Local Anesthesia
Short acting local anesthetic drug?
What is Lidocaine?
The number of stages of anesthesia?
What is 5.
Name of 1 systemic antibiotic?
Cefpodoxime, cephalexin, marbofloxacin, metronidazole, clindamycin, doxycycline, amoxicillin/ amoxicillin clavulanic acid, cefovecin, enrofloxacin.
Number of drugs available to treat urinary incontinence in dogs?
2
Long acting local anesthetic drug?
What is bupivicaine.
Common drugs used at home prior to anesthesia in dogs and cats?
Gabapentin and Tramadol.
The activity that has to take place in order for antimicrobial resistance to occur?
What is antibiotic use.
Name of 1 drug used for treating urinary incontinence in dogs?
What is:
Estrogen
Phenylpropanolamine
2 benefits of local anesthetic drugs?
What are:
Excellent pain control
Increased safety (Reduction in anesthetic required)
Decreased cost.
2 of the types of drugs used for premedication?
What are:
Sedatives, pain control drugs & antianxiety drugs.
2 common adverse effects encountered with antibiotics?
Vomiting
Diarrhea
Disturbance of normal microbial flora
Allergic reactions
One of the drugs that is used to control seizures in dogs?
What is Phenobarbital or Potassium Bromide or Levetiracetam.
2 drawbacks of local anesthesia?
What are:
They sting
Fatal toxicity of overdoses are possible
Some require anatomical knowledge to administer
The patient can damage the blocked area
2 of the stages of anesthesia?
What are:
Premedication
Induction
Maintenance
1 risk of using antimicrobials in food producing animals?
What is:
Antibiotic residue in food products
Antimicrobial resistance
Property of euthanasia drugs that make them humane?
What is their ability to anesthetize the animal prior to causing cardiac and respiratory arrest.
Name of 2 types of local anesthetic blocks?
What are:
Infiltration
Nerve blocks
Regional blocks
Epidural
One Common drug used to maintain anesthesia?
What is Isoflurane or Sevoflurane
Drug that is often included in topical ophthalmic drugs in addition to antibiotics.
What is corticosteroids (steroids)
The ingredient in potato chips would interfere with the ability of potassium bromide to control seizures?
What is salt.