Anesthesia: Section 14
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Terms | Definitions |
|---|---|
 Afferent Nerves | What are the nerves that carry impulses away from the site? |
| Quantitative measurements | Which type of measuring pain is objective; where the patient can tell you what they feel? |
| Qualitative measurements | Which type of measuring pain is subjective, where the animal cannot tell you what they feel? |
| Anthropomorphisms | What is the term for when we thing consciously about pain and can anticipate/remember painful events which can make our pain worse? |
| False | True/False: Just because am animal may react to pain the same way as a human means that it is not in any pain. |
| Animals can hide pain for long periods of time | What is the main disadvantage of trying to figure out if an animal is in pain, especially when working with cats? |
| Epinephrine release | What causes the physiologic problems/ indicators of pain? |
| Mydriasis | What is the technical term for the dilation of pupils? |
| Cortisol | Pain and stress cause the release of what? |
| to prevent pain | Why might you place an indwelling IV catheter to give certain medications and collect blood? |
| Preempt surgical pain | What is it called when you treat for pain before pain is given, and can start 12-24 hours before the procedure? |
| Always assume that the pain is there | You should not wait for behavioral changes to start pain relief, rather you should always, what? |
| non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drugs | What are NSAIDs? |
| Asprin | Which NSAID are cats very senstive to and should only be given to them in minute amounts if at all? |
| Tylenol | Which NSAID is poisonous to cats and should NEVER be given to them? |
| Rimadyl | Which NSAID is very powerful and thus most often used for things such as osteoarthrits? |
| Banamine | Which NSAID is generally used in horses and dry cows as an anti-inflammatory and pain killer? |
| Phenylbutazone | Which NSAID is often given to horses for chronic pain, and is very caustic so must be given IV? |
| Zubrin, Metacam | Which two NSAIDs are often given routinely for about three days after spays and neuters |
| Rompun, Domitor | Which two Thiazines can cause tranquilization and pain relief, but must be given in micro doses? |
| Opioids and Opiates | What drugs are the most potent pain relievers, are similar to the endorphins, and have side effects such as sedation, respiratory depression, and bradycardia |
| Ketamine | Which pain relieving drugs can be given in micro-doses by constant rate infusion? |
| Cold Therapy | Which pain treatment is used to decrease pain and swelling at the injured area/ surgery site? |
| Acupuncture | Which form of drug therapy is used mainly in chronic pain cases in horses and dogs? |
| Chiropractic | Which form of drug therapy is used in horses and dogs for acute and chronic pain? |
| Comfrey, St. Johnswort, Willow | What are three herbal remedies that can be used as pain management? |
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