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Nervous System Drugs
SJVC Vet Tech (Nervous system drugs)
Question | Answer |
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3 Types of neurons | Sensory, associative, motor |
Seizures can be caused by | drugs toxins, microorganisms, trauma, metobolic & idopathic factors |
What are seizures | Altered brain function |
Epilepticus | Seizure lasting more than 5 minutes |
Anticonvulsants | drugs used to treat recurrent seizures |
Phenobaribal | CIV- long lasting |
Pentobarbital | CIII- short acting (used for euthanasia) |
Diazepam | CIV- Long acting, stops seizures in process |
Tranquilizers | used to calm and reduce anxiety or aggression |
Phenothiazine | Sedates and calms |
Benzodiazepines | CIV- anticonvulsant, antianxiety, &muscle relaxer |
Aplha 2 agonists (anesthetics) | Good sedations, some analgesia & muscle relaxer, Is REVERSABLE |
Anesthetics | cause profound bradycardia & lowered BP |
Analgesics | Pain relievers |
NSAID (non-narcotic analgesics) | Carprofen, Deracoxib, Meloxicam |
Narcotic (analgesics) | Opium, morphine, hydromorphine, butorphanol |
Opiates | Diphenoxylate, apomorphine - CV |
Neuroleptanalgesia | combination of sedative and opiate that causes conscious sedation |
Anesthetics | cause a loss of sensation to a localized area of the body for 2-6 hours |
If it ends in "caine" | it's an anesthetic (lidocaine) |
not used in sight hounds | barbiturates |
Thiopental is | IV only, causes stinging and tissue death when given outside the vein |
Dissociatives | works by overstimulating CNS (PCP) |
Nitrous oxide | used on combo with other inhalents. must use oxygen due to risk of diffusion hypoxia |
Stimulants | doxapram, theophylline, aminophylline |
parasympathomimetics | bethanechol, metoclopramide (never give w/intestinal blockage), pilocarpine |
sympathomimetics | atropine, glycopyrrolate- preanesthetic |
adrenergic blocking agents | prazosin, phenoxybenzamine |
beta blockers | propanolol |