Veterinary Anesthesia

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Anesthesia
-sensation & feeling - unconsciousness produced by a controlled, reversible intoxification of the CNS
Anesthetist
- person trained to perform anesthesia
Anesthesiologist
-one who perfects anesthesia
Sedative
Mild degree of CNS depression - p is "awake" but calm, relaxed, 7 less aware, responsive to surruondings
Analgesia
W/out pain / relief from
Autonomic Nervous System
Involuntary controls of vital body fxns - ex, HR, RR
Sympathetic Nervous System
- flight or fight - adrenergic response - increase HR,BP, O2 DEMAND, BLD FLOW
Parasympathetic Nervous System
- Cholineergic- used to block neg affects of anesthesia - decrease body fxns
Inhalant
- agebt that is inhaled & absorbed in the bld via alveoli; volatile liquids- usually a liquid vaporized into gas & delivered via anesthetic machine
Drug Catogories
-Agonist -Neuroleptanalgesic -Antagonists - Dissociogenics -mixed Agonists/Antagonists (Partial Agonists) - local Analgesics
Narcotics
- opiods derived from plants or synthesized; have alalgesic effects on body
Agonists
- stimulates opiod recepters in body to produce physiological effects - morphine, oxymorphone, hydromorphone,fentanyl, codeine, meperidine
Antagonists
-Bind receptors & compete w/ agonist "reverse" the effects of opiods - naloxone, neostigmine, yoimbine
Mixed Agonists/Antagonists ( Partial Agonists)
- affects different receptors to balance analgesia w/ anethesia - butorphanol, buprenorphine
Neuroleptanalgesic
-combo of narcotic / sedative -have a calming over P w/ pain relief -ace + torb, domitor + morphine