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| Introduction to Anesthesia | |
| History of anesthesia | |
| The Veterinary Technician's Role in the Practice of Anesthesia | |
| Patient Preparation | |
| Communication-A Key to Success | |
| The Minimum Patient Database | |
| Patient History | |
| Physical Examination and Physical Assessment | |
| Preanesthetic Diagnostic Workup | |
| Determination of the Physical Status Classification | |
| Selection of the Anesthetic Protocol | |
| Preinduction Patient Care | |
| Withholding Food before Anesthesia | |
| Patient Stabilization | |
| Intravenous Catheterization | |
| Reasons for Intravenous Catheterization | |
| Choosing and Placing an Intravenous Catheter | |
| Fluid administration | |
| Composition of Body Fluids | |
| Fluid Homeostasis | |
| Fluid Needs | |
| Classification of IV Fluids | |
| IV Fluid Selection and Administration Rates | |
| Adverse Effects of Fluid Administration | |
| Calculating Fluid Administration Rates | |
| Other Preanesthetic Care | |
| Anesthetic Agents and Adjuncts | |
| Introduction to Anesthetic Agents and Adjuncts | |
| Agonists, Partial Agonists, Mixed Agonist-Antagonists, and Antagonists | |
| Analgesic Effects of Anesthetics and Adjuncts | |
| Using drugs in combination | |
| Regulatory Considerations for Controlled Substances | |
| Preanesthetic Medications | |
| Reasons for the use of preanesthetic medications | |
| Anticholinergics | |
| Tranquilizers and Sedatives | |
| Opioids | |
| Neuroleptanalgesia | |
| Opioid Antagonists | |
| Injectable Anesthetics | |
| Barbiturates | |
| Propofol | |
| Dissociative anesthetics | |
| Etomidate | |
| Guaifenesin. | |
| Inhalation Anesthetics | |
| Classes of Inhalation Agents | |
| CNS and Respiratory Stimulants | |
| Doxapram | |
| Anesthetic Equipment | |
| Endotracheal Tubes and Associated Equipment | |
| Endotracheal tube parts | |
| Laryngoscopes | |
| Masks | |
| Anesthetic Chambers | |
| Anesthetic Machines | |
| Components of the Anesthetic Machine | |
| Rebreathing Systems | |
| Non-rebreathing Systems | |
| Operation of the Anesthetic Machine | |
| Care and Maintenance of Anesthetic Equipment | |
| Anesthetic Monitoring | |
| Introduction to Monitoring | |
| Stages and Planes of Anesthesia | |
| Overview of Anesthetic Stages and Planes | |
| Finding the Optimum Depth | |
| Determining whether or not the Patient is Safe | |
| Indicators of Circulation | |
| Heart rate | |
| Heart rhythm | |
| Capillary refill time | |
| Blood Pressure | |
| Pulse strength | |
| Indicators of Oxygenation | |
| Mucous membrane color | |
| Physiology of Oxygen transport | |
| Pulse Oximeter | |
| Blood Gas Analysis | |
| Indicators of Ventilation | |
| Respiratory rate | |
| Tidal volume | |
| Respiratory Character | |
| Apnea monitor | |
| Capnograph (End-tidal CO2 monitor) | |
| Blood gas analysis | |
| Indicators of Body Temperature | |
| Assessment of Anesthetic Depth | |
| Reflexes and Other Indicators of Anesthetic Depth | |
| Judging Anesthetic Depth | |
| Recording Information during Anesthesia | |
| Special Techniques | |
| Local anesthesia | |
| Local anesthetic agents | |
| Characteristics of local anesthetics | |
| Mechanism of Action | |
| Route of Administration of Local Anesthetics | |
| Toxicity of Local Anesthetics | |
| Assisted and controlled ventilation | |
| Ventilation in the Awake Animal | |
| Ventilation in the Anesthetized Animal | |
| Types of Controlled Ventilation | |
| Risks of Controlled Ventilation | |
| Neuromuscular blocking agents | |
| Analgesia | |
| Physiology of pain | |
| Consequences of untreated pain | |
| Signs of pain in animals | |
| Pain assessment tools | |
| Assessing response to therapy | |
| Perioperative pain management | |
| Pharmacologic analgesic therapy | |
| Opioid Agents | |
| Nonsteroidal Antiinflammatory Drugs | |
| Other Analgesic Agents | |
| Multimodal Therapy | |
| Home Analgesia | |
| Nursing care | |
| Non-pharmacologic therapies | |
| Canine and Feline Anesthesia | |
| Patient Preparation | |
| Selecting a Protocol | |
| Summary of a General Anesthetic Procedure | |
| Anesthetic induction with an IM agent or combination | |
| Anesthetic induction with an IV injection of an ultra-short acting agent to effect | |
| Total Intravenous Anesthesia (TIVA) by IV boluses of an ultra-short acting agent | |
| Total Intravenous Anesthesia (TIVA) by constant rate infusion (CRI) | |
