Anesthesia Quiz 2

A neuroleptanalgesic is a combination of what?

Do most preanesthesics cross the placental barrier?

Is it recommended to give atropine to an animal that has tachycardia?

Anticholinergic drugs such as atropine block the release of acetylcholine at the:

T or F: High doses of opioids can cause bradycardia and respiratory depression.

Severe bradycardia caused by dexmedetomidine is best treated with

Opioids may be reversed with:

Which one of the following drugs will precipitate out when mixed with other drugs or solutions?

Etomidate is particularly well suited for induction of dogs with which of the following conditions?

Which of the following is an example of a dissociative anesthetic?

True or False: One of the disadvantages of the drug etomidate is that animals that are anesthetized with it may demonstrate excitement during recovery.

Compared with methoxyflurane, isoflurane is considered to have a:

An anesthetic agent that has a low blood-gas partition coefficient will result in __________ induction and recovery time.

Which of the following has the lowest blood-gas partition coefficient?

As a rough guideline, to maintain surgical anesthesia safely, the vaporizer should be set at about:

Propofol sometimes causes transient apnea. To avoid this, the anesthetist should:

One problem frequently associated with recovery from tiletamine-zolazepam in dogs is:

The concentration of propofol entering the brain is affected by a variety of factors such as:

Effects that are commonly seen after administration of a dissociative include:

Adverse effects common with isoflurane include:

MAC will vary with:

Factors that may affect the speed of anesthetic induction with a volatile gaseous anesthetic include:

Which of the following are alpha2-agonists? a. Atipamezole b. Xylazine c. Acepromazine d. Dexmedetomidine

Effects that atropine may have on the body include:

Characteristic effects of the benzodiazepines include:

Idiopathic pain is defined as:

Pathologic pain is defined as:

An ovariohysterectomy, which involves surgically incis- ing the skin and abdominal wall and excising the uterus and ovaries, has what components of pain:

The process by which thermal, mechanical, or chemical noxious stimuli are converted into electrical signals called action potentials is:

In the spinal cord, pain impulses can be altered by neurons that either suppress or amplify nerve impulses. This process is known as:

Where in the pain pathway does secondary sensitization or "windup" occur?

Which of the following statements regarding multimodal analgesic therapy is true?

Whichofthefollowingdrugcombinationsisanexample of multimodal analgesic therapy?

Which one of the following analgesic plans targets three different pain receptor mechanisms?

Does treating pain improve wound healing?

Administering analgesics before tissue injury is known as:

What is the mechanism of action of nonsteroidal antiin- flammatory drugs?

Which of the following is not a potential side effect of NSAID administration?

True or False: A pain scale can be used to assess pain as well as response to analgesic therapy.

In the healthy awake animal, the main stimulus to breathe is the result of:

In the healthy awake animal, exhalation lasts at least __ times as long as inhalation.

The normal VT in an awake animal is __ mL/kg.

In the anesthetized animal that is breathing room air, the anesthetist may expect to see:

When used in a line block, a local anesthetic agent will have a direct effect on the:

Local anesthetics block transmission of nerve impulses from:

Local anesthetic agents work because:

When a local anesthetic is injected around a single major nerve, the procedure is referred to as a(n):

True or False: Epinephrine may be mixed with a local anesthetic agent to prolong the effects of the drug.

When performing an epidural, one must be aware that the spinal cord in a cat may extend as far caudally as:

The maximum subcutaneous dose of lidocaine for a dog is ___ mg/kg.

When performing intravenous regional anesthesia (Bier block), one should use lidocaine:

The term atelectasis refers to:

What is the most common acid-base abnormality in anesthetized patients?

When intermittent mandatory manual ventilation is ap- plied to a patient that is connected to a circle system with a precision vaporizer, it is customary to:

Which of the following can be used to monitor anesthetic depth in a patient that has been given a neuromuscular blocking agent?

True or false: A neuromuscular blocking agent will not only paralyze skeletal muscle, but also provide some analgesia.

When an animal is given a __ neuromuscular blocking drug, an initial surge of muscle activity may be seen be- fore there is paralysis of the muscles.

The muscle type that is most affected by neuromuscular blocking agents is:

True or False: both depolarizing and nondepolarizing drugs can be reversed.

Problems that may result from excessive controlled ven- tilation may include:

Local anesthetic agents such as lidocaine or propara- caine work well when applied:

Factors that may interfere with the action of local anesthetic agents include:

Clinical signs of systemic toxicity from a local anesthetic agent may include:

The effects that could result from an epidural anesthetic if the drug reached the thoracic and cervical spinal cord include: