What needs to be done to prepare a horse for general anesthesia or heavy sedation?

What will be an ideal response?


To prepare a horse for heavy sedation, withdraw food and water, perform required bloodwork, rinse mouth with water, estimate weight, and place a jugular catheter.

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Which of the following is NOT a function of skeletal muscles?

A. Keep blood moving in veins and lymphatics B. Move food through the GI tract C. Generate heat D. Maintain posture

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When a neuron changes its ion permeability from the resting state,

A) a variety of gated ion channels may open or close, Na+ channels may open, allowing Na+ to enter the cell, and K+ channels must open, allowing K+ to enter the cell. B) a variety of gated ion channels may open or close. C) K+ channels must open, allowing K+ to enter the cell. D) Na+ channels may open, allowing Na+ to enter the cell. E) only a variety of gated ion channels may open or close and Na+ channels may open, allowing Na+ to enter the cell.

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Decreased testosterone levels in males in their 50s signal a change called the male _________________

Fill in the blank with correct word.

Anatomy & Physiology

The release of tissue thromboplastin initiates

A) the extrinsic clotting mechanism. B) hemolysis. C) platelet plug formation. D) the intrinsic clotting mechanism.

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