What type of drug is recommended to treat high vagal tone in brachycephalic dogs?
an anticholinergic
You look at the oxygen tank and note that 1000 psi of pressure is left in the tank, but the flowmeter now reads zero and you cannot obtain a flow by twisting the knobs. The best thing to do would be to assume:
The animal is not getting oxygen, and you need to remove the animal from the circuit until a new machine is found or the problem is corrected
How should a patient be positioned on the surgery table if they have a diaphragmatic hernia?
dorsal recumbency with head higher tail
What agent should be avoided in geriatric patients?
Dexmedetomidine
Administration of IV fluids at the commonly prescribed rate of 5 to 10 mL/kg/hr during an anesthetic procedure may result in overhydration in the:
Patient with cardiac diseasePediatric patient
If the pop-off valve is inadvertently left shut, it will:
Cause a significant rise of pressure within the circuit
Anesthetic agents or drugs that one may want to avoid in the animal with cardiovascular disease include:
Not Acepromazine
What is an example of human error leading to an anesthetic complication?
Failure to adequately prepare the patient
Brachycephalic dogs may be at increased anesthetic risk because of their:
Increased vagel tone
While monitoring a patient on an anesthetic machine, you realize that the oxygen tank has become empty. The best thing to do would be to:
Disconnect the patient from the circuit, put on a new oxygen tank, and then reconnect the patient to the circuit
You are about to use the anesthetic machine and notice that although the flowmeter is working, the pressure gauge on the oxygen tank reads close to zero. The best thing to do would be to:
Change the oxygen tank
Daily pre-anesthesia check of the anesthesia machine should include all of these except
Calibrating the vaporizer
Why is pre-oxygenation especially important for patients undergoing a cesarean section?
Not Apnea is more common
Pediatric patients younger than 3 months that undergo general anesthesia are at higher risk than adult patients for all of the following except
Biting the endotracheal tube in half
What equipment related problem leads to increase intra-thoracic pressure, decreased venous return and death within a short period of time?
Not failure of O2 supply
If the unidirectional valves are missing from an anesthetic machine, it is
Definitely not okay to use the machine, except with a nonrebreathing circuit
To decrease the anesthetic risk associated with a brachycephalic dog, the anesthetist may elect to:
Preoxygenate before giving any anesthetic
An animal that was hit by a car yesterday is having its diaphragmatic hernia repaired. Which of the following anesthetics would be the least desirable?
Nitrous oxide and halothane
Brain damage may occur when there is inadequate oxygenation of the tissues for longer than ___ minutes.
Not 3
In preparation for an anesthetic procedure, you have drawn up a syringe of alfaxalone and an identical syringe of saline. You are then called to the examination room to assist the veterinarian. About 10 minutes later you return to prepare the animal for induction. With the IV catheter in place, you are just about to inject some saline into the animal when you realize that you are not sure whether the syringe contains saline. The best thing to do would be to:
Discard both syringes, label some new syringes, and start over