Complications in Feline Anaesthesia

What is the highest risk period of the patient’s anaesthesia experience?

Premedication

Induction

Maintenance

Recovery

The use of which anaesthetic drug was found to increase the risk of anaesthesia morbidity and mortality in the CEPSAF study?

Acepromazine

Medetomidine

Propofol

No drug was found to increase the risk.

From which ASA grade does the risk of anaesthesia have a five-fold increase from the previous?

ASA I-II

ASA II-III

ASA III-V

ASA V

Drug doses should be reduced for patients that are obese (BCS >6). What type of dose reduction is recommended?

10%

20%

30%

40%

It can be easy to overdose a kitten with lidocaine when desensitising the larynx. How many sprays of Intubeaze (one pump is 2mg or 0.1ml of 2%) should be used in a patient that is 2kg?

1-2 sprays

2-4 sprays

4-6 sprays

6-8 sprays

When inflating the cuff of an endotracheal tube, what is the maximum pressure it should be filled to?

35cmH2O

40cmH2O

45cmH2O

50cmH2O

What does a shark-fin trace signify on a capnogram?

Endobronchial intubation

Rebreathing dead space gases

Expiratory resistance

Leak around the endotracheal tube

What is a reliable sign that a cat is ready to extubate?

The patient swallows three times

The respiratory rate has increased by 20%

The patient lifts their head

There is a strong palpebral reflex or ear twitch

When considering the fluid therapy rate for cats, what is their circulating blood volume?

30ml/kg

60ml/kg

90ml/kg

120ml/kg

When providing positive pressure ventilation, what is a safe intrathoracic pressure to use?

1-8cmH2O

8-15cmH2O

15-23cmH2O

23-30cmH2O

Ich bin bereits Kunde bei vet-webinar.com

Kein Kunde von vet-webinar.com?

Complications in Feline Anaesthesia