibia
LB, Student #2, McCurnin 9th Edition pg. 1043
What of the following is not an anesthetic concern:
A - Hypotension
B - Cyanosis
C - Patient that has been recovered with no concerns for about 5 hours
D - Patient that has been recovered with a rough recovery for about 1 hours
C - Patient that has been recovered with no concerns for about 5 hours
LB, Student #2, McCurnin 9th Edition pg. 1057
What are the anesthesia machines used for small animals vs large animals?
Small animals - rebreathing system to nonrebreathing system
Large animals - Oxygen flow rate rebreathing system
LB, Student #2, McCurnin 9th Edition pg. 1025
When a patient is at an ideal surgical anesthesia plane, what is their eyeball position?
Ventromedial
BH, Student #5, McCurnin 9th Edition, pg. 1039
What do you use to measure for endotracheal tube size (length and diameter)?
Length = thoracic inlet to caudal aspect of canine for length Diameter = between the nostrils from the nasal philtrum.
BH, Student #5, McCurnin 9th Edition pg. 1028
When rotating a patient in the middle of a surgical procedure, what is an important thing that you should do before you rotate the patient?
Unhook your tubing from your patients endotracheal tube.
BH, Student #5 McCurnin 9th Edition, pg. 1033
When can a endotracheal tube be removed (extubated) after a procedure is complete?
After the patient’s swallowing reflex returns.
BH, Student #5 McCurnin 9th Edition, pg. 1049
When giving an IV induction drug “to effect”, what does the term “to effect” mean?
It means that the drug is administered gradually in increments until the desired stage of anesthesia is reached. The entire calculated dose may or may not be used.
BH, Student #5 McCurnin 9th Edition, pg. 1049
What is the difference between tranquilization and sedation?
Tranquilization is a state of reduced anxiety and relaxation. Sedation is a state of drowsiness or calmness.
Student #4, EH, McCurnin 9th ed., pg. 1011
What is neuroleptanalgesia?
It is the state of profound sedation and analgesia produced by the administration of an opioid and a tranquilizer at the same time.
Student #4, EH, McCurnin 9th ed., pg 1015
The pressure manometer should read no higher than _____ cm H20 in large animals.
a) 20
b) 30
c) 35
d) 40
d) 40
Student #4, EH, McCurnin 9th ed., pg 1028
Which premedication agent should you counsel clients regarding handling their pet after use?
Acepromazine because it can cause aggression among other personality changes.
Student #4, EH, McCurnin 9th ed., pg 1013
Your patient is apneic but stable otherwise and at an adequate anesthesia plane, is it appropriate to “bag” only 2-4 times a minute until normal respiration resumes?
Yes. After hyperventilation, it allows the CO2 levels to normalize.
Student #4, EH, McCurnin 9th ed., pg 1058