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When are bronchodilators used?
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when bronchi and/or bronchioles constrict
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What are bronchodilators used for?
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asthma
anaphylactic shock congestive heart failure |
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What are the bronchodilator drugs?
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>Aminophylline
>Theophylline >Albuterol |
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How does Aminophylline work?
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inhibits the smooth muscle contraction
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When is Theophylline usually used?
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When there is a resistance to aminophylline
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Which bronchodilators are available in both oral and parenteral form?
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Aminophylline
Theophylline |
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How does Albuterol work?
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opens up bronchial passages by blocking recptor sides of histamine
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Albuterol is available in what form?
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Inhaler
**cats have a mask inhaler** |
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What are anti-tussives used for?
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Cough (due to infectious disease)
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Anti-tussive contain either ______ or ________.
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codeine or opioids
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What are the anti-tussive drugs?
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Butorphanol (Torb)
Hydrocodone (Hycodan, Tussagon) Codeine |
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Butorphanol is both a _______ and _______.
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analgesic and antitussive
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When used as an anti-tussive what type of cough is Butorpahnol used for?
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dry productive cough
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How does Hydrocodone work?
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reduces the cough which quiets the bronchial/tracheal inflammation
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What are the side effects of the anti-tussive drugs?
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>sedation
>constipation |
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How do anti-histamines work?
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blocks the effects of histamines
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What are histamines?
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chemicals released by tissues in response to inflammation
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What do histamines do?
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help heal the body
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When histamines are abundant what can they cause?
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systemic effects
>>asthma, allergies, anaphylactic shock |
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What are the clinical uses of anti-histamines?
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>feline asthma
>insect bites >anaphylaxis >prevent allergic reaction |
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What are the anti-histamine drugs?
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>Diphenhydramine (Benadryl)
>Chlorpheniramine >Hydroxazine (Atarax) >Clemestine (Tavist) |
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Hydroxazine (Atarax) is usually used for?
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allergic dermatitis in cats and dogs
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