Incorporating benzodiazepines into your small animal anesthesia…

Presented by Jessica Pang, BSc (Hons), DVM, MVetSc

Continuing education questionnaire

CE credit: 1

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Questions

1. Midazolam has which of the following advantages over diazepam: *

It is licensed for use in horses in Canada

It is 5x more potent than diazepam

It provides greater cardiopulmonary stability

2. The benzodiazepine antagonist available in Canada is: *

Atipamezole

Naloxone

Flumazenil

3. Midazolam is preferred over diazepam for intramuscular administration because:3. *

It is water soluble

It can be injected in smaller volumes

It is licensed for small animals for intramuscular administration

4. The formulation of diazepam solubilized in propylene glycol should only be administered: *

Subcutaneously

Intramuscularly

Intravenously

5. Midazolam and diazepam are metabolized in the: *

Lungs

Liver

Kidneys

6. Diazepam may have a longer duration of effect compared to midazolam because: *

It has more active metabolites than midazolam

It is more potent than midazolam

It must be administered in higher doses compared to midazolam

7. Benzodiazepines are generally avoided in patients with: *

Renal disease

Portosystemic shunts

Cardiovascular disease

8. The typical dose range of diazepam or midazolam when used as a coinduction agent for dogs and cats is: *

2–4 mg/kg

0.2–0.4 mg/kg

0.02–0.04 mg/kg

9. Benzodiazepines are highly protein bound (>95%), and therefore should be used with caution: *

If a patient is neutrophilic

If a patient is lymphopenic

If a patient is hypoalbuminemic

10. A common anesthetic coinduction technique using midazolam or diazepam is called: *

Auto-priming

Auto-injecting

Auto-inducing