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Description:
The veterinary technician's role in patient assessment, preparation, induction, monitoring, maintenance, and recovery of anesthesia. Sedation, analgesia, general anesthesia, and local anesthesia techniques will be practiced and/or demonstrated. Practical applications of pharmacology, including indications, contraindications and effects of common pre-anesthetic and anesthetic agents. Skills pertaining to anesthesia will be practiced. Intended for students in the Veterinary Technology Program; enrollment is limited to students accepted in the program.
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Prerequisite:
Prerequisites: V T 58L; discussion and demonstration of ability to set up an anesthesia machine.
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Corequisite:
Completion of or concurrent enrollment in V T 84.
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Advisory:
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Repeatability:
Not Repeatable.
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Hours:
6 hours lab per week. 72 hours total per quarter.
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Foothill GE Area:English
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Transferability:
CSU
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Transfer GE:
Information regarding how this course is applied toward CSU GE/Breadth or IGETC certification is available at:
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Foothill Transfer GE Guide
Department Note:
There is a selective admission process required prior to enrolling in these courses. For an application, access www.foothill.edu/bio/programs/vettech. Selective admission process does not apply to the Veterinary Assistant Certificate courses (VT 52A, 52B, 88A).
