VT17: Anesthesia Concepts Quiz – Flashcards
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Choose the best statement regarding sedation. Sedation will:
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Calm the patient and improve analgesia
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Patients about to undergo general anesthesia will be
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unconscious and immobile
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Farm animals about to have surgery will typically receive what type of anesthesia?
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Sedation and regional anesthesia
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Regional anesthesia, line blocks, nerve blocks, splash blocks and epidurals employ this drug agent:
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2% Lidocaine
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Which body systems should be carefully evaluated prior to anesthesia?
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Cardiovascular, Respiratory, CNS, Renal and Liver
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Induction means: the drug or time at which the patient is
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Given a drug agent that will produce unconsciousness
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Opioid agents such as hydromorphone are selected as part of a surgery pre-anesthetic sedation because they
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Provide both sedation and analgesia
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How long should puppies or kittens to fasted prior to general anesthesia?
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2 - 4 hours or not at all
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Concerning intravenous catheter placement, the technician should be alert to all of the following complications, except"
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Nausea and vomiting
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What is considered the best time for administration of analgesic agents to a surgical patient?
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Before the procedure
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What inexpensive lab test can be performed to evaluate oxygen carrying capacity?
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PCV %
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In CA, this task is reserved for the licensed RVT or DVM
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Induction of anesthesia
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What is the reversal agent for the opioid narcotic agents?
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Naloxone
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Which is considered to be the "excitement" stage of anesthesia?
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Stage 2
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Medical grade oxygen is found in
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green cylinders
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A 10kg canine patient is under anesthesia and is recovering fluid therapy. He has been under anesthesia for 45 min. The usual recommended fluid rate is 10 ml per kg per hour. What is the correct volume of fluid that this patient should have received to this point?
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75ml
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What is the drip rate for the fluid delivery selected in question #16, if you are using a standard administration set.
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1 drop in 3 seconds
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A 15kg patient requires 0.01 mg/kg Glycopyrrolate. Glycopyrrolate is supplied as a 0.2 mg per mL solution. Calculate amount to administer to patient.
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0.15 mg; 0.75 mL
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A patient record reads "ASA PS 3". This means
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The patient is at moderate risk for anesthesia
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Which of the classical anesthesia stages and planes is considered to be the "surgical depth" for most procedures?
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Stage 3, moderate
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A patient that appears to be in a deep sleep, but can be awakened is
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in a hypnotic state
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Propofol administered intravenously produces unconsciousness. This means that Propofol is a
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anesthetic agent
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A combination of a sedative and an opioid is called
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neruoleptanalgesic
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Which of the following physical findings would be of most concern to the anesthetist?
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Increased respiratory effort
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Of the following, choose the incorrect statement
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An overweight dog with a body condition score of 8/9 requires more anesthesia drug than a dog of ideal body weight
