ch 8 - Canine and Feline Anesthesia

Question 1

In small animals what techniques can be used to help restrain and anesthetize?

Answer 1

general anesthesia, sedation, neuroleptanalgesia, local anesthesia, regional anesthesia

Question 2

What are things you need to do to prep the patient for surgery?

Answer 2

• assess, prepare, and weigh patient

- determine the protcol (anesthetic agents, doses, routes, sequence of adm.

Question 3

What is needed to calculate the volume of each drug?

Answer 3

preanesthetic, induction, maintenance, analgesic agents

Question 4

What equipment is needed to administer drugs to the patient?

Answer 4

scales, syringes, needle, agents, reversal agents, crash cart, controlled substance log

Question 5

What is needed to place a prepare fluid equipment for a patient?

Answer 5

clippers and scrub, catheters and catheter cap, tape, flush, adm set (extension set), fluids, prepare equip. for endotracheal intubation

Question 6

When a patient is under anesthesia you must be able to?

Answer 6

• administer agents effectively
• rapidly detect adverse reactions
• quickly recognize and respond to patient needs

Question 7

The e-tube should be lubricated with _____ before placement.

Answer 7

small amount of sterile water-soluble lubricant or with patient’s saliva

Question 8

When anesthetic induction is by an IM agent or combination what happens?

Answer 8

• anesthetic depth gradually increases post injection (5 to 20 min)
• gradually decreases after peak effect (30 to 60 min) until agent is metabolized
• once you give injection you have little control over changes in depth or peak effect

Question 9

What can you do after giving an IM Agent or a combination when there is inadequate depth and excessive depth?

Answer 9

inadequate depth - give additional anesthetic
excessive depth - monitor, support your patient until agent is metabolized, may need a reversal agent (may be too late in the metabolize process)