Christine Kramer, CVT, VTS (IM-Neurology): No financial relationships to disclose
Presentation Description / Summary: This lecture reviews common intracranial, spinal, and neurolmuscular disease processes that can compromise homeostasis in canine and feline patients. The review will include normal physiology and specific anesthetic concerns in regards to maintaining normal intracranial pressure, cerebral perfusion pressure, mean arterial pressure, cerebral blood flow, cerebral metabolic rate, and pain management. It will also discuss pre-anesthetic treatments, examples of anesthetic drug protocols, and recovery considerations that are indicated and contraindicated in these patients.
Learner Outcomes: 1. An understanding of common disease processes that can compromise the nervous system and anesthetic risks 2. Why specific parameters are monitored during the peri-anesthetic period for neurologic patients and how abnormal values are treated 3. Examples of anesthetic protocols and recovery considerations indicated for the neurologic patient
Learning Objectives:
Identify common anesthetic risks of neurologic patients undergoing general anesthesia for advanced imaging and surgery.
Implement a multimodal anesthetic protocol and maintain neurologic patients under general anesthesia.
Recognize possible anesthetic complications during the peri-anesthetic period and treat appropriately.
