RVT Exam - anesthesia

  1. What stage of anesthesia occurs immediatly after administration of agent
    Stage I
  2. In what stage of anesthesia is the patient conscious but disoriented
    Stage I
  3. Stage II anesthesia involves
    • Loss of consciousness
    • All reflexes present
    • pupils dilated
    • "fighting" the anesthetic
  4. Stage III plane 1 anesthesia involves
    • regular respiration
    • involuntary limb movement cease
    • eyeballs rotate ventrally
    • pupils partially constricted
    • diminished PLR
    • reacts to painful stimuli
  5. In what stage and plan do the gagging and swallowing reflexes diminish enough to place an ET tube
    Stage III Plane 1
  6. What stage/plane of anesthesia is suitable for most procedures
    Stage III plane 2
  7. Medium depth of anesthesia occurs in what stage/plan
    Stage III plane 2
  8. Stage III plane 2 anesthesia involves
    • Increase HR and RR
    • unconscious and immobile
    • PLR sluggish
    • eyeballs central or rotated
    • pupils slightly dilated
    • Loss of pedal and palpebral reflexes
  9. Stage/plan patient is to deeply anesthetized
    Stage III plane 3
  10. What stage/plan is the patient considered excessively deep for most Sx procedures
    Stage III plan 3
  11. Stage III plane 3 involves
    • decreased RR, HR and blood pressure
    • bagging
    • eyeball centrals, pupils moderately dilated
    • PLR poor or absent
    • reflex almost totally absent
    • jaw tone slack
  12. What stage/plan see spasmodic, jerky ventilatory pattern
    Stage III plane 4
  13. Stage III plane 4 involves
    • pupils fully dilated
    • PLR absent
    • muscle tone flaccid
    • decreased HR, blood pressure
    • pale MM
    • TOO DEEPLY Anesthetized
  14. What stage/plan involves cessation of respiration, total circulatory collapse and death
    Stage IV
  15. Anticholinergics work by what type of action
    blocks the action of Ach on cholinergic receptors
  16. Examples of Anticholinergics
    • Atropine
    • Glycopyrrolate
  17. What are some side effects of Atropine
    • Blocks stimulation of the vagus nerve
    • Reduces salivation
    • Decreases GI motility and vomiting
    • Mydriasis (pupil dilation)
  18. Contraindications of Atropine (anticholinergic)
    • Crosses the placenta
    • Pre-existing tachycardia
    • Congestive Heart Faliure
    • Constipation or ileus
    • Can cause other arrhythmias
  19. What are the effects of glycopyrrolate
    • Longer duration of action than atropine
    • Less effect on HR
    • Less suppression of GI motility
    • Does NOT cross the placenta
  20. Types of Major tranquilizers (Neuroleptics)
    • Phenothiazine Derivatives
    • Butyrophenones
  21. Example of a phenothiazine derivative
    • acepromazine
    • chlorpromazine
  22. Example of Butyrphenones
    Droperidol
  23. Actions of major tranquilizers (neuroleptics)
    • Action on CNS
    • Decrease Anxiety
    • Antiemetic effect
    • Antiarrhythmic effect
    • Antihistamine effect
    • Reduces seizure threshold (will cause seizures in know seizure patients)
  24. Contraindications of major tranquilizers
    • shocky, hypotensive or anemic patients
    • cardiovascular patients
    • toxemia
    • hepatics dz
    • geriatric and pediatric
    • Boxers more sensitive
  25. Do major tranquilizers produce an analgesic effect
    no
  26. Types of minor tranquilizers
    Benzodiazepines
  27. Examples of benzodiazepines
    • Diazepam
    • Telazol
    • midazolam
  28. Actions of Benzodiazepines (minor tranquilizers)
    • Antianxiety
    • skeletal muscle relaxant
    • Anticonvulsant activity
    • appetite stimulant in cat
    • minimal cardiovascular and respiratory effects
    • NO analgesic effect
  29. Types of Sedatives/Hypnotics
    • Barbiturates
    • Thiazine derivatives
  30. Examples of types of barbiturates
    • Pentobarb
    • Phenobarb
    • Thiopental
  31. Examples of Thiazine derivatives
    • Xylazine
    • Medetomidine
    • detomidine
  32. Actions of Thiazine derivatives
    • Alpha 2 adrenoreceptor agonist
    • Potential severe cardiovascular and respiratory complications
    • Sedation
    • Muscle relaxation
    • Analgesia
    • Reversing agents available
  33. Adverse side effects of Xylazine
    • bradycardia and 2nd degree heart block
    • hypotension
    • sensitizes heart to arrhytmogenic effect of epinephrine (block with ace)
    • Respiratory depression
    • Can cause bloat
    • Do not use 1st and 3rd trimester
  34. Xylazine is reveresed by what drug
    Yohimbine
  35. Xylazine is metabolized where
    liver
  36. Reversing agent for medetomidine
    Antisedan (atipamezole)
  37. Beneficial effects of opiods
    • Sedation
    • Analgesia
    • Antitussive
    • Antidiarrheal
    • Crosses placenta slowly
  38. Types of agonist stimulate opioids
    • morphine
    • hyromorphone
    • oxymorphone
    • fentanyl
  39. Types of agonist-antagonist stimulate opioids
    • butorphanol
    • buprenorphine
  40. Type of antagonist blocker
    Naloxone - reverses effects of opioids
  41. An agonist?
    stimulates opioid receptors
  42. An agonist-atagonist?
    stimulates some receptors and blocks others
  43. An Antagonist?
    Blocks all opiate receptors
  44. Adverse effects of opioids
    • potent respiratory depressant
    • physical dependence
    • bradycardia
    • Hypotension after rapid IV
    • increased sensitivity to noise
    • Excessive salvation
    • increased introcular and intracranial pressure
  45. Opioids are metabolized where
    • liver
    • excreted in urine
  46. Barbiturates are used for
    • sedation
    • general anesthesia
    • anticonvulsant
    • euthanasia
  47. Adverse effects of Barbiturates
    • potent respiratory depressent
    • bradycardia and hypotension
  48. Contraindications of barbiturates
    • hypoproteinemic animals
    • acidotic animals
    • Animals in shock
    • Do not use in sighthounds
  49. Why do you not use thiopental or pentobarbital in sighthounds
    • Lack of drug distribution into body fat
    • decreased hepatic metabolism
  50. Types of Cyclohexamines
    • ketamine
    • tiletamine
    • PCP
  51. Cyclohexamines effect on animals
    • selective CNS stimulation
    • exaggerated reflexes
    • muscle tone increased
    • apneustic respiration
    • Analgesia to skin and limbs
    • Does not depress cardiac rate or function
  52. A neuroleptanalgesia is
    Combination of a opioid and tranquilizing agent
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RVT Exam - anesthesia
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