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31 Cards in this Set
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Pain |
Is an unpleasant sensory or emotional experience associated with actual or potential tissue damage |
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Analgesia |
Reduction or absence of pain sensation without the loss of other sensations (ibuprofen) |
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Anesthesia (4 types) |
No feeling, could be local, regional, spinal/epidural, or general |
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Local anesthesia |
Immediate area is numb |
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Regional/segmented anesthesia |
Blocking the nerves that supply a region of the body |
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Spinal/epidural anesthesia |
Injection of anesthesia into the spinal cord, pelvis/rear limbs (waist down) |
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General anesthesia |
Purposeful derangement of the normal physic to produce unconsciousness |
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Sedation |
Drowsy but may be aroused by painful stimuli |
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Tranquilization |
State of relaxation without drowsiness |
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4 alternative pain relief modalities |
Acupuncture, electrical nerve stimulation, magnetic feild inductio, neurolysis |
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Steps of anesthesia |
Patient evaluation Patient preperation |
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4 patient evaluation steps |
1. Patient characteristics (species, breed, age, sex) 2. Medical history 3. Physical exam 4. Lab data |
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Physical exam checklist (5) |
Cardiovascular, respiratory, hepatic, renal, and cns |
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Patient preperation list (3) |
1.Withold food for 8 to 12 hours (pedi/smaller 2hours) water 2 to 4 hours 2.Chronically compromised should have condition stabilized 3.Clip surgical site and place iv cath before induction |
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Preanesthesia checklist (7) |
1. Personnel 2. Patient 3. Drugs 4. Fluid administration 5. Endotracheal intubation 6. Equipment 7. Misc supplies |
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Anesthesia machine |
Mixture of oxygen and inhalation of anesthesia to breathing circuit |
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Benefits of preanesthesia medication (5) |
•Reduces patient stress •Improves handling during prep •Decreases required dose of induction and maintenance agents •Allows smoother recovery •Reduces pain |
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BAA (preanesthesia med) |
Butorphonal- tranq/opiate Acepromazine- tranq Atropine- reg h/r and red salivation |
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Inhaled agents are used in what patients |
Very young, old, and sick, reptiles and birds |
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Halothurane |
Inhaled agent, never use on birds |
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Isoflurane |
Used 95% of the time inhaled agent |
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Methoxyflurane |
Rarely used inhaled agent |
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Sevoflurane |
Seen more ocassionally, inhaled agent |
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Recovery means? |
To restore to normal state |
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5 hypos |
Hypoxemia Hypoventilation Hypotension Hypovolemia Hypothermia |
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Hypoxemia |
Low oxygenation of the blood |
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Hypoventilation |
Low rate and depth of ventilation |
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Hypotension |
Low arterial blood pressure |
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Hypovolemia |
Low circulating blood volume |
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Hypothermia |
Low body temperature |
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Capillary refill time (gums turn pink) |
Less than 2 seconds in small animals and less than 3 seconds in large animals, monitors respiratory function |
