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What is the first stage of Anesthesia?

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Awake

inducement, excitement, miosis, voluntary struggling

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What is the second stage of anesthesia?

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Delirium

obtunded reflexes, mydriasis, still excited, involuntary struggling

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What are the 3 planes for the third stage of anesthesia?

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  1. Light
  2. Medium
  3. Deep (early overdose)
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What is the fourth stage of anesthesia?

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Overdose

Very deep anesthesia; respiration ceases, CV function depresses and death ensues immediately

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Autonomic changes, physical and clinical signs are all a(n) ____ method for assesseing anesthesia depth.

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Subjective

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ECG activity is a(n) ____ method for assessing anesthesia depth.

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an objective

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What is a reliable way to assess anesthesia depth in carnivores?

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Eye positioning
- Central for light and deep, rotated for adequate anesthesia

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What reflex should all species maintain while under general anesthesia?

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Corneal reflex

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What is a cardinal sign of light anesthesia in horses? What can also stimulate it?

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Nystagmus
- hypoxia and hypercapnia can also induce nystagmus

hypercapnia = increased CO2

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When is the palpebral reflex present/not present in dogs/cats, horses, and camelids?

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What is the Bispectral Index?

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Exerts an objective value to indicate anesthesia depth via EEG-derived parameters ranging from 0-100

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What CNS and PNS signs are sued to assess anesthesia depth?

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Ocular reflexes/positioning + muscle tone

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Why must cardiovascular function be assessed under anesthesia?

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  1. minimize organ damage
  2. decrease morbidity and mortality
  3. monitor for the #1 complication: hypotension
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Where can pulse be palpated for assessing circulation during anesthesia?

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What do injected mucous membranes indicate?

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Vasodilation

Septicemia

Sepsis: causing endothelial cells to relase excess nitric oxide (NO), which is a vasodilator

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What do Systolic vs MAP vs Diastolic BP indicate?

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Systolic: cardiac contractility (90-140mmHg)
MAP: tissue perfusion (60-90mmHg)
Diastolic: peripheral vascular resistance (50-60mmHg)

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Common causes for low systolic BP readings?

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Common causes for high systolic BP readings?

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Common causes for low or high MAP BP readings?

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Low: low systolic, diastolic or both
High: high systolic, diastolic or both

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Common causes for low diastolic BP readings?

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Common causes for high diastolic BP readings?

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A patient has a low MAP; what other signs of decreased tissue perfusion will be seen?

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Pale mm
CRT > 2s

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What are the two major components of MAP?

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CO and SVR

BP = CO x SVR

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What triggers a ventricular arrhythmia in an anesthetized patient?

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Impaired blood flow: compromised CO, BP or tissue perfusion

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What drug classes can be used to treat bradycardia under anesthesia?
- Anticholinergics (atropine, glycopyrrolate) - Sympathomimetics (epinephrine)
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What drug classes can be used to treat tachycardia under anesthesia?
- Sodium channel blocker (e.g., lidocaine), +/- beta blocker (-olol)
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Two phases of Dexmedotomidine
Phase 1: short-lived hypertension + bradycardia Phase 2: reflex hypotension + bradycardia | don't use anticholienrgic until phase 2
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**Systemic Arterial Pressure (SAP):** Pre-hypertensive, hypertensive/moderate risk of TOD, and severe hypertensive/TOD mmHg values.
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Factors of **situational** hypertension
Most likely to occur during anesthesia: **pain**, incr. in sympathetic tone, light plane of anesthesia Prevention: adequate analgesia protocol
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Secondary versus idiopathic hypertension?
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MAP and SAP **hypotension** readings
**MAP**: < 60mmHg (large animal = < 70mmHg) **SAP**: < 80mmHg
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A patient develops hypotension; there is adequate anesthetic depth, and you cannot decrease the anesthetic requirement. *What other ways can you increase blood pressure?*
- Balance anesthesia: administration of combo of drugs to create the anesthetic state. - Multi-modal analgesia
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Frank-Starling Law regarding contractility?
A greater preload (EDV) results in increased SV ## Footnote e.g., bolus, maintenance
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At what % blood loss should you begin a blood transfusion
> 30% blood loss
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When is administering an anticholinergic to increase HR and MAP **contraindicated**?
if an alpha-2 agonist (dexmedetomidine, xylazine) was given b/c of their **hypertensive effect**
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Define Tachyphylaxis
when a drug loses clinical effect in the body after giving consecutive doses
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Why is **Ephedrine** only given as single-dose boluses and never as a CRI ## Footnote Ephedrine is a central nervous system (CNS) stimulant that is often used to prevent low blood pressure during anesthesia. It is a sympathomimetic.
Because **tachyphylaxis** will develop after prolonged and repeated doses (b/c drug depletes endogenous norepinephrine stores)
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SPO2 versus PaO2
SPO2 = measures saturation % of oxygenated Hg in arterial blood PaO2 = measures partial pressure of arterial oxygen - **most accurate!**
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PaO2 *hypoxemia* value
PaO2 < 60mmHg | hypoxemia -> hypoxia -> cyanosis
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What does Respirometry measure
Minute Ventilation = Vt x RR
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Why is PaCO2 measured? What are its values in hypercapnia versus hypocapnia?
- PaCO2: to assess and monitor **ventilation efficiency** (via blood gas analyzer) - WNL = 35-45mmHg - **Hypercapnia** = > 45mmHg (hypoventilation -> respiratory insuffiency) - **Hypocapnia** = < 35mmHg (hyperventilation)
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What is permissive hypercapnia
slight elevation above normal PaCO2, which can be beneficial for anesthetized patients. < 56 mmHg
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ETCO2 reflects the PaCO2 where?
in the alveoli
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On a capnograph, when the wave hits close to zero, is this inhalation or exhalation, and why?
Inhalation -- little-to-zero CO2 is normally inhaled
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When a hypoventilating patient's tidal volume is compromised (e.g., anesthesia) and respiratory rate increases, will hyperventilation occur?
NO- the increased RR is bc the body is trying to compensate for the compromised Vt --> patient's minute ventilation (MV) stays the same // hypoventilation | MV determines the elimination of CO2
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PaO2 is ~how much of FiO2?
PaO2 ~5xFiO2
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SaO2 vs SPO2
SaO2 is the oxygen saturation of arterial blood, while SpO2 is the oxygen saturation as detected by the pulse oximeter
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When pulse oximeter reads 90% SpO2, what is the PaO2?
PaO2 = 60mmHg = **hypoxemia!**

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