Injectable Anesthetic: Dissociative Anesthetics

Question 1

What are the two dissociative anesthetics?

Answer 1

1. Ketamine

2. Tiletamine

Question 2

What do dissociative anesthetics do? (2)

Answer 2

1. Cause state of dissociative anesthesia

2. induce catalepsy

Question 3

What is catalepsy?

Answer 3

Animal does not respond to external stimuli and exhibits muscle rigidity

Question 4

Do dissociative anesthetics causes muscle relaxation?

Answer 4

Poor muscle relaxation

Question 5

What reflexes may persist throughout anesthesia due to dissociative aesthetics? (2)

Answer 5

1. swallowing

2. laryngeal

Question 6

What can dissociative anesthetics cause?

Answer 6

Seizures

Question 7

What type of analgesia do dissociative anesthetics not provide?

Answer 7

Visceral

Question 8

Do dissociative anesthetics cause cardiovascular system depression?

Answer 8

No

Question 9

What do dissociative anesthetics cause an increase in? (2)

Answer 9

1. salivary secretions

2. respiratory secretions

Question 10

What are dissociative anesthetics used in combination with?

Answer 10

Tranquilizers/sedative

Question 11

What should be applied to the eyes?

Answer 11

Ophthalmic lubricant

Question 12

What happens when dissociative anesthetics are administered intramuscularly?

Answer 12

Cause tissue irritation

Question 13

What happens to animals during recovery when they have been given disassociative anesthetics? (3)

Answer 13

1. hypersensitive to touch
2. hypersensitive to light
3. hypersensitive to sound

Question 14

What animals should not be given the dissociative anesthetics?

Answer 14

Animals with cranial trauma

Question 15

What type of drugs are dissociative anesthetics?

Answer 15

Controlled substance

Question 16

What can affect the effectiveness of dissociative anesthetics?

Answer 16

Administration technique

Question 17

What is dissociative anesthesia?

Answer 17

Animal may seem awake but is unaware of its surroundings