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What is the main benefit of using morphine for equine epidural analgesia?
What is the main benefit of using morphine for equine epidural analgesia?
- Requires administration through an epidural catheter for longer-term use
- Provides analgesia without the risk of weakness or motor blockade (correct)
- Provides motor blockade for the hind limbs
- Carries a high risk of side effects like urticaria and ileus
What is the recommended location for inserting an epidural catheter in horses?
What is the recommended location for inserting an epidural catheter in horses?
- Between the first and second coccygeal vertebrae (Co1-Co2) (correct)
- Between the last lumbar and first sacral vertebrae (L6-S1)
- At any vertebral space, as long as local anesthetics are avoided
- In the lumbosacral (LS) space to provide analgesia for the hind limbs
What is the recommended approach for providing anesthesia for castration in horses, ruminants, and swine?
What is the recommended approach for providing anesthesia for castration in horses, ruminants, and swine?
- Administer an intratesticular block with a large volume of lidocaine under general anesthesia or sedation (correct)
- Perform a retrobulbar block to desensitize the testes and surrounding area
- Apply a cornual branch of the zygomaticotemporal nerve block for the procedure
- Use a line block or inverted L block to infiltrate the incision site with local anesthetic
What is the recommended nerve block for examining the eye in ruminants?
What is the recommended nerve block for examining the eye in ruminants?
What is the recommended approach for providing analgesia for ruminant flank laparotomy?
What is the recommended approach for providing analgesia for ruminant flank laparotomy?
What is the recommended nerve block for dehorning in adult cattle?
What is the recommended nerve block for dehorning in adult cattle?
What are the signs of blockage mentioned in the text?
What are the signs of blockage mentioned in the text?
Where should the majority of the drug be deposited in the distal paravertebral block?
Where should the majority of the drug be deposited in the distal paravertebral block?
Which procedure involves injecting between S5-Co1 or Co1-Co2 space?
Which procedure involves injecting between S5-Co1 or Co1-Co2 space?
What is the indication for performing a ruminant lumbosacral epidural?
What is the indication for performing a ruminant lumbosacral epidural?
How is the anesthesia of the teats typically performed?
How is the anesthesia of the teats typically performed?
Which block is used in the cranial aspect of the udder and teats?
Which block is used in the cranial aspect of the udder and teats?
Which nerve block would be most appropriate for performing an ophthalmic exam on a horse?
Which nerve block would be most appropriate for performing an ophthalmic exam on a horse?
Which of the following nerves, when blocked, would desensitize the majority of the upper eyelid in a horse?
Which of the following nerves, when blocked, would desensitize the majority of the upper eyelid in a horse?
Which nerve block would be most appropriate for a standing enucleation procedure in a horse?
Which nerve block would be most appropriate for a standing enucleation procedure in a horse?
Which nerve block would be appropriate for desensitizing the lower incisors in a horse?
Which nerve block would be appropriate for desensitizing the lower incisors in a horse?
Which nerve block would be appropriate for desensitizing the mandible in a horse?
Which nerve block would be appropriate for desensitizing the mandible in a horse?
Which of the following is a characteristic of the caudal epidural technique in horses?
Which of the following is a characteristic of the caudal epidural technique in horses?
What is the primary benefit of using morphine for equine epidural analgesia?
What is the primary benefit of using morphine for equine epidural analgesia?
Which nerve block is recommended for desensitizing the cornual branch of the zygomaticotemporal nerve during dehorning in adult cattle?
Which nerve block is recommended for desensitizing the cornual branch of the zygomaticotemporal nerve during dehorning in adult cattle?
Which of the following is the recommended approach for providing anesthesia for castration in horses, ruminants, and swine?
Which of the following is the recommended approach for providing anesthesia for castration in horses, ruminants, and swine?
Which nerve block would be most appropriate for performing an ophthalmic examination in ruminants?
Which nerve block would be most appropriate for performing an ophthalmic examination in ruminants?
What is the recommended location for inserting an epidural catheter in horses?
What is the recommended location for inserting an epidural catheter in horses?
Which nerve block is recommended for desensitizing the cornual branch of the infratrochlear nerve during dehorning in goats?
Which nerve block is recommended for desensitizing the cornual branch of the infratrochlear nerve during dehorning in goats?
Which of the following is the primary benefit of including the L3 nerve in the distal paravertebral block for ruminant flank laparotomy?
Which of the following is the primary benefit of including the L3 nerve in the distal paravertebral block for ruminant flank laparotomy?
Where should the majority of the local anesthetic drug be deposited during the distal paravertebral block for ruminant flank laparotomy?
Where should the majority of the local anesthetic drug be deposited during the distal paravertebral block for ruminant flank laparotomy?
Which of the following is a recommended technique for providing anesthesia of the teats in ruminants?
Which of the following is a recommended technique for providing anesthesia of the teats in ruminants?
What is the primary indication for performing a ruminant lumbosacral epidural block?
What is the primary indication for performing a ruminant lumbosacral epidural block?
Which nerve block is recommended for providing anesthesia of the caudal aspect of the udder and teats in ruminants?
Which nerve block is recommended for providing anesthesia of the caudal aspect of the udder and teats in ruminants?
What is the recommended approach for performing a caudal epidural block in ruminants?
What is the recommended approach for performing a caudal epidural block in ruminants?
Which nerve block would be appropriate for desensitizing the maxilla and sinus cavity in a horse?
Which nerve block would be appropriate for desensitizing the maxilla and sinus cavity in a horse?
Which nerve block is used to desensitize the ipsilateral upper lip, nose, teeth rostral to the first molar, maxillary sinus, and roof of the nasal cavity in a horse?
Which nerve block is used to desensitize the ipsilateral upper lip, nose, teeth rostral to the first molar, maxillary sinus, and roof of the nasal cavity in a horse?
Which nerve block would be appropriate for preventing closure of the eyelid (blinking) during an ophthalmic exam in a horse?
Which nerve block would be appropriate for preventing closure of the eyelid (blinking) during an ophthalmic exam in a horse?
Which of the following nerves, when blocked, would desensitize the majority of the upper eyelid in a horse?
Which of the following nerves, when blocked, would desensitize the majority of the upper eyelid in a horse?
Which technique is used to prevent loss of motor function during a caudal epidural in a horse?
Which technique is used to prevent loss of motor function during a caudal epidural in a horse?
Which nerve block would be appropriate for desensitizing the lower incisors in a horse?
Which nerve block would be appropriate for desensitizing the lower incisors in a horse?
