Lecture 4: Abdominal Anesthesia and Surgeries (Wronski) Flashcards

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3 borders of paralumbar fossa

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1) cranial: last rib
2) dorsal: lateral border of large spinal muscles between last rib and tuber coxae
3) caudoventral: junction of tendinous and muscular parts of transversus abdominis m. between last rib and tuber coxae

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nerve supply to paralumbar fossa

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dorsolateral branch of spinal nerve

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3 methods of desensitizing paralumbar fossa

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1) epidural
2) paravertebral
3) inverted L (simplest method)

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describe use of epidural to desenthesize paralumbar fossa

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anesthetic agent is deposited in epidural space of vertebral canal

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describe paravertebral method of desensitizing paralumbar fossa

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anesthetic agent is deposited at cranial tips of lumbar transverse processes

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describe inverted L method of desenstitizing paralumbar fossa

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SQ injection of anesthetic agent cranial and dorsal to the site of incision

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where is CSF located?

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subarachnoid space

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where is epidural space located?

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in fat cells between bone and dura mater in the vertebral canal

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3 nerves you want to block to paralyze paralumbar fossa **

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T13, L1, L2

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Rumenotomy =

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surgical entry into the rumen

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Entry into the rumen via paralumbar fossa would enter which sac of the rumen?

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dorsal sac

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Where is interarcuate space? Why is it important?

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Space between L1 and L2. Where anesthesia should be deposited to anesthetize paralumbar fossa. (It will diffuse and anesthetize T13, L1, and L2).

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If too much anesthetic is given during epidural, and it diffuses too far caudally, what happens?

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Can anesthetize area of L4/L5, which contains roots of the femoral n., which is motor to the extensor mm. of stifle joint. Stifle will collapse.

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Describe 3 injections given in paravertebral method of anesthesia to paralumbar fossa.

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1) injection to cranial tip of transverse process of L1 to block T13
2) L2 to block L1
3) L4 to block L2

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15
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direction of external abdominal oblique fibers?

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caudoventral

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16
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direction of internal abdominal oblique fibers?

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cranioventral

17
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What is a line block?

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Same as inverted L block, but extends line further cranially instead of dorsoventrally

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High vs. lumbosacral vs. low epidurals

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High: b/w L1 and L2 to paralyze paralumbar fossa

lumbosacral: at L/S junction. Blocks femoral, sciatic, and obturator nn. and results in loss of motor and sensory fx

Low: at 1st intercoccygeal space. Blocks pudendal n. (sensory to perineal region). Used in parturition

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Structures you have to go through before getting into abdominal cavity ***

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1) skin
2) superficial fascia
3) cutaneous trunci
4) abdominal tunic
5) external abdominal oblique
6) internal abdominal oblique
7) transversus abdominis
8) retroperitoneal fat
9) parietal peritoneum

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Grid technique

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method used during sx in which abdominal muscles are cut along their natural fiber orientation

21
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structures visualized on R lateral view of cow

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omasum
abomasum
liver
descending duodenum
greater omentum (hides the other organs)
R lobe of pancreas
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LDA

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left displacement of abomasum. Abomasum displaces between the L body wall and rumen

23
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what does “volvulus” mean?

24
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2 methods to maintain abomasum in its proper anatomical position

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1) abomasopexy (suture abomasal wall to parietal peritoneum)

2) omentopexy (suture greater omentum to muscles of abdominal wall near R paralumbar fossa)

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structures visualized on R lateral view of horse
``` R dorsal colon R ventral colon cecum liver R kidney descending duodenum ```
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What structures are seen in R paralumbar fossa of cow?
descending duodenum, R lobe of pancreas
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What structures are seen in L paralumbar fossa of horse?
L descending colon
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where does apex of cecum lie in situ in horse?
along ventral midline. It is the first abdominal organ visualized during a ventral midline incision during Sx
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common site of impaction in horse
pelvic flexure
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what artery supplies the dorsal colon?
R colic a.
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what artery supplies the ventral colon?
colic branch of ileocolic a.
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nephrosplenic entrapment (LDDLC)
L dorsal displacement of large colon above nephrosplenic ligament. Spleen enlarges due to occlusion of blood supply, which traps colon even more firmly in place
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Treatment for LDDLC
phenylephrine (vasoconstrictor) and trot the horse
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Proper sites for liver biopsies in horses
R 12th intercostal space or L 8th intercostal space
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Know bands/sacculations and organs that can/can't be rectally palpated pg. 7/8 of clinical correlates
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