Use Of Dexmedetomidine In The Shelter Setting

1. Contraindications for the use of dexmedetomidine (Dexdomitor) include:

Known gross cardiac disease and hypertension.

Heavy blood loss and acute shock or unstabilized status.

Pregnancy (to deliver live pups or kittens).

Already very bradycardic patients.

All of the above.

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3. An anesthesia protocol should include drugs that do all of the following except:

Calm, sedate and reduce anxiety.

Provide pain relief.

Reduce central nervous system function.

Stimulate muscles and increase motor function.

Safely immobilize.

4. There are some problems with practice-based anesthesia protocols being applied and used in a shelter setting.

True

False

5. Which of the following is recommended for preoperative fasting?

Adult cats and dogs should fast 4–6 hours before surgery

Pediatric animals (between 8 to 12 weeks of age) should fast for a maximum of 2–3 hours before surgery.

Neonatal animals (less than 8 weeks of age) likely require little fasting; there are no set guidelines.

“Clear liquids” are now allowed up until surgery for all animals.

All of the above.

6. Which of the following is the most important form of postoperative supportive care?

IV fluids

Supplemental oxygen

Heat

Physical stimulation

Classical music

7. Which of the following is true about alpha agonist drugs?

They are potent “sedative analgesics.”

They act on endogenous “flight or fight receptors” that mediate pain, pain relief, sedation, sleep and arousal.

They are used to treat hypertension.

A and B.

All of the above.

8. Dexmedetomidine (Dexdomitor) is:

B and C.

A new generation of alpha-2 agonists.

A new generation of alpha-2 blockers.

Aimed at minimizing side effects and maximizing pain relief and workability of a patient.

A and C.

9. Dexmedetomidine (Dexdomitor) works by negative feedback inhibition by selectively binding to alpha-2 adrenoreceptors in the neuron, inhibiting the release of noradrenaline (which is necessary for neurotransmission).

True

False