NTCA Anaesthesia Flashcards

1
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What issues with small size NTCAs

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  • Airway obstruction
  • Compression of thorax/ abdomen
  • Vascular access
  • ET intubation
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2
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What is the impact of High metabolic rates of small NTCAs?

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  • Hypoglycaemia
  • Rapid drug metabolism
  • High fluid rq
  • High O2 demand
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3
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How can we mitigate this high metabolic rate?

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  • Minimise fasting
  • Species-specific drug doses
  • Ensure rapid recovery and return to eating
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4
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What is another common issue in small NTCAs?

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a HIGH Surface Area:Volume Ratio

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5
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What impact of high surface area: volume ratio

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  • Hypothermia!! -> monitor temp & ensure patient warming
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6
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Signs of Pain in rabbits & rodents?

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Teeth grinding, changes of posture or gait, dec activity & bhvr ; appetite and weight changes

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7
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What is involved in grimace scale for pain scoring?

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  • Orbital tightening
  • Cheek flattening
  • Nostril shape
  • Whisker change & position
  • Ear shape & position
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8
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What can stress cause?

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Arrhythmia & prolonged recovery

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9
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Rabbits - what underlying diseases?

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  • Malnutrition from dental disease -> stabilise before GA
  • Resp dx (e.g. Pasteurellosis)
  • Obesity
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10
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REsp dx in rabbits after anaesthesia ?

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  • Hypoxaemia & precipitation of resp dx
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11
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Rabbit URTO - anatomy factors?

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  • Long narrow mouth
  • Large tongue base
  • Long soft palate
  • Flashy thick tongue
  • Prone to laryngospasm

obligate nasal breathers

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12
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Ileus in Rabbits - predisp factors?

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  • Pain
  • Stress
  • Starvation
  • Change in diet
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13
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Prevention & tx of Ileus in rabbits?

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  • Feed ASAP after recovery
  • Admin of prokinetics
  • Continue analgesia
  • Small rolled up towel under thorax during sx
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14
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Premed techniques for Rabbits?

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  • Bup 30ug/kg
  • Fentanyl/ Fluanisone 0.1 mg/kg
  • Pethidine 10 mg/kg

(from old lecture)

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15
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What sites for vascular access in rabbit?
Cannula size?

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  • Marginal ear vein
  • Cephalic vein
  • Intraosseous

22-24G (blue or yellow)

Tip: use EMLA cream 30 mins prior

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16
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What are the intraoseous sites?

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  1. Proximal humerus
  2. Tibial crest
  3. Proximal femur
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17
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What is the maintenance fluid rate in rabbits?

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100ml/kg/day (6ml/kg/hr)

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18
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What are the 4 options for Induction in rabbits?

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  • Propofol to effect
  • Alfax to effect
  • Ketamine/ midazolam
  • MAsk induction (after premed)
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19
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Detail inhalant induction?

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Iso or sevo to effect

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20
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ET intubation techniques?

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  • Visual, sound guided, blind
    OR
  • V-gel, Laryngeal Mask airway
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21
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Describe V gel intubation

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  • Easy to insert & maintain ; fast
  • different sizes
  • Water-based lube before use
    < mucosal damage compare to ET tube
  • Bulkier
22
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Rabbit considerations?

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  • Atropine ineffective in 50% of rabbits due to presence of atropin esterase -> atropine degradation into inactive products
  • Glycopyrrolate admin ??
23
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Describe monitoring for rabbit ?

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  • Ocular position: unreliable
  • Pedal withdrawl/ toe pinch
  • Ear pinch/flick
  • Jaw tone?
  • Muscle relaxation
  • righting reflex
  • Change in parameters
24
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Describe pulse oximetry in rabbits

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  • Pulse oximeter -> good but with high HR may not be as good ( use vet specific equipment)
  • Reliable at >85%
  • Move clip frequently
25
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HR monitoring in rabbits?

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  • Oesophageal stethoscope
  • Doppler
  • ECG (high HR)
  • HR awake : 180-325bpm
26
Q

Detail BP monitoring in rabbits?

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  • 90-120/130mmHg (systolic
  • 80-90mmHg (MAP)
  • Doppler or Oscillometry
  • Invasive BP
27
Q

What is a normal temp in rabbits?

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38-39.6°C

28
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What analgesia for rabbits?

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  • Opioids (meth/bup)
  • NSAIDS (meloxicam & carprofen)
  • Local, epidural & local blocks
  • Doses of bupivacaine <2mg/kg & lidocaine <4mg/kg
29
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Recovery - Rabbits

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  • Warm, calm
  • Reverse drugs if poss
  • Prevent ileus -> offer food ASAP, prokinetics, syringe feeding
  • Minimise stress ->discharge asap
30
Q

Give an overview of Rodent Anaesthesia table

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31
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Conditions to consider in ferrets

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  • Cardiomyopathies
  • Hyperadrenocorticism
  • Insulinomas
  • Lymphomas
32
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Other considerations in Ferrets?

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  • Short gastric time
  • hypoglycaemia
  • Fasting (2-4h)
33
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Describe vascular access in ferrets.

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  • Thick skin
  • cephalic, lateral saphenous, jugular veins
  • Sometimes light sedation needed
  • IO catheter
34
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Recap the normal physiologic values in ferrets

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35
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PREMED - FERRET?

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  • OPIOID
  • DEX/MED
  • Miazolam
  • KEtamine
36
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Induction for ferrets?

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  • Propofol/alfax to effect
  • Ketamine / midazolam
37
Q

Descirbe intubation in ferrets?

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  • easy visualisation
  • Laryngospasm might occur
  • ET tube 2-3.5 mm
38
Q

Describe monitoring anaesthesia in ferrets

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  • Eye position central @ adequate plane
  • Palpebral reflex absent if deep
  • Jaw/ masseter tone
  • ANS response to surgical stimulation
39
Q

Describe Ferret Fluid therapy

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IV preferred, SC/IP often used
Hartmans
10ml/kg /hr

40
Q

What Adjuncts can be used in multimodal anaesthesia in ferrets?

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  • Ketamine
  • Gabapentin? Case report only
41
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Reptiles - SPecial why?

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  • 2 atria 1 ventricle
  • Insp/Expiration ative
  • Episodic respiratory pattern
  • No diaphragm
  • Ectothermic
  • Renal portal system
  • Glottis at base of the tongue
  • Respiratory control by PaCO2 and PaO2
42
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NSAID REPTILES?

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Avoid if GI dx , kidney dx, dehydration, hypovolor Steroid admin

Carprofen, meloxicam, ketoprofen

43
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OPIOID REPTILES?

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Bup, Pethidine, methadone
Butorphanol

44
Q

Detail anatomy / physiology in birds and their effect on anaesthesia

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45
Q

Bird - upper airway ?

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  • Glottis at base of tongue
  • Trachea (long and wide, complete rings, +/_ septum or division)
46
Q

Bird - lower airway?

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Lung - fixed volume
- Unidirectional airflow
Air Sacs

47
Q

Describe fasting in birds

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HIGH metabolci rate + rapid GIT transit time + poor hepatic glycogen storage

Dec regurg & GIT volume -> facilitate respiration BUT hypoglycaemia

48
Q

Detail fasting times for different size birds?
WHY?

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  • Small (1-2hrs)
  • Medium (2-4hrs)
  • Large (6-9h)
  • Raptors (8-12hrs)
49
Q

T/F - KAppa receptors more prominent in birds?

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TRUE - butorphanol may have more analagesic role

50
Q

Adjuncts in birds?

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  • Gabapentin?
  • Amantidine :)
  • Cannibinoids
51
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