Wildlife Anesthesia Flashcards

1
Q

What is the primary consideration when anesthetizing wildlife?

A

Safety

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2
Q

Complications associate with animal safety?

A
Chase and Capture
Sedatives 
Anesthetics 
analgesics
recovery
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3
Q

What are the high potency opioids used in wildlife?

A

Etorphine
Thiafentanil
Carfentanil

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4
Q

What are the high potency opioid side effects?

A
Excitation 
hyperthermia 
capture myopathy 
Regurgitation or vomiting
Respiratory depression 
hypoxemia 
hypercapnia 
muscle rigidity 
renarcotization
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5
Q

Renarcotization

A

when half life of agonist drug is longer than that of antagonist drug

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6
Q

What are the opioid antagonists?

A

Naltrexone
Naloxone
Diprenorphine

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7
Q

Diprenorphine

A

Etoprhine reversal

has agonist properties

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8
Q

What dissociative anesthetics are used in wildlife?

A

Ketamine

Tiletamine + zolazepam

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9
Q

What alpha 2 agonists are used in wildlife?

A
Xylazine 
Detomidine 
romifidine
medetomidine
dexmedetomidine
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10
Q

What benzodiazepines are used in wildlife?

A

Midazolam

Zolazepam

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11
Q

What phenothiazine is used in wildlife?

A

Acepromazine

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12
Q

What butyrophenones is used in wildlife?

A

Azaperone
Droperidol
Haloperidol

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13
Q

What are some long acting sedatives used in wildlife?

A

Perphenazine

Zuclopenthixol

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14
Q

Drug delivery in wildlife?

A

Pole syringe
Blow gun
Dart Projectors

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15
Q

What are the three types of darts?

A

Explosive discharge
Compressed air
Spring activated

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16
Q

In what recumbency do you place elephants?

A

lateral recumbency

17
Q

What are some complications with wildlife?

A
Physical trauma
Dart injury 
Hyperthermia
hypothermia
hypoxemia
regurgitation 
aspiration 
bloat in ruminants
capture myopathy
18
Q

What are four recognized syndromes in wildlife?

A

Acute death syndrome
Delayed peracute death syndrome
Ataxic myoglobinuric syndrome
Muscle rupture syndrome

19
Q

What is a special consideration for Tigers?

A

no telazol

20
Q

What is a special consideration for Rhinos?

A

butorphanol combos

21
Q

What is a special consideration for Great Apes?

A

Fentanyl lollipop

Benzos in juice

22
Q

What is a special consideration for Giraffes?

A

Head and neck supported with ladder

23
Q

What is a special consideration for Hibernating species?

A

fat deposits

weight changes