Anesthesia for Nontrauma Emergency Patients
Many possible complications need to be considered when formulating an anesthetic regimen for the animal with GDV. The abdomen is distended and restricts movement of the diaphragm and thorax. As…
Anesthesia for Pediatric Patients
The four main classes of drugs used as premedicants in the pediatric patients are opioids, benzodiazepines, anticholinergics, and tranquilizers. These drugs can be used alone or in combinations. Opioids Opioids…
Ventilation Techniques in Small Animal Patients
Setting too short an I:E ratio could potentially cause circulatory issues, because the thoracic pressure is not allowed to sufficiently drop to allow for refilling of the vascular and cardiac…
Anesthesia for Ophthalmology Patients
There are various patterns of nerve stimulation that may be used. A single twitch is the simplest. When activated, the device will show one twitch of the selected muscle group….
Inhalant Anesthetics
From most potent to least potent, inhalant anesthetics rank as follows: methoxyflurane, halothane, isoflurane, sevoflurane, desflurane, and nitrous oxide. Vaporization Pressure Concentration of inhalant anesthesia is determined by the vapor…
Induction Drugs
Injectable Induction Agents Injectable induction can be attained with the use of one or multiple agents given IV or IM. The duration of anesthesia is usually less than 20 minutes,…
