Test Questions from workbook Flashcards
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A veterinary surgeon decides to use morphine and carprofen as pain relief for a German Shepherd having a TPLO. What is the name given to the programme of using of these types of drugs in combination?
Multi modal analgesia
What drug class are the ectoparasiticides Milbemycin, ivermectin and selamectin in?
macrocyclic lactones
Diazepam can be given by two routes. What are they?
Injection and rectal
Name three drugs that can be used to treat epilepsy in dogs.
Phenobarbital, potassium bromide, levetiracetam
Which antiemetic drug acts to increase the rate of gastric emptying?
Metoclopramide
How should Cerenia be stored?
Refrigerated or stings when injected
How is Benazepril excreted?
Bile and urine
Name two heart drugs that increase cardiac contractility.
Positive inotropes such as digoxin, pimobendon
What substance is not produced following administration of an ACE inhibitor?
Angiotensin II
What preventative health care treatment needs to be given with care if a patient is also being treated with immune modulatory drugs?
Vaccine
Which cytotoxic drug should be given on an empty stomach?
Chlorambucil (Leukeran)
Describe how a loop diuretic works.
Acts to prevent reabsorption of sodium in the kidney; leads to excretion of water in the urine
How does an osmotic diuretic (such as Mannitol) work?
Inhibits reabsorption of water and sodium (Na); major effect in the proximal convoluted tubule and the descending limb of Henle’s loop. Expands extracellular fluid and plasma volume, increases blood flow to kidney, washes out the cortical medullary gradient, preventing concentration of urine.
What is meant by a potassium sparing diuretic (such as spironolactone)?
Potassium-sparing diuretics are diuretic drugs that do not promote the secretion of potassium into the urine.
