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Article: Peri-Anesthetic Myths, Mysteries & Misconceptions: Part 6

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DEI&B in the Veterinary Profession: Change is Possible

DIVERSITY, EQUITY, INCLUSION AND BELONGING (DEI&B) is terminology populating our newsfeeds, social media outlets, and pro

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Anesthetic Myths, Mysteries, and Misconceptions: Part 5

Read the next installment of our investigative efforts into common myths, mysteries and misconceptions surrounding veterinary anesthesia and analgesia. If you need something investigated, send us your thoughts at thinkanesthesia@jurox.com.
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Peri-Anesthetic Myths, Mysteries & Misconceptions: Article 4

Read the next installment of our investigative efforts into common myths, mysteries and misconceptions surrounding veterinary anesthesia and analgesia. If you need something investigated, send us your thoughts at thinkanesthesia@jurox.com.
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Peri-Anesthetic Myths, Mysteries and Misconceptions: Part 3

Read the next installment of our investigative efforts into common myths, mysteries and misconceptions surrounding veterinary

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Peri-Anesthetic Myths, Mysteries and Misconceptions: Part 2

Read the next installment of our series, Peri-Anesthetic Myths, Mysteries and Misconceptions that investigates common dogma s

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Peri-anesthetic Myths & Misconceptions: Premedication

Have you been told something that you accept, potentially not giving it much thought because ‘it's just what everyone does or says’…often wonder where it originated? Is it based on science? This article is the first of a series of articles that looks to unveil origins of truth to common myths or misconceptions surrounding veterinary anesthesia and analgesia.
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Providing Assisted Ventilation for Patients with Respiratory Disease

This article describes the importance of the respiratory system in the pre-anesthetic evaluation period, the mechanics of spontaneous and mechanical ventilation and ventilatory strategies specific to clinical situations in veterinary patients.
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Identifying Drug Misuse in Veterinary Medicine: A Team Approach

This article highlights the collaboration of veterinary professionals in a quest to identify the cause of the frustrating occurrence of patients becoming ‘light’ following the start of surgery at one of two sister clinics.
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Peri-operative analgesia: Prepare, Pre-empt, & Prevent

This article, Pre-operative Analgesia: Prepare, Pre-empt, & Prevent build upon the previously published article Pain and

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Pain and Its Recognition

This article provides a brief overview of physiological pain processes, their associated implications for analgesic planning, and finally, a discussion of pain recognition in cats and dogs.
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An Alternative Pressure Test

Anesthesia machine check outs help to prevent problems during surgery while keeping patients and team members safe. A more thorough version of the positive pressure leak test is presented here to aid in discovering anesthesia machine issues quickly and efficiently.
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Optimizing Anesthetic Recoveries

Recovery from anesthesia carries a higher risk of fatality than any other phase of anesthesia. This article empowers veterinary professionals to make the most of this make-or-break period, by reducing the risk of complications, and identifying and managing those that arise once the maintenance anesthetic drug is discontinued.
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Alfaxan® Multidose IDX as Part of an Anesthetic Protocol in Exotic Animal Medicine

Commonly used anesthetic agents may not always be appropriate for exotic species, and with these animals becoming more common as pets, more veterinarians may find themselves needing anesthetic protocols for these species.
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A Major Anesthetic Innovation for Minor Species

Exotic animals are becoming more common as pets, and these animals frequently require sedation for a comprehensive physical examination; therefore, veterinary practices need safe and convenient sedation agents for these species.
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Diagnosing and Treating the Veterinary Technician Crisis

The veterinary industry is facing a shortage of one of its most valuable assets: credentialed veterinary technicians.
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Thermoregulation: Giving Hypothermia the Cold Shoulder

This article, Thermoregulation: Giving Hypothermia the Cold Shoulder, reviews thermoregulation and peri-anesthetic hypothermi

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General Anesthesia and Cardiac Disease Patients

Patients with cardiac insufficiency present a unique anesthetic challenge to the anesthetist. Changes not only in the cardiovascular system, but also in hepatic, renal, thermoregulatory, and neurological systems mean that careful consideration of drugs, protocols, and procedures must be observed to ensure the best anesthetic outcome.
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Feline Anesthesia: The journey continues for Peaches

The Importance of a Good Anesthesia Experience for the Feline Patient

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General Anesthesia for Cesarean Section in Dogs and Cats

Successful anesthesia for the surgical patient undergoing cesarean section involves awareness of pregnancy-related physiologi

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Feline Anesthesia: A Comprehensive Protocol Starts at Home

A Good Feline Anesthesia Experience Is Important

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General Anesthesia in Brachycephalic Dogs & Cats

Do pug procedures give you palpitations? Do you bristle at bulldog biopsies? This evidence-based discussion of anesthesia in brachycephalic dogs and cats will help veterinary professionals confidently tackle these cases. With careful preparation, management of stress (for both patient and veterinary team!), and vigilant monitoring, the considerable risks associated with brachycephalic airway structure can be minimized, optimizing the care provided.
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Use of Alfaxan Multidose in Emergency Medicine

In this article we will briefly review best practices of sedation and anesthesia to optimize patient outcomes, identify alfaxalone’s attributes as the ideal anesthetic drug and finally, we will focus on walking through some common emergency room cases utilizing Alfaxan® Multidose.
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General Anesthesia in Pediatric Patients

Successful anesthesia of puppies and kittens involves close monitoring, considered drug choices, and careful physiological support. This article discusses considerations for pediatric patients, from the impact of immature organ systems to anesthetic approaches that set veterinary professionals up for optimal outcomes.
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Capnography II - What happened to the elephants? A summary of abnormal traces

In this second article of the capnography we review some of the more common capnography traces you may observe during anesthesia and try to understand them. Scroll to the end of the article to download a printable capnography cheat sheet.
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Capnography Part 1 – Not Just a Load of Hot Air

Understanding the associated physiology as well as the constituents of both inspired and expired fractions of the respiratory cycle is key to understanding the capnogram.
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The Five Phases of Anesthesia

In this article take a look at patient evaluation, pre-medication, induction, maintenance and recovery of Anesthesia
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Use of Alfaxan in Geriatric Patients

Dogs and cats are living longer than ever before, in part due to improved availability and options for veterinary care. Find out how to best manage older patients when using Alfaxan.
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