Question | Answer |
Without feeling or loss of sensation | Anesthesia |
Reversible state of unconsciousness, immobility, muscle relaxation, and loss of sensation throughout entire body produced by administration of one or more anesthetic agents | General anesthesia |
What are some reasons for the use of anesthesia? | Surgery, dentistry, grooming, diagnostic imaging, wound care, capture & support |
What type of anesthesia is the patient not aroused with painful stimulus? | General anesthesia |
What type of procedures is general anesthesia commonly used for? | Surgery or other painful procedures |
Specific stage of general anesthesia in which sufficient analgesia & muscle relaxation occurs | Surgical anesthesia |
Loss of sensitivity to pain | Analgesia |
Drug-induced CNS depression & drowsiness that varies from light to deep, minimal awareness or unawareness of surroundings | Sedation |
What type of anesthesia are patients aroused by noxious stimulation? | Sedation |
Drug-induced state of calm, reluctance to move, unconcerned of surroundings | Tranquilization |
Drug-induced sleeplike state that impairs ability of patient to respond appropriately to stimulus | Hypnosis |
Drug-induced sleep from which patient is not easily aroused | Narcosis |
Loss of sensation in small area of body from administration of local anesthetic agent in proximity to area | Local anesthesia |
Loss of sensation in localized area from local anesthetic agent | Topical anesthetic |
Loss of sensation in limited area of body by local anesthetic agent in proximity to sensory nerves of target area | Regional anesthesia |
Examples of regional anesthesia | Brachial plexus block and epidural anesthesia |
Type of anesthesia obtained when multiple drugs are administered in smaller doses than given alone | Balanced anesthesia |
With balanced anesthesia benefits of each drug is ____ and adverse effects of each drug is _____ | Maximized, Minimized |
Technician's role with anesthesia | Preparation, operation, and maintenance of anesthetic equipment. Calculations, administration, maintenance with anesthetic agents. Endotracheal intubation. Patient monitoring. Patient recovery. Logging. |
What are the four stages of anesthesia? | Pre-anesthetic, induction, maintenance, recovery |
What does pre-operative care include? | administering medications, vaccines, IV catheter placement, giving fluids, stabilizing the patient, and confirming anesthetic protocol * necessary supplies with surgeon |
What does LOC stand for? | Level of consciousness |
What are the different levels of consciousness? | Lethargic, obtunded, stuporous, comatose |
What type of dog should not receive barbiturates? | Sight hounds |
What type of questions should the client be asked? | Open-ended |
What types of confirmations should you make of a surgical procedure? | What limb, tumor location, biopsy, contact info if there is an emergency |
What should be performed on every patient every time? | Physical exam/Physical assessment |
What are the different systems that should be examined nose to tail? | Integumentary, nervous, cardiovascular, respiratory, digestive, muscular, sensory, endocrine, urinary, reproductive |
What are some common problematic findings on a PE? | Dehydration, anemia, bruising, respiratory or cardiovascular disease, abnormalities of abdominal organs, physical abnormalities |
What are some preanesthetic diagnostic tests? | CBC, UA, Coagulation test, ECG, Radiographs, fecal, heartworm test, snap test |
What rates the patient risk from minimal to extreme based on health and is subjective? | Physical Status Classification |
What are the different ratings for physical status classification? | P1, P2, P3, P4, P5 |
What is an important step to ensure for preinduction patient care? | Fasting |
How many hours should the patient be fasted for food? | 8-12hrs |
How many hours should the patient be fasted for water? | 2-4hrs |
What may happen if a patient is not fasted? | May vomit or regurgitate |
Why is vomiting or regurgitating an issue? | May suffer aspiration pneumonia |
What is the pediatric drop rate? | 60gtt/ml |
What is the adult drop rate? | 15gtt/ml |
What patient is considered for microdrip? | Less than 20lbs |
What patient is considered for macrodrip? | Over 20lbs |
Why do we administer fluids? | Increases blood volume which increases blood pressure |
What are crystalloids? | Fluids which are smaller molecules and correct deficiencies |
What are colloids? | Fluids which are larger molecules and help with circulation |
What is the commonly used maintenance rate? | 5ml/kg/hr or 5ml/lb/hr |
What is the calculation used to determine gtt/sec or gtt/min? | (Volume x Calibration)/(Time) |
What does TFN stand for? | Total Fluids Needed |
What is it a technician provides during nursing care? | Medications, IV catheter placement, IVF, stabilization of patient |
Active expulsion in conscious patients, retching seen | Vomiting |
Passive expulsion into mouth & esophagus in conscious or unconscious patients; no retching | Regurgitation |