Anesthetic Management In Animal Shelters - Keeping Them Alive

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2. There is more to good anesthesia than life or death.

True

False

3. Historically, mortality rates (death rates) in cats have been higher than dogs.

True

False

4. Mortality rates in sick animals compared to healthy animals is:

The same

Lower

Higher

5. When in the post-operative period (after surgery and in recovery) are most dogs and cats dying?

0 - 3 hours

3 - 6 hours

6 - 12 hours

12 - 24 hours

6. Risk factors for having a problem with anesthesia include which of the following:

Age

Giving fluids in cats

Weight extremes

Duration of procedure

All of the above

7. Estimating weights of animals is an acceptable and accurate way to give anesthesia.

True

False

8. Intubating a cat with an endotrachial tube for a short procedure ______ the odds of anesthetic death.

Increases

Decreases

Makes no difference to

9. Pre-anesthetic medication has been shown to ______ mortality

Increase

Decrease

Make no difference in

10. Hypothermia (low body temperature) is the number one cause of anesthetic problems including slow heart rate, prolonged bleeding, reduced respiratory rates, delayed recovery and is very easy to address.

True

False

11. Overall, cats are twice as likely to die from anesthesia than dogs.

True

False