Canine Anesthesia

Question 1

What is special about recovery in Sighthounds?

Answer 1

prolonged recovery with thiobarbiturates

Longer recoveried with propofol and alfaxalone

Question 2

What is special about Boxers?

Answer 2

sensitivity to acepromazine

Question 3

What is special about Brachycephalic breeds?

Answer 3

Brachycephalic airway syndrome

Question 4

What is common with small breeds?

Answer 4

Tracheal collapse

Question 5

What is common in Dobermans and Boxers?

Answer 5

Cardiomyopathy

Question 6

What is common in Schnauzers?

Answer 6

Sick sinus syndrome

Question 7

What CV effect is common in small breeds?

Answer 7

Mitral valve disease

Question 8

What vagal effects are common in Brachycephalics and dachshunds?

Answer 8

Increased vagal tone

Question 9

What disease is common with Dobermans?

Answer 9

Von Willebrand disease

Question 10

What disease is common with German Shepards?

Answer 10

Hemophilia

Question 11

What premedication combo is common before catheter placement?

Answer 11

Opioid + sedative

Question 12

Which mu agonists are least likely to cause vomiting?

Answer 12

Fentanyl

methadone

Question 13

When wouldn’t you want vomiting?

Answer 13

Increased intracranial pressure
Intraocular pressure
Patient unable to protect airway

Question 14

What is a non-anesthestic premed for H1 antihistamine?

Answer 14

Diphenhydramine

Question 15

What is a non-anesthetic pre-med for NK1 receptor antagonist?

Answer 15

Maropitant (Cerenia)

Question 16

What sedative causes Hypotension?

Answer 16

Acepromazine

Question 17

What sedative causes hypertension and decreased cardiac output?

Answer 17

Dexdomitor

Question 18

What sedative has cardiovascular and respiratory sparing effects?

Answer 18

Benzodiazepine

Question 19

What is a combo of premeds/anesthesia for aggressive dogs?

Answer 19

IM Ketamine, telazol, or alfaxalone with alpha-2-agonist and opioid

Question 20

What combination might be dangerous for aggressive dogs?

Answer 20

Alpha-2 agonists without anesthetic drug

Question 21

What predmeds are used for patients with pre-existing high vagal tone?

Answer 21

Anticholinergics

Question 22

What are induction drugs?

Answer 22

Propofol 
Alfaxalone
Ketamine + Benzo
Etomidate
Thiopental

Question 23

Which drug has a high therapeutic index?

Answer 23

Ketamine

Question 24

What inhalant anesthetics are used for maintenance?

Answer 24

Isoflurane

Sevoflurane

Question 25

What injectable anesthetics are used for maintenance?

Answer 25

Propofol | Alfaxalone

Question 26

What injectable anesthetic should not be used for maintenance because it causes adrenal suppression?

Answer 26

Etomidate

Question 27

What adjunct drugs are administered as CRIs for Maintenance?

Answer 27

Opioids Lidocaine Ketamine Benzodiazepines

Question 28

What drugs are commonly used for treating hypotension in dogs?

Answer 28

Dopamine Dobutamine Ephedrine

Question 29

What drugs are used for hypotension in very sick patients?

Answer 29

Norepinephrine | vasopressin

Question 30

What is very common in dogs?

Answer 30

Regurgitation

Question 31

What can be given before surgery to increase gastric pH?

Answer 31

Omeprazole | esomeprazole

Question 32

What are the prokinetic drugs?

Answer 32

Metoclopramide | cisapride

Question 33

What is most likely to happen to cats during anesthesia at the same depth as dogs?

Answer 33

Hypotension

Question 34

What condition is common in Maine Coon Cats?

Answer 34

Hypertrophic cardiomyopathy

Question 35

What do opioids cause post-operatively in cats?

Answer 35

Hyperthermia

Question 36

What mu-agonist is used over morphine?

Answer 36

oxymorphone | methadone

Question 37

What is used as a CRI intra- and post operatively for analgesia?

Answer 37

Fentanyl

Question 38

What is used for a good visceral analgesia and given transmucosally?

Answer 38

Buprenorphine

Question 39

What two sedatives provide good sedation in cats?

Answer 39

Acepromazine | dexmedetomidine

Question 40

What does not provide good sedation in cats?

Answer 40

Benzodiazepines

Question 41

What anesthetic combo provides immobilization in fractious cats?

Answer 41

Alfaxalone | ketamine

Question 42

What is in "kitty magic"

Answer 42

Ketamine alpha 2 agonist opioid

Question 43

What drugs can be used for induction in cats?

Answer 43

Propofol ketamine alfaxalone etomidate

Question 44

What can repeated propofol in cats cause?

Answer 44

Heinz body anemia

Question 45

What is not approved in cats?

Answer 45

Propofol 28

Question 46

What is different about MAC in cats?

Answer 46

Higher in cats

Question 47

What drug should not be used as an adjunct CRI in cats?

Answer 47

Lidocaine

Question 48

What do NSAIDs cause in cats?

Answer 48

Renal effects