How the unique anatomy and physiology of large animal species impact drug choices and overall anesthetic management. Pharmacology of sedative and anesthetic drugs, selection of drugs and techniques, equipment, considerations of specific diseases, and recognition and treatment of common anesthetic complications will be covered.
Athena Title
LA Adv Anesthesia
Non-Traditional Format
This course is taught in a thirteen-week elective period with 15 contact hours for 1.0 credit hour.
Prerequisite
Enrollment in the Doctor of Veterinary Medicine curriculum
Semester Course Offered
Offered spring
Grading System
S/U (Satisfactory/Unsatisfactory)
Student learning Outcomes
By the end of the course, students will be able to identify potential problems for anesthetic management from patient signalment (species, breed, age, sex, weight), laboratory data, and a brief description of the proposed medical or surgical procedure.
By the end of the course, students will be able to use physical and chemical restraint in large animal species and discuss the anesthetic management including ideal goals, anesthetic drugs, appropriate monitoring, and supportive therapy.
By the end of the course, students will be able to describe behavioral and pharmacologic effects, method of administration, interactions, and possible complications of sedative and anesthetic drugs, such as anticholinergics, sedatives, tranquilizers, opioids, dissociative and inhalant anesthetics.
By the end of the course, students will be able to choose an adequate protocol for standing sedation, including drugs and physical restraint.
By the end of the course, students will be able to monitor large animal patients under general anesthesia and explain the values obtained from capnography, pulse oximetry, and anesthetic agent analyzers.
By the end of the course, students will be able to recognize and treat common anesthetic complications, such as hypoventilation, hypoxemia, hypotension, and hypothermia.
By the end of the course, students will be able to perform common nerve blocks, such as epidural, paravertebral, cornual, and periocular nerve blocks.
Topical Outline
Course introduction and overview
Preanesthetic evaluation, sedation, and analgesia
Standing sedation in the horse
General intravenous anesthesia in the equine patient
Inhalation anesthesia in horses
Management of intra-anesthetic complications and recovery from anesthesia in horses
Local anesthetic techniques in large animal species
Physical restraint, sedation, and anesthesia in ruminants
Physical restraint, sedation, and anesthesia in pigs
Physical restraint, sedation, and anesthesia in camelids
