VCS 146 Anesthesia for Veterinary Technicians I

Credit: 1.5

Course Offered: Spring, Summer, Fall

Prerequisite Courses: VCS 145

Course Description:

This is the second of 2 courses involving basic principles of anesthesia and anesthetic delivery for the veterinary technician. This course focuses on multi-species anesthetic techniques (small animal, large animal/equine, pocket pets), managing high risk patients, anesthetic complications, and pain management.

Method of Delivery: Primarily web-based exercises, textbook, and examinations (on-line or paper). The exercises will be completed on line and submitted to the instructor. Supplemental material will be offered on line as content (in addition to the textbook). Quizzes and exams will be sent to a proctor. The proctor must be a veterinarian, an accredited veterinary technician (RVT, LVT, or CVT), or an educator/teacher at a school, college, or university. The proctor will return the completed exam to the instructor for grading.

Textbooks:

Title	Author	ISBN
Anesthesia & Analgesia for Veterinary Technicians, 4th Edition	John A. Thomas	9780323055048
Dimensional Analysis For Meds 2nd, 3rd or 4th ed.	Anna M. Curren	978-1435438675
Clinical Pharmacology and Therapeutics for the Veterinary Technician, 3rd Edition	Bill	9780323011136
Ferrets, Rabbits and Rodents: Clinical Medicine and Surgery	Elizabeth V. Hilyer	0721640230
Handbook of Veterinary Anesthesia, 3rd Edition	Muir	0323008011

Modules:

Module 1: Canine/Feline Anesthetic Techniques
Module 2: Anesthetic Emergencies
Module 3: Exotic Anesthesia
Module 4: Equine Anesthetic Techniques
Module 5: Swine/Bovine Anesthetic Techniques
Module 6: Local/Regional Anesthesia and Analgesia
Module 7: High Risk Patients
Module 8: Post-Anesthetic Complications in Large Animal
Module 9: Pain Management
Module 10: Blood Gases
Module 11: Special Anesthetic Techniques