Anesthesiology Study Guide UPDATED
ACTUAL Exam Questions and CORRECT
Answers
________: diminished pain perception - CORRECT ANSWER - Analgesia
________: state of tranquility and calmness in which the animal is awake, relaxed, and
unconcerned about its surroundings (easily arousable and will respond to painful stimuli) -
CORRECT ANSWER - tranquilization
____________: more profound CNS depression than tranquilization in which the animal is
awake, sleepy, but less easily aroused by stimulation than if it were tranquilized (minor
manipulations can be performed and aggressive animals may be easier to handle) - CORRECT
ANSWER - Sedation
___________: administration of a local anesthetic agent to desensitize a part of the body (animal
not unconscious if only local anesthetic applied - chemical or manual restraint may be
necessary). - CORRECT ANSWER - Local Analgesia
_____________: type of local anesthesia in which specific nerve blocks are performed to
desensitize a certain part of the body - CORRECT ANSWER - Regional anesthesia
___________: drug-induced, controlled, reversible loss of consciousness and sensation; patient is
not arousable by physical stimulation (can be produced using injectable or inhalant agents OR
combination of the two). - CORRECT ANSWER - General anesthesia
_____________: stage III - CORRECT ANSWER - Surgical Anesthesia
______________: anesthesia that uses a combination of drugs, each in an amount sufficient to
produce its major or desired effect to the optimum degree and keep undesirable effects to a
minimum - CORRECT ANSWER - Balanced anesthesia
, ________________: type of general anesthesia in which the animal is dissociated from its
surroundings and unaware of external stimuli (interrupted neurotransmission b/t thalamocortical
and limbic areas of CNS) - CORRECT ANSWER - Dissociative Anesthesia
(animal retains muscle rigidity, open eyes with palpebral reflexes, and somewhat intact
swallowing reflexes)
What are 5 necessary components of general anesthesia? - CORRECT ANSWER - 1.
Amnesia
2. Unconsciousness
3. Analgesia
4. Immobility
5. Attenuation of response to noxious stimuli (BAR)
Up to this point, your sophomore surgery dog has been quite stable at 1.25% isoflurane.
However, when the ovarian pedicle is stretched, your dog's heart rate and respiratory rate
increase. Is this dog:
a) awake and feeling pain
b) purposefully responding to inadequate anesthesia
c) showing signs of autonomic stimulants
d) a and b - CORRECT ANSWER - c) showing signs of autonomic stimulation
When queried further, Medicine would prefer the dog getting a liver biopsy to be unconscious,
relaxed, analgesic, and nonresponsive to surgical stimulation. What term would best describe
their request? - CORRECT ANSWER - General anesthesia (Stage III)
What is the minimum amount of laboratory data that should be obtained before anesthetizing a
young, healthy animal? - CORRECT ANSWER - PCV and TP
(make sure patient is not anemic or dehydrated)
ACTUAL Exam Questions and CORRECT
Answers
________: diminished pain perception - CORRECT ANSWER - Analgesia
________: state of tranquility and calmness in which the animal is awake, relaxed, and
unconcerned about its surroundings (easily arousable and will respond to painful stimuli) -
CORRECT ANSWER - tranquilization
____________: more profound CNS depression than tranquilization in which the animal is
awake, sleepy, but less easily aroused by stimulation than if it were tranquilized (minor
manipulations can be performed and aggressive animals may be easier to handle) - CORRECT
ANSWER - Sedation
___________: administration of a local anesthetic agent to desensitize a part of the body (animal
not unconscious if only local anesthetic applied - chemical or manual restraint may be
necessary). - CORRECT ANSWER - Local Analgesia
_____________: type of local anesthesia in which specific nerve blocks are performed to
desensitize a certain part of the body - CORRECT ANSWER - Regional anesthesia
___________: drug-induced, controlled, reversible loss of consciousness and sensation; patient is
not arousable by physical stimulation (can be produced using injectable or inhalant agents OR
combination of the two). - CORRECT ANSWER - General anesthesia
_____________: stage III - CORRECT ANSWER - Surgical Anesthesia
______________: anesthesia that uses a combination of drugs, each in an amount sufficient to
produce its major or desired effect to the optimum degree and keep undesirable effects to a
minimum - CORRECT ANSWER - Balanced anesthesia
, ________________: type of general anesthesia in which the animal is dissociated from its
surroundings and unaware of external stimuli (interrupted neurotransmission b/t thalamocortical
and limbic areas of CNS) - CORRECT ANSWER - Dissociative Anesthesia
(animal retains muscle rigidity, open eyes with palpebral reflexes, and somewhat intact
swallowing reflexes)
What are 5 necessary components of general anesthesia? - CORRECT ANSWER - 1.
Amnesia
2. Unconsciousness
3. Analgesia
4. Immobility
5. Attenuation of response to noxious stimuli (BAR)
Up to this point, your sophomore surgery dog has been quite stable at 1.25% isoflurane.
However, when the ovarian pedicle is stretched, your dog's heart rate and respiratory rate
increase. Is this dog:
a) awake and feeling pain
b) purposefully responding to inadequate anesthesia
c) showing signs of autonomic stimulants
d) a and b - CORRECT ANSWER - c) showing signs of autonomic stimulation
When queried further, Medicine would prefer the dog getting a liver biopsy to be unconscious,
relaxed, analgesic, and nonresponsive to surgical stimulation. What term would best describe
their request? - CORRECT ANSWER - General anesthesia (Stage III)
What is the minimum amount of laboratory data that should be obtained before anesthetizing a
young, healthy animal? - CORRECT ANSWER - PCV and TP
(make sure patient is not anemic or dehydrated)
