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24 Cards in this Set
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How are fluids classified? |
Crystalloids Colloids |
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What is the function of agonists on their target tissue? |
Stimulate the target tissue |
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What are the two anticholinergic drugs that can be used as pre-meds? |
Atropine Glycopyrrolate |
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What are the effects of anticholinergics? |
Increase heart rate |
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What is the best benzodiazepine for exotics and swine? |
Medazolam |
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What are examples of alpha 2 agonists? |
Dexdormitor Xylazine Detomidine |
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What large animal is not sensitive to xylazine? |
Horses |
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What do alpha-2 agonists do to horses? |
Make them sweat profusely |
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What is the dose of an antagonist? |
1/10th of the agonist dose |
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What is the ratio of yohimbine for dogs and horses? |
10:1 |
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What is the ratio of yohimbine for cats? |
2:1 |
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What is a cat premed that can also be used as an analgesic for the gums? |
Buprenorphine |
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What happens to cats on opioids--stimulation or relaxation?
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Stimulation |
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Can repeated doses of methohexital be given? |
Yes |
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What happens to the rbcs of cats with repeated propofol doses? |
Heinz bodies will appear |
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What does MAC stand for? |
Minimum alveolar concentration |
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What is another way to think of MAC? |
How much drug it will take to kill the patient |
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If the MAC is low, how potent is the drug? |
More potent |
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If the MAC is high, how potent is the drug? |
Not as potent |
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What are two methylxanthines? |
Aminophylline Theophylline |
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What is bethanecol used to treat? |
Bladder atony (it gets the bladder to move again) |
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When is metoclopramide contraindicated? |
When there is an obstruction in the GI tract? |
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Why would metoclopramide be contraindicated with a GI obstruction? |
It causes the intestine to close around the obstruction |
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What is afterload? |
What the heart is pushing against |
