Anesthesia,cAnalgesia,candcPaincManagementcforcVeterinarycTechniciansc1stcEditioncJanetcAmunds
oncRomich
Chapterc1-21
Chapterc1:cIntroductionctocAnesthesia
Table of Contents
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ReviewcQuestionscMultiplecChoicecAnswers ............................................................................. 1
CasecStudycSolutions ........................................................................................................... 4
Casec1-1 ..................................................................................................................................................... 4
CriticalcThinkingcQuestionscSolutions ..................................................................................... 4
Review Questions Multiple Choice Answers
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1. cWhatcisctheccorrectcdefinitioncofcthectermcsedation?
a. Acdrug-inducedcreversiblecstatecofcunconsciousnesscandclosscofcsensation
b. ThecstateccharacterizedcbycCNScdepressioncaccompaniedcbycsl
eepiness/drowsinesscandcsomecdegreecofcrelaxation
c. Acdrug-
inducedcstatecofccalmcincwhichcanxietyciscrelievedcthecpatientciscrelaxedcbutcremai
nscawarecofcsurroundings
d. Theclosscofcsensationcincacdiscretecareacofcthecbodyccausedcbycthecadministrationcofc
aclocalcanestheticcagent
Answer:cb
2. Whatcisctheccorrectcdefinitioncofcthectermctranquilization?
a. Acdrug-inducedcreversiblecsatecofcunconsciousnesscandclosscofcsensation
b. Acdrug-
inducedcCNScdepressioncandcdrowsinesscincwhichcthecpatientciscgenerallycunawarec
ofcsurroundingscbutcwillcrespondctocpainfulcstimuli
c. Thecadministrationcofcanycofcacgroupcofccompoundscthatccalmcandcrelaxcancan
xiouscpatientcbutcdocnotcinducecsleep
d. Theclosscofcsensationcincacdiscretecareacofcthecbodyccausedcbycthecadministrationcofc
aclocalcanestheticcagent
Answer:cc
3. WhatcdocthecletterscACVAAcstandcfor?
a. AmericancCongresscforcVeterinarycAnesthesiacandcAnalgesia
b. AssociationcCertificationcincVeterinarycAnesthesiacandcAnalgesia
c. AmericancCollegecofcVeterinarycAnesthesiacandcAnalgesia
d. AmericancCongresscforcVeterinarycAnalgesiacandcAnesthesia
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, Answer:cc
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, SolutioncandcAnswercGuide:cChapterc1:cIntroductionctocAnesthesia
4. ThecAcademycofcVeterinarycTechnicianscincAnesthesiacpetitionedcwhichcveterinaryctec
hniciancorganizationcinc1998cforcrecognitioncasctheccertifyingcbodycforcveterinaryctechn
iciancspecialistscincanesthesia?
a. VeterinarycSupportcPersonnelcNetwork
b. NationalcAssociationcofcVeterinarycTechnicianscincAmerica-
CommitteeconcVeterinarycTechniciancSpecialties
c. VetMedTeam-AnesthesiacTechnicians
d. VeterinarycAnaesthesiacSchoolcforcTechnicians
Answer:cb
5. Whichctwocorganizationscwritecanesthesiacguidelines?
a. AVMAcandcAAHA
b. AVMAcandcNAVTA
c. IVAPMcandcACVAA
d. IVECCScandcIVAPM
Answer:ca
6. Thecjobcofcworkingcincveterinarycanesthesiacentails
a. monitoringcandcrecoveringcthecanesthesiacpatient,ccaringcforcallcanestheticce
quipment,candcadministeringccertaincmedications.
b. preparingcandcmonitoringcsurgicalcpatients,cautoclavingcsurgicalcequipment,candcdi
schargingcpatientscafterctheycrecovercfromcanesthesia.
c. monitoringcandcrecoveringcthecanesthesiacpatient,cdecidingcwhichcmedicationsctoca
dminister,candcpreparingcsurgicalcsummarycreports.
d. decidingcwhichcmedicationsctocadminister,crecordingcvitalcsignscofcthecpatientcw
hilecundercanesthesia,candcdisinfectingcsurgicalcequipment.
Answer:ca
7. Whyciscitcimportantctochavecanestheticcequipmentccalibratedcregularly?
a. Withoutccalibrationcthereciscnocguaranteecthatceveryonechascbeencproperlyctr
ainedcincthecusecofcanesthesiacequipment.
b. Withoutccalibrationcthecequipmentcwillcrequirecextensivecrepairscthecnextctimecitcisc
serviced.
c. Withoutccalibrationcunqualifiedcveterinarycstaffcmaycmanuallycaltercthecanestheticcle
vel.
d. Withoutccalibrationcthecequipmentcmaycgivecincorrectcreadingscand/orcoperatecin
correctly.
Answer:cd
8. WhatcdoescASAcstandcfor?
a. AnestheticcSocietycofcAnesthetists
b. AssociationcforcSafecAnesthesia
c. AmericancSocietycofcAnesthesiologists
d. AnesthesiacSafetycforcAnimals
Answer:cc
9. Whatcdoescbalancedcanesthesiacmean?
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, SolutioncandcAnswercGuide:cChapterc1:cIntroductionctocAnesthesia
a. Anestheticcdrugscarecweighedconcacscalecbeforecbeingcadministeredctocthecpatientcbe
causecmanycdrugscarecadministeredcduringcthecanestheticcevent
b. Generalcanesthesiacproducedcbycadministeringcseveralcdrugscwithcthecgoalcofcut
ilizingceachcdrug‘scpositivecactionscwhilecavoidingcpotentialcadverseceffectscass
ociatedcwithclargecdosescofcacsinglecdrug
c. Anesthesiacproducedcbycintroducingcanestheticcagentcintocthecrectumcincancat
temptctocusecvaryingcadministrationcroutes
d. Generalcinhalationcanesthesiacincwhichcthereciscnocrebreathingcofcthecexpiredcga
ses
Answer:cb
10. Whatcdoescthectermcanalgesiacmean?
a. Reliefcofcpaincwithoutclosscofcconsciousness;cabsencecofcpaincorcnoxiouscsti
mulation
b. Injectioncofcancagentcintocthecspinalccanal,cgenerallyceithercintocthecsubarachnoidcorc
epiduralcspace
c. Acsubstancecusedcforctheccontrolcofcexcessivecreactionctocorcoverdosingcwithcacna
rcotic
d. Theccombiningcofcpain-
relievingcagentscthatcactconcdifferentcmechanismscofcnociceptivecmodulationct
ocenhancecadditivecandcsynergisticceffects
Answer:ca
11. Tocperformcocularcprocedures,csuchcasccornealcforeigncbodycremoval,cproparacainecdr
opscarecappliedctocdesensitizectheccornea.cWhichctypecofcanesthesiacdoescthiscdescrib
e?
a. Regional
b. Surgical
c. Local
d. Dissociative
Answer:cc
12. Bycwhichcroutesciscgeneralcanesthesiacmostccommonlycadministered?
a. Intravenously,cintramuscularly,candcsubcutaneously
b. Intravenously,csubcutaneously,candcintraperitoneally
c. Inhalation,cintramuscularly,candcintraperitoneally
d. Inhalation,cintravenously,candcintramuscularly
Answer:cd
13. Acdogciscgivencanestheticcagentscandcbecomescunconsciouscandcdoescnotchavecanycpaincpe
rception.cWhichctypecofcanesthesiacdoescthiscdescribe?
a. Dissociative
b. General
c. Regional
d. Local
Answer:cb
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