Practice Problems in Anesthesiology and Pharmacology 1) A dog is given a 50:50 m

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Practice Problems in Anesthesiology and Pharmacology 1) A dog is given a 50:50 mixture of Ketamine (100 mg/ml) and Xylazine (100 mg/ml). The dosage to administer is 1 mg/lb. a. How much do you inject in a dog that weighs 25 Kg? b. How much do you inject in a dog that weighs 6 Kg? 2) In order to dry mucus secretions in pigs when they are under many types of anesthesia, a drug called Atropine of commonly administered either before or as the anesthesia is begins to work Small Animal Atropine is supplied in 100 ml bottles that have 0.54 mg/ml. You are to give a 150 pound Hampshire a dosage of 0.04 mg/kg IM. a. How many mg do you give? b. How many ml must you draw into your syringe? 3) A 110 pound pig is asleep on the operating table and begins to move during the surgery. You are instructed to give Sodium Thiopental (2.5%) at 6.6 mg / Kg IV to affect (pushing slowly) for deeper relaxation and 10-15 min. extra time. Use the marginal ear vein. a. How much Thiopental do you draw from the bottle into your syringe? 4) Rats are given a drug called Sodium Pentobarbital (truth serum) as an anesthetic. The dosage is 50 mg/kg IP. The drug is supplied 50 mg/ml. a. How much do you give a mouse that weighs 30 grams? b. How much do you give a 500 gram rat? 5) Dr. Jamison uses a mixture he calls "Cat Juice". Cat juice contains the following: 10 ml Ketamine (100 mg/ml)+ 0.22 ml Xylazine (100 mg/ml)+ 0.33 ml Atropine (0.5 mg/ml) The dosage is 1 ml/10 lbs IM for a spay and 0.5 ml/10 lbs for neuter. a. How much do you give a 7 Kg female cat? b. How much do you give a 12 lb male cat? c. What procedure is the male getting? d. What procedure is the female getting?

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1. Ketamine

2. Atropine

3. Sodium thiopentone

4. Sodium phenobarbital

5. Cat

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