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Intro to Anesthesia

Veterinary Anesthesia

TermDefinition
1. analgesia Absence of pain
2. anesthesia A loss of sensation
3. balanced anesthesia Administration of multiple drugs concurrently in smaller quantities than would be required if each was given alone, to produce sedation, tranquilization, muscle relaxation, analgesia, or a variety of other effects needed for a particular patient.
4. epidural anesthesia Regional anesthesia produced by injection of a local anesthetic or analgesic into the epidural space surrounding the spinal cord.
5. general anesthesia A reversable state of unconsciousness, immobility, muscle relaxation, and loss of sensation throughout the entire body produced by administration of one or more anesthetic agents.
6. hypnosis A sleeplike state from which the patient can be aroused with sufficient stimulation.
7. local anesthesia A loss of sensation in a small area of the body produced by administration of a local anesthetic agent in proximity to the area of interest.
8. narcosis A drug-induced sleep from which the patient is not easily aroused and that is most often associated with the administration of narcotics.
9. noxious Painful or physically harmful.
10. regional anesthesia A loss of sensation in a limited area of the body produced by administration of a local anesthetic or other agent in proximity to sensory nerves.
11. sedation A drug-induced central nervous system depression and drowsiness.
12. surgical anesthesia A specific stage of general anesthesia in which there is a sufficient degree of analgesia and muscle relaxation to allow surgery to be performed without pain or movement.
13. therapeutic index TI; A ratio of the toxic to the therapeutic dose of a drug, used to measure relative safety. A drug with a wide therapeutic index is relatively safer than a drug with a narrow therapeutic index.
14. topical anesthesia A loss of sensation of a localized area produced by administration of a local anesthetic directly to a body surface or to a surgical or traumatic wound.
15. tranquilization A drug-induced state of calm in which the patient is reluctant to move and is aware of but unconcerned about it's surroundings.
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