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American College of Veterinary Surgeons Dr. Chris Wood BSc, DVM (Dist), MS
DACVS (Small Animal)

Chapter 10

Anesthesia and Drugs

  1. 01The anaesthetic triad and plane
  2. 02ASA classification
  3. 03Medical gases and pressure regulation
  4. 04Vaporiser mechanisms and calibration
  5. 05Rebreathing and non-rebreathing circuits
  6. 06Ventilator cycling, tidal volume and reservoir bag
  7. 07Inhalant MAC and blood-gas solubility
  8. 08Nociception and pain processing
  9. 09Peripheral and central sensitisation
  10. 10Opioids - mechanisms and drug cues
  11. 11Opioids - seven adverse-effect cues
  12. 12Ketamine
  13. 13Alpha-2 agonists
  14. 14Benzodiazepines
  15. 15Propofol
  16. 16Alfaxalone and etomidate
  17. 17Neuromuscular blockade and reversal
  18. 18Anticholinergics and vagal events
  19. 19Vasoactive and inotropic agents
  20. 20Local anaesthetics: actions, timing, toxicity and epinephrine
  21. 21Brachial plexus block and nerve origins
  22. 22Epidural technique, spread and opioid choice
  23. 23Capnography and evidence of circulation
  24. 24Arterial pressure and organ perfusion
  25. 25Alveolar–arterial oxygen gradient
  26. 26Cheyne-Stokes breathing
  27. 27HCM, DCM and cardiac anaesthesia
  28. 28Hyperthyroid and hypothyroid anaesthesia
  29. 29Hepatic and renal disease
  30. 30Allergic airway disease
  31. 31PDA closure and the Branham reflex
  32. 32Laryngeal examination and doxapram
  33. 33Ophthalmic anaesthesia
  34. 34Caesarean section and neonatal physiology
  35. 35Monro–Kellie, CPP and cerebral haemodynamics
  36. 36Malignant hyperthermia
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