Anesthesia Review Game

There are a few ways to check for leaks after hooking up to the ventilation, give two. (LA)

Hearing, smelling iso, falling bellows, and feeling air flow from nostrils

What directions should the nose of your ruminant patient be pointing for intubation?

Perpendicular to body (straight up)

Drugs: they provide anti-inflammatory benefits without suppressing the immune system

NSAIDs

After intubating a small animal, where should the end of the endotracheal tube be?

Before the biforcation

Name the two respiratory structures that differ in birds from mammals

Air sacs, fill-ringed trachea, bronchi system, syrinx, glottis at base of tongue, lots!!

These drugs induce anesthesia, but may cause muscle rigidity and dysphoric side effects

Disociatives

The amount of laxity of the mandible is termed what?

Jaw tone

What local anesthetic block might you use for a forelimb fracture?

Brachial plexus block

Your minimum BP for an adult horse

70 mmHg

Name 3 devices you can use in monitoring birds and pocket pets

Pulse-oximeter, Doppler, esophageal stethoscope, ETCO2, and ECG

Name the two techniques of epidurals for small animals

Hanging drop and lack of resistance technique

We pull the down leg forward to prevent this

Radial nerve paralysis (neuropathy)

This drug class is believed to reduce the seizure threshold

Phenothiazines/ tranquilizers

Pigs, ruminant, and brachiocephalic dogs should all be recovered in _________ position because…..

Sternal and easier ventilation

Catheters in adult pigs are usually placed where?

ears

Give two contraindications for epidurals in a patient

Septicemia, skin infection over the injection site, coagulation problems, neurological patients, and direct trauma to the injection site

These drugs are controlled and provide good analgesia

Opioids

Name 3 blocks that may be performed in cattle

Cornual, inverted 7 or L, Peterson, caudal epidural, lumbosacral epidural, distal/proximal paravertebral, line/ring blocks

Name three local anesthetic drugs

Mepivicaine, lidocaine, bupivicaine, and carbocaine

A caudal epidural can be helpful in a horse or cow experiencing what types of problems? Name 2

These are useful for various obstetrical manipulations and surgery on the rectum, vagina, and tail

These drugs can provide sedation, muscle relaxation, and analgesia

Alpha agonists

The only way we can truly know how our horse is ventilating is by taking a blood sample for what?

Arterial blood gas

A rabbit patient has bradycardia. What drug should you be instructed to give and what is important to note about this drug in the rabbit?

Atropine. Rabbit have atropine esterases, does is higher than usual dog/cat dose

After induction you want to make sure what is patent ASAP

Jugular catheter

Your patient is a foal. Her BP mean is 60. Is this okay?

Yes

If your anesthetized sheep is at a medium depth what position should the eyes be in?

Ventral position

Where can you place an IV catheter in a rabbit?

ear, cephalic, jugular, and lateral sapphenous vein

Where can you place an IV catheter in a rat?

lateral tail, sapphenous, and cephalic vein

Where can you place an IV catheter in mice and gerbils?

lateral tail

Where can you place an IV catheter in hamsters?

dorsal penile

Where can you place an IV catheter in guinea pigs?

dorsal penile, lateral sapphenous, ear, and cephalic vein

Where can you place an IV catheter in chinchillas?

lateral sapphenous, and cephalic vein

Your patient is a horse. They’ve begun surgery and she’s become a bit light. The eye is going from side to side. This is called what?

Nystagmus

To obtain core temperature a thermometer should be placed where in a bird? Give an example of a normal bird temperature

Esophagus. Cloaca is a little less than 104

Your bovine bull patient is anesthetized with a mean BP of 130 mmHg. Is this too high? Why or why not?

No. Ruminants have normally BP which may be hypertensive for other species. Excessive weight on dorsal vena cava