Ch 5 book notes Flashcards
What is the delicate balance that must be maintained during any anesthetic event?
- there must be sufficient CNS depression
- analgesia
- muscle relaxation
-immobility for the procedure to be performed
cardiopulmonary function must not be dangerously compromised
Monitoring is necessary for two reasons?
1 - it is necessary to keep the patient safe (vital signs)
2 - necessary to regulate anesthetic depth (too light? too deep?)
What can happen if vital signs are not monitored (remain within acceptable limits)?
- permanent brain damage
- death
How does the anesthetist check for depth of anesthesia?
monitor reflexes, and other indicators
What happens if anesthetist doesn’t monitor dept of anesthesia?
patient will feel pain, premature arousal - if depth is too light
overdose or slow recovery if too deep
The anesthetist when monitoring must observe various parameters which are?
1 - vital signs
2 - reflexes
3 - other indicators of anesthetic depth
Vital signs refers to variables that indicate the response of the animal’s homeostatic mechanisms to anesthesia including?
heart rate, heart rhythm, respiratory rate and depth, mucous membrane color, capillary refill time, pulse strength, blood pressure and temperature
Reflexes refers to ?
an involuntary response to a stimulus
Reflexes used in veterinary anesthesia include?
palpebral, corneal, pedal, swallowing and laryngeal reflexes as well as the pupillary light reflex
Other indicators of anesthetic depth are?
spontaneous movement, eye position, pupil size, muscle tone, nystagmus, salivary and lacrimal secretions, and response to surgical stimulation
What is not useful for determining cardiopulmonary function or homeostasis?
reflexes and other indicators
Anesthetic monitoring is based on what principle?
in the average patient each monitoring parameter is expected to show a predictable response at any given anesthetic depth
In lieu of continuous monitoring of all patients, The ACVA (American College of Veterinary Anesthesiologists) recommends that class P1 and P2 patients should be monitored at least?
once every 5 min.
In lieu of continuous monitoring of all patients, The ACVA (American College of Veterinary Anesthesiologists) recommends that class P3 and P4 and P5 patients should be monitored at least?
- should be monitored continuously they have been anesthetized for more than 45 min.
- recording intervals
What reflexes should be present is patient’s anesthesia level is too light?
swallowing and pedal reflexes
Muscle tone, HR and RR are expected to be ___ during light anesthesia and to gradually___ as anesthesia depth increases.
high, decrease
What are some signs that are indicative of pain perception?
increase RR, increased BP, or voluntary movement
What are the stages of anesthesia?
loss of consciousness marks the border between stages 1 and II
loss of spontaneous muscle movement marks the border between II and III
loss of all reflexes, widely dilated pupils, flaccid muscle tone, and cardiopulmonary collapse mark stage IV