Recovery Flashcards

1
Q

Small animal extubation

A
  1. Sternal recumbancy
  2. Ensure clean airway
  3. Deflate cuff and remove after cough or swallow
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2
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What should be done if regurge has occurred?

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  1. Position the head lower
  2. Swab the pharynx
  3. Remove ET tube with cuff inflated (deflate a small amount if needed)
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3
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Small animal recovery monitor

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Continue physiologic monitoring until sternal and upright

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4
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Small animal supportive care

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Continue to use warming to maintain body temp and stimulate as needed to increase level of consciousness

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5
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Common recovery complications

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  • Pain
  • Dysphoria
  • Hypo-hyperthermia
  • Hypoventilation
  • Hypoxemia
  • Prolonged recovery
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6
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Recognizing pain

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1 TPR changes

  1. Vocalization
  2. Posture/gait
  3. Interaction with caregivers
  4. Guarding of painful site
  5. behavior change
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Consequences of pain

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  1. Increased cardiac work load
  2. Hypo or hyper ventilation, hypoxemia
  3. Ileus
  4. Oliguria
  5. Risk of thromboembolism
  6. Impaired immune function
  7. Anxiety or fear
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8
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Should pain level be anticipated and treated based on procedure?

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Yes

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9
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What will a dysphoric patient become with additional opioids?

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More distressed

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10
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What will a painful patient become with additional opioids?

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Quiet

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What are some considerations when differentiating pain from dysphoria?

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  1. What analgesics have been administered?
  2. What kind of procedure??
  3. Patient temperament and breed
  4. Surgical site pain
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12
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Strategies to differentiate pain from dysphoria?

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  1. Short acting opioids (worse or better?)
  2. Alpha-2 agonists
  3. Acepromazine
  4. Benzodiazepine
  5. Opioid antagonist (butorphenol good)
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13
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Consequences of short term hypothermia

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Increased O2 demand
Prolonged recovery
Discomfort

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14
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Consequences of long term hypothermia

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Delayed healing

Infections

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15
Q

Hyperthermia causes

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Opioid use in cats, MRI with obese furry dogs

Can reverse if severe

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16
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Treatment of hypoventilation

A

delay extubation and continue IPPV as needed
Clear airway
Reverse drugs

17
Q

Treatment of hypoxemia

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  1. Address underlying cause
  2. Position properly
  3. Warming
  4. O2 support (increased FiO2)
18
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Causes of prolonged recovery

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  1. Hypothermia
  2. Hypotension
  3. Hypoglycemia
  4. Electrolyte derangement
  5. Anemia
  6. Hypoventilation.hypoxemia
  7. Drugs
  8. Neurologic disease
19
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Treatments of prolonged recovery

A

Address underlying cause before reversing analgesic drugs

20
Q

Equine recovery

A

Most dangerous time for equine anesthesia

Potential for injury of horse or personnel

21
Q

Types of recovery

A

Free recovery- short procedures or dangerous horses

Assisted recovery- long procedures or unstable patients, orthopedic disease

22
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Types of assisted recovery

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Personnel on hand, ropes inside/outside recovery stall, Sling recovery, pool recovery

23
Q

Equine sedatives

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Recovery from triple drip usually uneventful

Need sedative to recovery from gas anesthesia- Alpha-2 agonist +/- acepromazine

24
Q

What should be used to control pain in equines?

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NSAIDS
Alpha-2 agonists
Butorphanol (visceral)
Morphine/meperidine (somatic pain)

25
Q

Equine hypothermia

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Maintain body temp through procedure so that there is no nead to warm during recovery

26
Q

Is hypoxemia common during equine recovery?

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Yes, supplemental O2 recommended to required for all equine patients via tube or nasal flow by

27
Q

Airway obstruction in equine recovery

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Check for nasal edema before recovery, apply intranasal phenylephrine

28
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Equine weakness recovery

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Hypocalcemia, hypokalemia, hypoglycemia, anemia- can lead to fatal injury

Check bloodwork prior to recovery and correct disturbances

29
Q

Rhabdomyolysis myopathy

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Horses muscle injury secondary to hypoperfusion- hard muscles, sweating, tembling, myoglobinuria, pain

Tx: fluids analgesics

30
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Ruminant recovery

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Do not try to stand prior to ready
Regurg +/- aspiration and bloat are common complications
Maintain sternal recumbency
Delayed extubation and keep cuff inflated
Pass stomach tube to relieve gas bloat