LEC10/14 Stages of General Anesthesia Flashcards
What is stage one?
primary analgesia and disorientation
what will you see in stage one? 2
sensory cortex depression and amnesia
What is stage 2? 3
Loss of consciousness; delirium and lack inhibition
What will you see in stage two? 2
Excitatory stage, motor cortex depression
what is the excitatory stage?
involuntary muscle movement and reflex struggling will occur
when can you tell that sttage two is over?
animal will stop moving
how can you avoid stage two during recovery?
sedatives
what is stage three?
sx anesthesia
what will you see in stage three? 3
UNCONCIOUSNESS, PROGRESSIVE DEPRESSION OF RESPIRATION, circulation, refleces, and muscle tone, and spinal cord depression
what are the four planes of stage three anesthesia?
plane one: light sx anesthesia
plane two: moderate sx anesthesia
plane three: deep anesthesia
plane four: very deep anesthesia
what drugs penetrate the CNS best?
lipophilic drugs
What is stage four?
toxic or postmortem
what will you see with stage four?
cessation of respiration followed by cardiac arrest