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Changing Barolime Crystals and Calibrating the Snyder Oxygen Kennel

Sam, CVT, demonstrating how to set up and maintain a Snyder unit used for patient oxygen support. Sam walks through two key procedures: replacing the barolime (carbon dioxide-absorbing granules) and properly calibrating the unit to room air (20.9%…

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Presentation slide titled Anesthesia Machine Basics listing key components including oxygen source, flowmeter, oxygen flush valve, vaporizer, pressure manometer, breathing circuit, pop-off valve, and soda lime or barium hydroxide lime.

Basic Anesthesia for Veterinary Technicians

Jessica, CVT, presents a comprehensive training session on anesthesia monitoring fundamentals for veterinary technicians. The lecture covers essential topics including the technician's role in patient safety, proper anesthesia machine setup and…

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A person wearing blue medical gloves uses a large syringe to administer a dark substance into the mouth of a small, scruffy dog.

Using Activated Charcoal on a Dog Who Ate Chocolate

Emerson, CVT, demonstrating how to orally administer activated charcoal (Toxiban) to Desmond, a dog who ingested chocolate. The procedure helps prevent toxin absorption by binding harmful substances in the GI tract so they can be excreted, and…

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A smiling woman in a maroon scrub top and black jacket, with a hospital ID badge and equipment clipped to her chest, standing in a medical storage room.

Inhalant Anesthesia

Trudee, CVT, provides an overview of inhalant anesthesia in veterinary medicine, focusing on Isoflurane (ISO), including key concepts such as minimum alveolar concentration (MAC), time constants, and patient monitoring during anesthetic maintenance…

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A light-colored dog lying on an X-ray table with black sandbags positioned to hold its legs in place.

Left Lateral Stifle Radiographs Hands Free Technique

Trudee, CVT, demonstrates how DoveLewis's orthopedic service obtains a hands-free left lateral stifle radiograph prior to TPLO surgery, using sandbags and tape to position the leg and achieve the 90/90 flexion angle needed for surgical planning…

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A golden dog lying on an exam table with its hind legs positioned by black sandbag stabilizers for an X-ray.

Left Stifle Radiograph Caudal Cranial Hands Free Technique

Trudee, CVT, demonstrates the hands-free caudal cranial view of the left stifle for pre-TPLO radiography, using sandbags to elevate the opposite hip and stabilize the midsection while ensuring the tail and hock are properly positioned. A well-executed…

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A woman in scrubs and a dark jacket stands indoors, smiling at the camera. She wears a microphone on her jacket, and medical equipment is visible in the background.

Hydromorphone

Trudee, CVT, provides an overview of hydromorphone, a pure mu agonist opioid used for moderate to severe pain with a duration of 4 to 6 hours and onset that varies by dose and route of administration. Key side effects include nausea, vomiting, panting…

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Butorphanol

Trudee, CVT, discusses butorphanol, a synthetic opioid that acts as a partial kappa and mu agonist providing mild analgesia for 1 to 2 hours and sedation for 4 to 6 hours, with fewer cardiovascular and respiratory side effects than other opioids. It…

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A woman with blonde hair tied back, wearing a maroon top and black jacket, stands indoors with medical equipment in the background. She has a small microphone clipped to her jacket.

Buprenorphine

Trudee, CVT, covers buprenorphine, a synthetic partial mu agonist opioid used for mild to moderate pain with effects lasting approximately 8 hours, noting its strong transmucosal bioavailability makes it a practical analgesic choice for cats. An…

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Fentanyl

Trudee, CVT, reviews fentanyl, a pure mu agonist opioid used for moderate to severe pain that has a very short duration of approximately 20 minutes, making it best suited for CRI delivery across a range of rates depending on the clinical goal. It…