VTS 253 - Veterinary Anesthesia and Pharmacology 4 cr.

This course studies all facets of anesthesia including the pre‐anesthetic period through recovery. Injectable drugs and inhalation anesthetics are covered along with analgesic medications and other drugs affecting most major body systems. Drug kinetics, adverse reactions, labeling, dispensing, recording and proper handling of various drugs are also studied. 3 hrs. lect; 240 hrs. clinical skills practicum at a veterinary hospital. Prerequisite: VTS 148, VTS 150, VTS 151, VTS 152, VTS 155, and by advisement only. Corequisite: VTS 256. fall 2014, spring 2015, fall 2015, spring 2016