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VTA 165
Pharmacology - GI, cardiovascular, respiratory drugs
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| what is pharmacology | the study of drugs and their effects on the body |
| what are the eight different types of GI drugs | emetics, antiemetics, antiulcer, antidiarrheals, laxatives, adsorbents & protectants, antacids, appetite stimulant |
| what is emesis | vomitting |
| how/where is emesis controlled | by the brainstem |
| when would we want to induce vomiting | when animals have ingested a toxic substance |
| what is the autonomic nervous system | the part of the nervous system that functions without conscious thought. ie; GI motility, HR, pupil size |
| what are the two divisions of the autonomic nervous system | parasympathetic, sympathetic |
| what neurotransmitter does the parasympathetic system work with | acetylcholine |
| what is the neurotransmitter the sympathetic system work with | norepinephrine |
| which nervous system is the rest and restore | parasympathetic |
| which part of the nervous system is called fight or flight | sympathetic |
| emetics | allows us to vomit |
| antiemetics | against / stop vomiting |
| antiulcer | against ulcer |
| antidiarrheal | against diarrhea |
| emesis is controlled by | in the medulla of the brainstem |
| when would we want to induce vomiting | when animals have ingested a toxic substance |
| which drug can be put in the conjunctiva in tablet form to induce vomiting | apomorphine / Apokyn |
| which emetic is helpful in cats | Xylazine / Rompun , Anased |
| when does diarrhea occur | when the balance fluid secretion and the absorption into and out of the intestinal lumen has been upset causing an increase in fluid in the frces |
| what are antiemetic drugs | drugs to stop vomiting |
| what do inotropic drugs do | they affect the force of a muscle contraction |
| what is an arrhythmia | abnormal heart rate pattern |
| what is congestive heart failure | heart is not able to eject enough blood to maintain normal tissue profusion |
| what are the bodies natural inotropic | catecholamine's |
| can Conjestive Heart Failure be cured | no...it can be treated |
| what do we treat CHF with | vasodilators and diuretics |
| what do diuretics do | increase urine formation and promote water loss |
| what is the most common diuretic used in vettrinary medicine | Furosemide / Lasix* |
| what does taking aspirin do | helps to thin the blood & prevent clotting |
| what do bronchodilators do | dilate constricted bronchioles, helps us breath better |
| what do expectorants do | liquefy and dilute secretions to help expel them / productive cough |
| steroid = | anti-inflammatory |
| what do mucolytics do | decrease viscosity of mucus breaking it down |
| what do antitussives do | suppress cough in the cough center of brain |
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