Anesthesiology

Code:

MV322

Acronym:

AN

Keywords
Classification	Keyword
OFICIAL	Clinical Sciences

Instance: 2015/2016 - 2S

Active?	Yes
Responsible unit:	Veterinary Clinics
Course/CS Responsible:	Integrated Masters Degree in Veterinary Medicine

Cycles of Study/Courses

Acronym	No. of Students	Study Plan	Curricular Years	Credits UCN	Credits ECTS	Contact hours	Total Time
MIMV	51	Plan 2007 to 2017	3	-	5,5	80	148,5

Teaching language

Portuguese

Objectives

Equip students with fundamental knowledge of anesthesiology and analgesia, to enable them to practice the most common anesthetics and analgesics protocols used in several animal species .
Enable students to distinguish and resolve the possible systemic complications that may occur during an anesthetic protocol.
Trasmit to students the procedures and means to identify and eliminate pain in the practice of veterinary medicine.
Provide students with scientific knowledge to facilitate their permanent practice update, and thus be able to follow scientific and technological innovations that occur in this area.

Learning outcomes and competences

This discipline aims to help students gain the following skills:
1. Ability to select a more suitable anesthetic technique, taking into account the clinical condition of the animal, thereby contributing to the health of the patient;
2. Know the main foundations and respective clinical applications of the techniques of anesthesia and analgesia, including local and general anesthesia;Know the basics to perform an anesthetic technique;
4. Ability to assess, identify and resolve possible anesthetic complications.
5. Recognize and interpret the signs monitoring anesthetic in a surgical setting.
6.Recognize situations where euthanasia is necessary and perform it humanely, using appropriate methods in relation to its safety and performance.

Working method

Presencial

Program

SMALL ANIMALS:
DEFINITIONS AND GENERAL (Anesthesia, Analgesia, tranquilization, sedation, narcosis; General Anesthesia; Dissociative Anesthesia, Balanced Anesthesia ) - Pharmacokinetics- Drugs Interaction- Phases of Anesthesia.
ANAESTHETICS LOCAL
Action Mode - Levels of block - Duration of action - excretion - toxicity - Main Local Anesthesia Techniques -Anesthesia Local by Infiltration and Regional- deeply Regional- Anesthesia Technique - Local Anesthesia in Small Animals (Regional Anesthesia of Head ; Local Anesthesia of the Members; Intravenous Regional Anesthesia ; Epidural Anesthesia lumbosacral)
PRE-ANAESTHETICS (Definition, Use, Selection, categories).
ANTICHOLINERGICS(Definition; Pharmacology; Indication; Undesirable Effects, Contraindications).
ALFA 2 - AGONIST (Definition; Pharmacology; Indication; Undesirable Effects, Contraindications).
TRANQUILIZERS (Groups; Definition; Pharmacology; Indication; Undesirable Effects, Contraindications).
OPIOIDS (Groups; Definition; Pharmacology; Indication; Undesirable Effects, Contraindications).
MUSCLE RELAXANTS (Definition; Pharmacology; Indication; Undesirable effects; Contraindications; antagonists).
NEUROLEPTOANALGESIA (Definition, indications, combinations, Advantage, Disadvantage)
ANAESTHETICS FIXED: Thiobarbiturates -Ketamine -Tiletanina / Zolazepam - Propofol - Etomidate (Use -Duration - Elimination - Advantage - Disadvantage -Caution in animals debilitated / Elderly / and risk).
AGENTS INHALANTS: Halhotane-Isoflurane-Sevoflurane (properties; Indications: Caution: Speed of induction and recovery room). Nitrous oxide (properties, indications, precautions) Hypoxia diffusion.
CARDIOPULMONARY RESUSCITATION AND MONITORING ANESTHETIC.
LARGE ANIMALS
ANESTHESIA IN SWINE (Tranquilizers, Local Anesthesia, General Anesthesia)
Anesthesia in small ruminants (Sedation and premedication, general anesthesia)
ANESTHESIA IN CATTLE (General Considerations, Sedation and General Anesthesia)
LOCAL ANESTHESIA IN CATTLE (Epidural, Paravertebral, and other procedures of anesthesia of the flank, Local anesthesia for dehorning, Anesthesia for the ceiling , Anesthesia of the eye and eyelids).
LOCAL AND REGIONAL ANESTHESIA IN HORSES (intrassinoviais and perineural Blocks for diagnosis of lameness , Regional blocks of the head; Paravertebral Anesthesia and Epidural.
GENERAL ANESTHESIA IN HORSES (anesthetic risk; Preparation Pre-anesthesia, sedation, analgesia and premedication; Protocols of the General Anesthesia; Anesthesia Volatile - Circuits and inhalational agents; Anesthetic Complications)

Mandatory literature

Thurmon John C. ed.; Lumb & Jones. veterinary anesthesia. ISBN: 0-683-08238-8
Muir William W.; Handbook of veterinary anesthesia. ISBN: 0-8016-7656-8
Muir William W.; Equine anesthesia. ISBN: 0-8016-3576-4
James Gaynor and William Muir ; Handbook of Veterinary Pain Management, Elsevier, 2014. ISBN: 978-0323089357

Teaching methods and learning activities

Theoretical: theoretical exposition with suport of half audio-appearences Pratical: Pratical demostration and executation of the techniques of surgical semiology

Evaluation Type

Evaluation with final exam

Assessment Components

Designation	Weight (%)
Exame	100,00
Total:	100,00

Eligibility for exams

75% of presence in theoretical and pratical classes

Calculation formula of final grade

100 % written theoretical examination

The final exam may be held on the Moodle-UP platform

Special assessment (TE, DA, ...)

Examination can be accomplished through written test or oral test

Classification improvement

Can be made by submitting a proposal to take the time to appeal in the matter which will include all taught in theory and practice

Observations

Divided in 7 weeks of theoretical and pratical classes of smalls animails and 7 weeks of theoretical and pratical of large animals