Horse GI Flashcards
More common regional Anesthesia
Lidocaine
Longest lasting regional anesthetic
Bupivacaine
most potent & longest duration
Doing a procedure for 8 hrs which regional anethestic do you use
Bupivacaine
Local Anesthesic for diagnostic of lameness?
Mepivacaine
Longer acting regional anethetic with less CNS side effects
Ropivacaine
What equine regional anethesic is an ester
Proparacaine
Duration & onset of proparacaine?
fast & shortest therefore opthalmaic
How is procaine used as an equine regional anestheic
Combine with Pen G
What is the regional anesthetic for fish
Benzocaine
What regional anethetic has the lower pka
Benzocaine
How is tetracaine different than proparacaine
tetracaine is longer duration & more potent
What should we know about lidocaine for regional anestheics
decreases inhalation anesthetics durinng general anesthesia
What MOA is used to treat colic
Alpha 2 adrengeric agonist
sedation & analgesic
What can be used to treat colics
Alpha 2 agonstist
xylazine
determidine
Romifidine
What is the most common equine sedative
Xylazine alpha 2 agonist
What do you reverse xylazine with
Yohimbin
Precautions with xylazine with adults
May cause aggressive
Xylazine & foals?
Be ware of respiratry arrest
What is a longer duration anesthetic that can be used to treat colic
Detomidine
What sedative is used for standing procedures
Detomidine
What sedative has really good recovery time compared to others
Romifidine (alpha 1 agonst)
What sedative is used for dental procedures
Romifidine (alpha 1 agonist)
Field castration sedative?
Romifidine
Why is Romifidine have a better recovery
Less ataxic effects
What is an opoid that can be used for equine sedation
Butorphanol
How do you reserve the sedation of Butorphanol
Naloxone
What sedative is recommended for equine pain maingement
Butorphanol
What is the sedative of choice for foals?
Butorphanol
Use of Fluphenazine
Behavior modifications –> banned
MOA for Fluphenazine
Dopamine D2 antagonist
Why is resperpine better than Fluphenazine
Less side effects
MOA for Resperine
Indirect acting B-1 antagonist
What is Resperine used for?
Long term sedation “calming equines” off label
What sedative is a phenothiazine derivative
Acepromazine
MOA of phenothiazine deriviates?
Inhibiting postsynaptic central Dopaine receptors
Caution with acepromazine?
Prolonged parahimosis –> avoid with stallions –> penis cannot retract
What feature will not be noted when using acepromazine
Shunt of ventilation perfusion mismatch