SMALL ANIMAL ANESTHESIA LABORATORY

Prerequisites & course information

Requisites: Declared in Doctor of Veterinary Medicine with third year standing Repeatable for Credit: No Last Taught: Fall 2026 Learning Outcomes: 1. Identify and summarize the important properties of common pharmaceuticals administered pre, intra and post-operatively for sedation, analgesia, induction, and maintenance of anesthesia Audience: Undergraduate 2. Identify and summarize the important properties of common patient monitoring equipment, including but not limited to: pulse oximeter (heart rate & SpO2), Doppler (blood pressure & heart rate), temperature probes, capnometers/capnographs (EtCO2 & respiration) Audience: Undergraduate 3. Perform a comprehensive physical examination of a small animal patient, determine pertinent differential diagnoses based on that physical exam, prioritize and perform relevant diagnostic tests and therapeutics to resolve any health problems as part of a pre-anesthetic work-up Audience: Undergraduate 4. Perform complete anesthetic station set-up, including selection and knowledge of appropriate intra- operative patient monitoring equipment and thermoregulatory units Audience: Undergraduate 5. Demonstrate proper anesthetic technique for the following- intravenous catheterization, intramuscular, subcutaneous and intravenous injections, anesthetic induction, intubation, patient positioning and maintenance and recovery of general anesthesia in a small animal patient Audience: Undergraduate 6. Calculate proper intravenous fluid amounts, set up a proper fluid administration set for each patient, and deliver prescribed amounts of fluids both subcutaneously and intravenously peri-operative Audience: Undergraduate 7. Show proficiency with various anesthetic breathing systems (Modified Mapleson D systems) and rebreathing systems (F & Y circle systems) and machines (Drager’s & Versa II’s), including set-up, pressure checking, and checking/filling inhalant levels Audience: Undergraduate 8. Recognize, differentiate and mitigate peri-operative anesthetic complications and pain Audience: Undergraduate 9. Complete pre- anesthetic SOAP work-up and intra-operative anesthetic record keeping Audience: Undergraduate Learning Outcomes: 1. Identify and summarize the important properties of common pharmaceuticals administered pre, intra and post-operatively for sedation, analgesia, induction, and maintenance of anesthesia Audience: Undergraduate 2. Identify and summarize the important properties of common patient monitoring equipment, including but not limited to: pulse oximeter (heart rate & SpO2), Doppler (blood pressure & heart rate), temperature probes, capnometers/capnographs (EtCO2 & respiration) Audience: Undergraduate 3. Perform a comprehensive physical examination of a small animal patient, determine pertinent differential diagnoses based on that physical exam, prioritize and perform relevant diagnostic tests and therapeutics to resolve any health problems as part of a pre-anesthetic work-up Audience: Undergraduate 4. Perform complete anesthetic station set-up, including selection and knowledge of appropriate intra- operative patient monitoring equipment and thermoregulatory units Audience: Undergraduate 5. Demonstrate proper anesthetic technique for the following- intravenous catheterization, intramuscular, subcutaneous and intravenous injections, anesthetic induction, intubation, patient positioning and maintenance and recovery of general anesthesia in a small animal patient Audience: Undergraduate 6. Calculate proper intravenous fluid amounts, set up a proper fluid administration set for each patient, and deliver prescribed amounts of fluids both subcutaneously and intravenously peri-operative Audience: Undergraduate 7. Show proficiency with various anesthetic breathing systems (Modified Mapleson D systems) and rebreathing systems (F & Y circle systems) and machines (Drager’s & Versa II’s), including set-up, pressure checking, and checking/filling inhalant levels Audience: Undergraduate 8. Recognize, differentiate and mitigate peri-operative anesthetic complications and pain Audience: Undergraduate 9. Complete pre- anesthetic SOAP work-up and intra-operative anesthetic record keeping Audience: Undergraduate