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Urinary acidifiers are for?
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Struvite crystals. Contraindicated for?
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Severe liver, kidney or pancreatic disease or acidosis
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Allopurinol, dosage form of?
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Xanithine oxidase inhibitor, for?
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Ammonium acid urate crystals
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Urinary alkalyzers are for?
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Calcium oxalate crystals side effects?
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Possible fluid and electrolyte imbalance
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Degrees of pain
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Superficial, deep or visceral, arises in?
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SQ, muscles tendons bones or joints, hollow abdominal organs
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NSAIDs are best used for
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mild to moderate pain, long-term us. Work by?
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Inhibiting cox 2 (cox 1 can be inhibited for more nasty side affect along with it)
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NSAIDs are preferred over steroids becase
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Decreased side effects, but still have analgesic affects and decrease fever. Side effects?
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GI ulceration and bleeding, nephrotoxicity, inhibition of cartilage metabolism, bone marrow suppression, decreased platelet aggregation
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Aspirin, aka?
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acetylsalicylic acid. Used in cats?
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Yes, for cardiomyopathy, but in VERY small doses
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Tylenol, aka?
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acetaminophen. Used in cats?
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NO
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Rimadyl, aka?
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Carprofen. Adverse side effects?
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GI ulceration is rare
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Ketoprofen, aka?
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Ketofen. Side effects?
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GI or generalized bleeding, renal dysfunction
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Ibuprofen. Used in cats?
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NO. Used in dogs?
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NO
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Etodolac aka?
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Etogesic. Side effects?
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anorexia, vomiting and diarrhea, lethargy
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derocoxib, aka?
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Deramaxx. Used in?
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Dogs over fourteen pounds
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tepoxalin, aka?
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Zubrin. Why special?
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Rapidly dissolving strips
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Polysulfated glycosaminoglycon (PSGAG) aka?
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Adequan or Legend. Given?
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Intraarticular or IM
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Cosequin
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Oral nutraceutical (glucosamine, chondroitin, so4 and manganese so4
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Meloxicam, aka?
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Metacam. Used in dogs. Special?
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Extra-label use in cats, cox1 sparing
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Opiods. What class?
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Class II, how effective?
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Most effective for moderate to sever pain
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Opioids, adverse side effects?
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Panting, resp. depression, bradycardia, sedation, excitement, addiction. Given to cats?
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Only tolerate low doses
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Opiates. Examples?
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Morphine
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Oxymorphone, meperidine, codeine, fentanyl
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Muscle relaxants. Such as?
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Methocarbomal/ Robaxin V. Side effects?
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Hypersalivation, emesis, muscle weakness, ataxia
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Corticosteroids. Used for?
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Anti-inflammatory, pruritis, immune-mediated diseases
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PU/PD, thin skin, muscle wasting, depressed healing, polyphagia, iatrogenic cushings, addisons, gastric ulcers, osteoporosis, behavior shifts
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Opioids, work by?
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Interacting with the brain to make you feel okay about what's going on
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Blocking/inhibiting pain impulses
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Nerve blocks and local, regional and topical anesthetics. work by?
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never letting you experience the pain
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Corticosteroids are more effect than NSAIDs because?
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They take multiple routes and address the problem earlier on
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NSAIDs, kill who?
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The messenger
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Cox 1 and more important/desirable cox 2
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Methocarbomal
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Robaxin V
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Muscle relaxant
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Morphine
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Opiate
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Class II
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Oxymorphone
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Opiate
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Class II
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Meperidine
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Opiate
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Class II
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Codeine
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Opiate
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Class II
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Fentanyl
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Opiate
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Class II
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Urinary acidifiers, side effects?
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GI disturbance
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Xanthine oxidase inhibitors, side effects?
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Uncommon, excreted by kidneys
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Allopurinol
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Aspirin, side effects?
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gastric irritation, ulcers and bleeding
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cats cannot metabolize rapidly
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