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Vet 240
Quiz 3
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| Current FDA-approved veterinary NSAIDs for use in dogs include all except | Onsior (robenacoxib).- FDA approved for cats |
| The most commonly reported adverse events in the cats after administration of NSAIDs are | Related to the renal system and include renal failure |
| Which of the four categories of analgesic medications is used primarily for sedation although they have some mild analgesic effects as well | Alpha 2 agonist |
| What differentiates nociception from pain | Consciousness |
| Drugs used to reduce fevers are called | Antipyretics |
| are the most commonly used analgesics in hospitalized patients because of their efficacy, rapid onset of action, and safety | Opioids |
| The five vital signs that a veterinary technician must be constantly aware of are | Temperature, pulse, respiration, blood pressure, and pain |
| Opioid antagonists work by | Blocking opioid action at the receptors |
| Of the following, which is not commonly considered a reason why horses receive relatively high levels of analgesia compared to other "large" animals | Horses require very small doses of analgesia compared to food-animals of the same size |
| Why do many companion animals fail to adequately show pain | There is an instinctual benefit to not showing pain |
| Using drugs from three different classes provides better pain control and confers the added benefit of | Allowing the use of lower doses of individual agents, thereby reducing side effects |
| When assessing an animal's pain, it is good to use a VAS pain scale. VAS stands for | Visual analog scale |
| Recently, research in pain management has shifted toward identifying and even predicting known painful events. For example, pain is expected with cervical disc herniation | Severe |
| Administration of a local anesthetic by injection into the local tissue is called | Local infiltration |
| Which of the four categories of analgesic medications are classified as nerve blocking agents | Local anesthetics |
| In which types of surgery is analgesic medication recommended | For all surgeries |
| For cats, which of the following is not in the top three clinically ranked signs of pain | Restlessness |
| Which of the following groups of animals are traditionally least likely to receive analgesia for routine procedures | Cattle |
| Which of the following is not a phase of the pain pathway | Nociception |
| What is the most common form of analgesia that is used in ruminants | Local anesthetics |
| Pain receptors are also called | Nociceptors |
| Which of the following is not an adverse effect of alpha2 agonists | Hypotension |
| Preemptive analgesia means the best way to treat pain is to | Prevent it |
| Abnormal postoperative behaviors sometimes are referred to as are often attributed to residual gas anesthetics | Emergence delirium |
| Local anesthetics work by blocking | Transmission |
| Signs of pain in animals can be categorized as | Physiologic or behavioral |
| The phase of pain that involves the nerve endings converting pain into electrical impulses is called | Transduction |
| A Dachshund with vertebral disc disease that cries out in pain when any part of its body is touched is an example of | Wind-up |
| Cats should never receive . Cats lack an enzyme required to metabolize it, resulting in liver toxicity and an inability of the red blood cells to carry oxygen | Tylenol (acetaminophen) |
| is an emotional state characterized by anxiety depression or unease | Dysphoria |
| Clinical signs of pain in a dog may include of all of the following except | Decreased temperature |
| Which of the four categories of analgesic medications include agents that are considered a therapeutic class of analgesics | NSAIDs |
| occurs when pain-transmitting nerve fiber threshold is reset to a lower level, resulting in less stimulation being required to initiate pain | Hyperalgesia |
| Why do many companion animals fail to adequately show pain | There is an instinctual benefit to not showing pain |
| Lidocaine, the most widely used local anesthetic, takes effect in and is effective for 60 to 90 minutes | 3 to 5 minutes |
| Multimodal analgesia means | Combining two or more classes of analgesic drugs to alter more than one phase of nociception |
| Increased cortisol levels that accompany pain may | Interfere with wound healing |
| Topical analgesia is an important way to diminish pain associated with minor procedures. Which of the following is not true regarding topical analgesia | At least 5 minutes of contact time must be provided for maximal effect |
| How does the American Animal Hospital Association (AAHA) approach pain assessment in patients | They require pain assessment in all animals |
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