Session 1 Re-cap Questions Flashcards
Under ASA what class is an animal with pre-existing systemic disease that is a threat to life e.g. severe dehydration?
Class IV – high risk
What class is an animal that is healthy and has no underlying conditions?
Class I – minimal risk
Define ‘antagonist’
A substance whichinterfereswith orinhibitsthe physiological action of another drug
What is likely to have caused aspiration pneumonia in the anaesthetised patient?
Those that have not been starved appropriately pre anaesthetic.
Define ‘anaesthesia’
A state of controlled and reversible unconsciousness characterized by lack of pain sensation (analgesia) and relatively depressed reflex responses.
How do we usually ‘maintain’ anaesthesia, once a patient has been induced?
Usually via an inhalation agent
Name 3 risks to us as staff, during the provision of anaesthesia to a veterinary patient
Equipment – high pressure gas cylinders can explode
Patient inflicted injuries
Accidental self-injection of drugs
Risk of exposure to anaesthetic agents and nitrous oxide
Define ‘tidal volume’
The volume of gas either breathed in or out during a resting breath
Define ‘hypotension’
Low blood pressure
What is the relevance of urea, creatinine, phosphorus, biochemistry and blood sampling?
Measures kidney function
