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| What is the basic definition of anesthesia? |
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| What are the components of general anesthesia? |
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| Unconsciousness, Amnesia, Lack of sensation, Muscle relaxation, Diminished motor & autonomic response to noxious stimuli |
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| What is surgical anesthesia? |
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| A level of gen anes adequate to perform Sx |
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| What is included in the anesthesia triad? |
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| Unconsciousness, Analgesia, Muscle relaxation |
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| Surgical procedures require ____ parts of the anesthetic triad. |
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| Medical/Dx procedures may not require _____ or _____. |
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| Analgesia; Muscle relaxation |
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| What is general anesthesia? |
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| Depression of CNS (Brain & SC) |
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| What is local anesthesia? |
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| Desensitization of one or more specific nn. |
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| What is regional anesthesia? |
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| Desensitization of all nn. supplying a specific region of the body to produce circumscribed areas of loss of sensation |
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| Regional anesthesia is more commonly referred to as _____. |
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| What is an Anesthesiologist? |
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| a doctor who performs anesthesia |
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| anesthesia nurse/technician |
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| Doctor who performs anesthesia |
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| Why anesthesia in animals? |
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Clinical practice: Sx, medical/dx procedures
Non-domestic spp (wild/zoo/feral)
Biomedical research
Emergency (rescue, public risk) |
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| Standing procedures in large animals include _____ & _____. |
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| Sedation & Local anesthesia |
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| Give 4 examples of pathologic emergency procedures that require anesthesia. |
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| GDV, Urethral obstruction in cats, Colic in horses, C-section |
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| Give 3 examples of traumatic emergency procedures that require anesthesia. |
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| HBC, fall, attacked by other animals |
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| What is a potential problem when body weight is estimated? |
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| Risk of Rx OD or underdose |
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| Chemical restraint methods |
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| IM; remote injection technique; Squeeze cage (feral cats); Drug dose estimation |
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| Give 3 examples of remote injection technique. |
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| Considerations w/ Field Anesthesia: |
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| extreme environmental conditions; dangerous animals; suboptimal facilities; portable equipment |
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| Wild animals may suffer from capture _____, which is: |
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| Capture Myopathy; stress --> catecholamine release --> m. necrosis |
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