Small animal anesthesia : canine and feline practice /
Diane McKelvey, K. Wayne Hollingshead.
- St. Louis : Mosby, c1994.
- xviii, 332 p. : ill. ; 24 cm.
- Mosby's fundamentals of veterinary technology .
Contents
1.The preanesthetic period 1 patient evalution 2 Diagnostic test 11 Classification of patient status 16 Selection of the anesthetic protocol 17 Factors that influence selection 17 Preanesthetic patient care 19 Preanesthetic agents 25 Tranquilizers and sedative 32 Benzodiazepines 34 Thiazine derivatives 37 Opiods 39
2.General anesthesia 55 Definition of general anesthesia 56 Components of general anesthesia 57 Safety of general anesthesia 59 Classification stages and planes of anesthesia 60 Induction techniques and agents 64 Endotracheal intubation 70 Maintanance of anesthesia 79 Reflexes and other indicators of anesthestic depth 94 Patient postionining and comfort during anesthesia 103 Recovery from general anesthesia 108
3.Anesthetic agents and techniques 119 Comparison of inhalation and injactable anesthesia 120 Cyclohexamines 133 Nuerolepttanalglesia 139 Inhalation anesthestetic 141 Mechanism of action of inhalation agents 143 Halothane 148 Isolflurane 149 Methoxyflurane 151 Enflurane 153 Agents used in the postanesthetic period
4.Anesthetic equipment 163 Equipment needed for anesthesia 164 Anesthetic breathing systems 184 Vaporizers 193 carrier gas flow rates 201 Care use of anesthetic equipment 205
5.Workplace safety 214 Hazards of waste anesthetic gas Assessment of risk Reducing exposure to waste anesthetic gas Monitoring waste gas levels WHMIS considerations
6.Anesthestic problem and emergencies 235 Causes of anesthetic problems and emergencies Equipment failure Aneasthetic agents Patient variation factor Response to anesthetic problems and emergencies Potencial problems in recovery period