| Induction and maintenance with an inhalant agent | |
| IV induction and maintenance with an inhalant agent | |
| Equipment Preparation | |
| Premedication or Sedation | |
| Anesthetic Induction | |
| IV Induction | |
| Inhalation Agents | |
| Mask Induction | |
| Chamber Induction | |
| IM Induction | |
| Oral administration | |
| Endotracheal Intubation | |
| Equipment for Endotracheal Intubation | |
| Selecting an Endotracheal Tube | |
| Preparing the Tube | |
| Intubation Procedure | |
| Checking for Proper Placement | |
| Securing the Tube | |
| Cuff inflation | |
| Laryngospasm | |
| Complications of Intubation | |
| Maintenance of Anesthesia | |
| Maintenance with an Inhalant Agent | |
| Maintenance with repeat boluses of propofol or other ultrashort-acting agent | |
| Maintenance with a CRI | |
| Maintenance with injectable and inhalant agents | |
| Maintenance with an IM injection | |
| Patient Positioning, Comfort and Safety | |
| Anesthetic Recovery | |
| Anesthetist's Role in the Recovery Period | |
| Signs of Recovery | |
| Monitoring | |
| Oxygen Therapy | |
| Extubation | |
| The Postanesthetic Period | |
| Equine Anesthesia | |
| Patient Preparation | |
| Selecting a Protocol | |
| Summary of a General Anesthetic Procedure | |
| Equipment Preparation | |
| Premedication or Sedation | |
| Standing chemical restraint | |
| Anesthetic Induction | |
| IV Induction | |
| Inhalation Induction via Nasotracheal Tube | |
| Endotracheal Intubation | |
| Equipment for Endotracheal Intubation | |
| Selecting an Endotracheal Tube | |
| Preparing the Tube | |
| Intubation Procedure | |
| Complications of Intubation | |
| Maintenance of Anesthesia | |
| Maintenance with an Inhalant Agent | |
| Maintenance with intravenous agents, or TIVA | |
| Maintenance with injectable and inhalant agents | |
| Patient Positioning, Comfort and Safety | |
| Anesthetic Recovery | |
| Preparation for recovery | |
| Monitoring during recovery | |
| Signs of recovery | |
| Extubation | |
| Standing after regaining consciousness | |
| The Postanesthetic Period | |
| Food Animal Anesthesia | |
| Ruminants | |
| Patient preparation | |
| Selecting a Protocol | |
| Summary of a General Anesthetic Procedure | |
| Equipment Preparation | |
| Premedication or Sedation | |
| Anesthetic Induction | |
| Endotracheal Intubation | |
| Maintenance of Anesthesia | |
| Patient Positioning, Comfort and Safety | |
| Anesthetic Recovery | |
| The Post-anesthetic Period | |
| Swine | |
| Physical examination | |
| Sedation | |
| Anesthetic Induction | |
| Maintenance of Anesthesia | |
| Recovery | |
| Anesthesia of Rodents and Rabbits | |
| Patient evaluation | |
| Handling and restraint | |
| Physical examination | |
| Diagnostic tests | |
| Preanesthetic patient care | |
| Withholding food | |
| Correction of preexisting problems | |
| Preanesthetic agents | |
| Anticholinergics | |
| Phenothiazines | |
| Benzodiazepines | |
| Alpha2 adrenergic agonists | |
| Opioids | |
| General anesthesia | |
| Induction techniques and agents | |
| Intubation and maintenance of anesthesia | |
| Postoperative care | |
| Anesthetic emergencies | |
| Respiratory depression | |
| Circulatory failure | |
| Postoperative Analgesia | |
| Pain assessment | |
| Analgesic agents | |
| Chronic pain | |
| Administration of analgesics | |
| Anesthetic Problems and Emergencies | |
| Reasons That Anesthetic Problems and Emergencies Arise | |
| Human Errors That May Lead to Anesthetic Problems and Emergencies | |
| Equipment Issues That May Lead to Anesthetic Problems and Emergencies | |
| Adverse Effects of Anesthetic Agents | |
| Patient Factors that may lead to Anesthetic Problems and Emergencies | |
| Response to Anesthetic Problems and Emergencies | |
| Role of the Veterinary Technician in Emergency Care | |
| General Approach to Emergencies | |
| Emergency Situations That May Arise During Anesthesia | |
| Problems That May Arise in the Recovery Period | |
| Workplace Safety | |
| Hazards of Waste Anesthetic Gas | |
| Short-Term Effects | |
| Long-Term Effects | |
| Assessment of Risk | |
| Reducing Exposure to Waste Anesthetic Gas | |
| Anesthetic techniques and procedures | |
| Monitoring Waste Gas Levels | |
| Safe Handling of Compressed Gases | |
| Fire Safety Precautions | |
| Use and Storage of Compressed Gas Cylinders | |
| Accidental Exposure to Injectable Agents | |
| Glossary | |
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