Anesthesia
The primary function is controlled enhancement of anesthetic vaporization.
What is a vaporizer?
Ensures a patent airway and facilitates patient ventilation.
What is an endotracheal tube?
Facilitates visualization of the glottis as the endotracheal tube passes through the trachea.
What is the laryngoscope?
The only bird that can fly backwards.
What is a hummingbird?
This instrument can be used to determine the specific gravity of urine and protein concentration of plasma.
What is a refractometer?
Placed before induction of anesthesia, when possible.
What is an intravenous catheter?
This monitors pressure inside the breathing circuit.
What is the manometer?
One of the two most common sizes of compressed gas cylinder and is 51 inches tall.
What is an H cylinder?
This is the amount of time left in the E-tank if the psi is 1500, and the flowmeter is 1L/min.
What is 8.5hrs ?
This particular drug can mimic a seizure upon recovery?
What is Alfaxalone
Condition that can occur from malfunction of the carbon dioxide absorbent or unidirectional valves.
What is inspired CO2?
Provides a gas volume sufficient for the patient to inhale maximally without creating negative pressure in the circuit.
What is a reservoir bag?
The drug used for sedation that can cause vasoconstriction
What is dexmedetomidine?
Largest land mammal in North America.
What is a bison?
This drug is a common street drug causing elevated heartrates and apneustic breathing.
What is Ketamine?
This allows for carbon dioxide to be eliminated using high gas flow rates.
What is a nonrebreathing system?
This prevents excess pressure in the rebreathing circuit.
What is the pop-off valve?
This prevents waste gas discharge into the room air.
What is the scavenging system?
The number of times an Aloxolotl can regrow the same limb.
What is 5?
An ectoparasite that can jump up to 2 feet high onto its host.
What is a flea?
The pressure in a full compressed gas oxygen cylinder.
What is 2200 psi?
The three letter abbreviation for potency of inhalant?
What is MAC?
The pressure reading on the manometer has these units.
What is cm H2O?
Castor canadensis is the latin name for this animal.
What is the American beaver?
This opioid is an agonist antagonist but has minimal pain mangement?
What is butorphanol?