Anesthesia Review Test: Trivia Quiz

Loss of sensation in a limited area of the body produced by administration of a local anesthetic or other agent proximal to sensory nerves

Loss of sensation in a small area of the body produced by administration of a local anesthetic agent in proximity to the area of interest

Loss of sensation of a localized area produced by administration of a local anesthetic directly to a body surface or to a surgical or traumatic wound

A drug-induced sleeplike state that impairs the ability of the patient to respond appropriately to stimuli

The administration of two or more agents in equal volume

Administration of multiple drugs concurrently in smaller quantities than would be required if each were given alone

General anesthesia in which the patient's physiological status remains stable

The administration of a local and general anesthetic concurrently

Sedation

Narcosis

General anesthesia

Hypnosis

Anesthetic agents have wide therapeutic indices

There is always a risk to a patient safety when anesthetics are administered

Most anesthetics cause significant changes in cardiopulmonary function

Administration of anesthetics is routine and thus requires no specialized skills

"Your dog does not exercise much, does he, Mrs. Jones?"

"Does your dog exercise, Mrs. Jones?"

"How many times a week does your pet go for a walk or exercise, Mrs. Jones?"

"You don't give your dog as much exercise as you should, do you Mrs. Jones?"

Horses and cats are more sensitive to opioids than dogs and ruminants.

The use of anticholinergics is recommended in ruminants to avoid airway occlusion

Horses may fracture limbs during anesthetic recovery and thus require special attention during the recovery period

Large animals are prone to respiratory depression and dependent atelectasis and thus often require ventilatory support

True

False

True

False

True

False

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False

Lethargic

Obtunded

Stuporous

Comatose

Approximately 5-6% dehydrated

Approximately 6-8% dehydrated

Approximately 8-10% dehydrated

Approximately 12-15% dehydrated

Dogs: 8-12 hours

Horse: 2-4 hours

Cow: 24-48 hours

Small ruminant: 12-18 hours

Lactated Ringer's solution

Normal saline solution

Dextran

5% Dextrose

Increase respiratory effort

Lethargy

A body temp of 103.4*F

A sinus arrhythmia

Brachiocephalic breeds

Exotic breeds

Sighthounds

Cats and horses

Colloids

Hypertonic saline

Isotonic crystalloids

50% Dextrose

True

False

True

False

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False

Choose and administration set with an injection port

Give all IV drugs slowly unless told otherwise

Always follow IV injections through a catheter with sterile saline flush

Choose a catheter that is small in diameter to minimize the risk of bleeding

True

False