Introduction

Question 1

What does general anesthesia include

Answer 1

muscle relaxation

narcosis

analgesia

Question 2

why do animals need anesthesia

Answer 2

humane care of patients undergoing surgery

diagnostic procedures

protection of personnel

Question 3

anesthsia describes:

Answer 3

loss of sensation to the entire or part of the body

Question 4

analgesia

Answer 4

loss of sensitivity to pain

Question 5

nociception

Answer 5

neural proces of encoding noxious stimuli

(does not require consciousness)

Question 6

tranquilization

Answer 6

state of behavioral change - anxiety is relieved and the patient is relaxed and still aware of its surroundings

Question 7

sedation

Answer 7

state characterized by CNS depression accompanied by drowsiness

patient is likely unaware of its surroundings

Question 8

the progression of depth of sedation

Answer 8

mild → moderate → profound

Question 9

local anesthesia

Answer 9

loss of sensation in a circumscribed body area

Question 10

regional sedation

Answer 10

loss of sensation in a larger, though limited, body area

Question 11

narcosis

Answer 11

drug induced state of deep sleep from which a patient cannot be easily aroused

may or may not include antinociception

Question 12

general anesthesia

Answer 12

drug-induced unconciousness characterized by controlled, reversible depression of the CNS and perception

not arousable by noxious stimulation

sensory, motor and automonic reflexes are attenuated to varying degrees

Question 13

dissociative anesthesia

Answer 13

drugs that dissociate the thalmocortical and limbic systems (ketamine, telazol)

characterizd by catatonic state - eyes open, swallow reflex intact, skeletal rigdity common

Question 14

surgical anesthesia

Answer 14

stage/plane of GA that provides unconciousness, muscle relaxation and analgesia for painless surgery

Question 15

balanced anesthesia

Answer 15

multiple drug approach - attenuate individual components of the anesthetic state:

(unconsciousness, analgesia, muscle relaxation)

Question 16

T/F there is a wide variety of drugs, drug combinations and methods of anesthesia to cater for all species, ages and disease states and there is no “cookbooks” for anesthesia

Answer 16

True

Question 17

inhalation anesthetics

Answer 17

gases or vapors

inhaled in combination with oxygen

Question 18

injectable anesethics

Answer 18

anesthetic solution injected IV, IM or SQ

Question 19

T/F oral, transmucosal and intranasal routes are infrequently used with liquids or gels

Answer 19

True