Tips for Skill 11

This skill will require you to calculate and administer anesthetic antagonists. Upon completion of this skill, you will be able to identify anesthetic antagonists, understand their use and route of administration. You will also be proficient at performing dosage calculations and administering anesthetic antagonists.

Tips for materials that need to be submitted:

• Copy of patient record showing administration of anesthetic antagonist

  • You only need to submit one patient record

  • It needs to be a true antagonist

• Log book with patient and drug information

  • You need the full patient signalment

  • The weight of the animal

  • Dose of drug calculated

  • Volume administered

  • Route of administration

  • You need to show all your work! Make sure you are performing the calculations for the antagonist.

  • Indicate what drug it is the antagonist for (give a brief indication for use of the drug)