Solution Manual for Anesthesia, Analgesia, and Pain Management for Veterinary Technicians, 1st Edition Janet Amundson Romich

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Solution Manual for Anesthesia, Analgesia, and Pain Management for Veterinary Technicians, 1st Edition Janet Amundson Romich

Solution and Answer Guide

Romich, Anesthesia, Analgesia, and Pain Management 2022, ISBN 9781285737409;
Chapter 1: Introduction to Anesthesia

Table of Contents

Review Questions Multiple Choice Answers 1

Case Study Solutions 4

Case 1-1 4

Critical Thinking Questions Solutions 4

Review Questions Multiple Choice Answers

What is the correct definition of the term sedation?

• A drug-induced reversible state of unconsciousness and loss of sensation
• The state characterized by CNS depression accompanied by sleepiness/drowsiness and some degree of relaxation
• A drug-induced state of calm in which anxiety is relieved the patient is relaxed but remains aware of surroundings
• The loss of sensation in a discrete area of the body caused by the administration of a local anesthetic agent

Answer: b

What is the correct definition of the term tranquilization?

• A drug-induced reversible sate of unconsciousness and loss of sensation
• A drug-induced CNS depression and drowsiness in which the patient is generally unaware of surroundings but will respond to painful stimuli
• The administration of any of a group of compounds that calm and relax an anxious patient but do not induce sleep
• The loss of sensation in a discrete area of the body caused by the administration of a local anesthetic agent

Answer: c

What do the letters ACVAA stand for?

• American Congress for Veterinary Anesthesia and Analgesia
• Association Certification in Veterinary Anesthesia and Analgesia
• American College of Veterinary Anesthesia and Analgesia
• American Congress for Veterinary Analgesia and Anesthesia

Answer: c

The Academy of Veterinary Technicians in Anesthesia petitioned which veterinary technician organization in 1998 for recognition as the certifying body for veterinary technician specialists in anesthesia?

• Veterinary Support Personnel Network
• National Association of Veterinary Technicians in America-Committee on Veterinary Technician Specialties
• VetMedTeam-Anesthesia Technicians
• Veterinary Anaesthesia School for Technicians

Answer: b

Which two organizations write anesthesia guidelines?

• • AVMA and AAHA
  • AVMA and NAVTA
  • IVAPM and ACVAA
  • IVECCS and IVAPM

Answer: a

The job of working in veterinary anesthesia entails

• monitoring and recovering the anesthesia patient, caring for all anesthetic equipment, and administering certain medications.
• preparing and monitoring surgical patients, autoclaving surgical equipment, and discharging patients after they recover from anesthesia.
• monitoring and recovering the anesthesia patient, deciding which medications to administer, and preparing surgical summary reports.
• deciding which medications to administer, recording vital signs of the patient while under anesthesia, and disinfecting surgical equipment.

Answer: a

Why is it important to have anesthetic equipment calibrated regularly?

• Without calibration there is no guarantee that everyone has been properly trained in the use of anesthesia equipment.
• Without calibration the equipment will require extensive repairs the next time it is serviced.
• Without calibration unqualified veterinary staff may manually alter the anesthetic level.
• Without calibration the equipment may give incorrect readings and/or operate incorrectly.

Answer: d

What does ASA stand for?

• Anesthetic Society of Anesthetists
• Association for Safe Anesthesia
• American Society of Anesthesiologists
• Anesthesia Safety for Animals

Answer: c

What does balanced anesthesia mean?

• Anesthetic drugs are weighed on a scale before being administered to the patient because many drugs are administered during the anesthetic event
• General anesthesia produced by administering several drugs with the goal of utilizing each drug’s positive actions while avoiding potential adverse effects associated with large doses of a single drug
• Anesthesia produced by introducing anesthetic agent into the rectum in an attempt to use varying administration routes
• General inhalation anesthesia in which there is no rebreathing of the expired gases

Answer: b

What does the term analgesia mean?

• Relief of pain without loss of consciousness; absence of pain or noxious stimulation
• Injection of an agent into the spinal canal, generally either into the subarachnoid or epidural space
• A substance used for the control of excessive reaction to or overdosing with a narcotic
• The combining of pain-relieving agents that act on different mechanisms of nociceptive modulation to enhance additive and synergistic effects

Answer: a

To perform ocular procedures, such as corneal foreign body removal, proparacaine drops are applied to desensitize the cornea. Which type of anesthesia does this describe?

• Regional
• Surgical
• Local
• Dissociative

Answer: c

By which routes is general anesthesia most commonly administered?

• Intravenously, intramuscularly, and subcutaneously
• Intravenously, subcutaneously, and intraperitoneally
• Inhalation, intramuscularly, and intraperitoneally
• Inhalation, intravenously, and intramuscularly

Answer: d

A dog is given anesthetic agents and becomes unconscious and does not have any pain perception. Which type of anesthesia does this describe?

• Dissociative
• General
• Regional
• Local

Answer: b