Small animal anesthesia : canine and feline practice / Diane McKelvey, K. Wayne Hollingshead.

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

7.Special techniques 283
Local analgesia
Toxicity
Cntrolled ventilation
Nueromusculor blocking agents

Includes Index