Anesthesiology & Pain Management

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Appropriate patient evaluation provides for the recognition of anesthetic risks and anesthetic concerns for that specific patient and procedure.

Anesthetic care of veterinary patients has not gotten easier over the years.

Cardiac arrest is a life-threatening emergency which must be recognized and treated IMMEDIATELY!

Pharmaceuticals do not take the place of clinical finesse.

Cats have relatively deficient hepatic glucuronidation mechanism.

Newly available analgesics and novel methods for the use of standard medications have greatly expanded options for safe and effective relief of pain in veterinary patients.

One-third of all human cancer patients report pain (60-90% with advanced cancer).

Anesthesia is intended to be a controlled, benign and reversible process. Unfortunately, the anesthetic drugs produce their effects primarily by limited depression of vital processes.

Providing good analgesia improves clinical outcome for critically injured patients.

Pain is a complex sensory and emotional experience that can be associated with actual or potential tissue damage.

The word anesthesia means without sensation-–our goal is to provide unconsciousness, amnesia, analgesia and muscle relaxation for a variety of procedures both invasive and non-invasive.

There is no single best way to anesthetize dogs and cats, making it imperative to be familiar with a variety of different anesthetic drugs and techniques.

It is important to remember that pain is an experience, not a neurologic process.

The components of an anesthesia machine work together to deliver controlled amounts of oxygen and anesthetic gas.

Use of non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drugs (NSAIDs) has dramatically improved the quality of life for many dogs with OA.

Blood gas analysis gives us information about a patient's acid-base status and pulmonary function.

Anesthesia monitors are only as good as the people who use them. It is imperative to know what is normal so that you can recognize when something is outside of normal.

Average reported neonatal mortality rates (greatest during the first week of life) vary, ranging from 9-26%.

The cat as a species represents a therapeutic challenge when trying to use NSAIDs safely.

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Intervertebral disk disease (IVDD) is one of the most common conditions affecting chondrodystrophic dogs. Signalment, history and thorough neurologic examination are paramount in diagnosing and determining a treatment plan for animals affected with IVDD.

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Veterinarians are making huge strides in managing patient pain. But as the number of treatment modalities has increased, the amount of information veterinarians must learn and apply has also ratcheted up.

Canine hip dysplasia affects millions of dogs each year. Abnormal development in the dysplastic hip causes damage to the articular cartilage of the joint, resulting in osteoarthritis, severe pain and eventually debilitation.

The five modules in the VEO Pain Management course are designed to give the busy practitioner a working knowledge of the vocabulary and concepts underlying the modern approach to pain management in the dog and cat. (5 CE credits)

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We urge you to amend Table 4 on page 32 in your January issue of Veterinary Medicine so that incorrect dosages are not inadvertently used in the future.