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Intro to Anesthesia
Veterinary Anesthesia
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| 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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