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What do hypnotic agents do?
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depress central nervous system -enables animal to sleep more easily
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what does a sedative do?
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relieves anxiety
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what does a tranquilizer do?
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no drowsiness, relieves anxiety w/o undue sleep
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tranquilizers and sedatives usually block?
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dopamine
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phenothiazines?
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acepromazine
promazine chlorpromazine |
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what do phenothiazines do?
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antiemetic
antipruritic sedation/tranquilization |
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what are adverse side effects of phenothiazines?
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hypotension -antiarrhythmetic effect
hypothermia low seizure threshold |
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phenothiazines do what to norepinephrine?
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increase turnover
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what role does acepromazine play w. regard to malignant hyperthermia?
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prevents it
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why should we not use acepromazine in stallions?
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causes priapism
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what is droperidol? what kind of drug is it?
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long acting neuroleptic used in dogs
no longer used -butyrophenone |
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what are alpha-2 adrenergic agonists used for?
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sedation and analgesia (think xylazine!)
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what effects do alpha 2's have on GI?
uterus? peripherally? |
decrease motility and secretion
causes uterine contractions (not for prego's) initially hypotensive leading to hypertension |
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T or F
xylazine can be given s/c |
T
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xylazine in horses with respect to working on the head vs the tail?
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watch the back end! enhanced kicking reflex
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what effects does xylazine have in dogs and cats
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vomiting, anti ADH effect =urinates more contraindicated in renal dz patients
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what do you give for xylazine induce anaphylactic shock?
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epinephrine
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why is detomidine (dermosidan) a better choice for cattle?
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no ecbolic (abortion) effect
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If you give a higher dose of alpha 2's ie: xylazine, medetomidine, detomidine.. do you get more effect?
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no.. ceiling effect
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can you use medetomidine in prego dogs?
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NO
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Is Romifidine a good drug to use in horses?
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yes! great for sedative and premedication
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waht are alpha 2 antagonists?
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yohimbine -fast reversal of xylazine in mins
iadozoxan Tolazoline -least specificity for alpha 2's of all of these... Atipamezole -antisedative effect is by far superior |
