Canine Anesthesia Flashcards
What is special about recovery in Sighthounds?
prolonged recovery with thiobarbiturates
Longer recoveried with propofol and alfaxalone
What is special about Boxers?
sensitivity to acepromazine
What is special about Brachycephalic breeds?
Brachycephalic airway syndrome
What is common with small breeds?
Tracheal collapse
What is common in Dobermans and Boxers?
Cardiomyopathy
What is common in Schnauzers?
Sick sinus syndrome
What CV effect is common in small breeds?
Mitral valve disease
What vagal effects are common in Brachycephalics and dachshunds?
Increased vagal tone
What disease is common with Dobermans?
Von Willebrand disease
What disease is common with German Shepards?
Hemophilia
What premedication combo is common before catheter placement?
Opioid + sedative
Which mu agonists are least likely to cause vomiting?
Fentanyl
methadone
When wouldn’t you want vomiting?
Increased intracranial pressure
Intraocular pressure
Patient unable to protect airway
What is a non-anesthestic premed for H1 antihistamine?
Diphenhydramine
What is a non-anesthetic pre-med for NK1 receptor antagonist?
Maropitant (Cerenia)
What sedative causes Hypotension?
Acepromazine
What sedative causes hypertension and decreased cardiac output?
Dexdomitor
What sedative has cardiovascular and respiratory sparing effects?
Benzodiazepine
What is a combo of premeds/anesthesia for aggressive dogs?
IM Ketamine, telazol, or alfaxalone with alpha-2-agonist and opioid
What combination might be dangerous for aggressive dogs?
Alpha-2 agonists without anesthetic drug
What predmeds are used for patients with pre-existing high vagal tone?
Anticholinergics
What are induction drugs?
Propofol Alfaxalone Ketamine + Benzo Etomidate Thiopental
Which drug has a high therapeutic index?
Ketamine
What inhalant anesthetics are used for maintenance?
Isoflurane
Sevoflurane
What injectable anesthetics are used for maintenance?
Propofol
Alfaxalone
What injectable anesthetic should not be used for maintenance because it causes adrenal suppression?
Etomidate
What adjunct drugs are administered as CRIs for Maintenance?
Opioids
Lidocaine
Ketamine
Benzodiazepines
What drugs are commonly used for treating hypotension in dogs?
Dopamine
Dobutamine
Ephedrine
What drugs are used for hypotension in very sick patients?
Norepinephrine
vasopressin
What is very common in dogs?
Regurgitation
What can be given before surgery to increase gastric pH?
Omeprazole
esomeprazole
What are the prokinetic drugs?
Metoclopramide
cisapride
What is most likely to happen to cats during anesthesia at the same depth as dogs?
Hypotension
What condition is common in Maine Coon Cats?
Hypertrophic cardiomyopathy
What do opioids cause post-operatively in cats?
Hyperthermia
What mu-agonist is used over morphine?
oxymorphone
methadone
What is used as a CRI intra- and post operatively for analgesia?
Fentanyl
What is used for a good visceral analgesia and given transmucosally?
Buprenorphine
What two sedatives provide good sedation in cats?
Acepromazine
dexmedetomidine
What does not provide good sedation in cats?
Benzodiazepines
What anesthetic combo provides immobilization in fractious cats?
Alfaxalone
ketamine
What is in “kitty magic”
Ketamine
alpha 2 agonist
opioid
What drugs can be used for induction in cats?
Propofol
ketamine
alfaxalone
etomidate
What can repeated propofol in cats cause?
Heinz body anemia
What is not approved in cats?
Propofol 28
What is different about MAC in cats?
Higher in cats
What drug should not be used as an adjunct CRI in cats?
Lidocaine
What do NSAIDs cause in cats?
Renal effects
