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51 Cards in this Set
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Positive inotrope
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Drugs that increase the contractions of the heart. Example?
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Catacholamines
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Antitussive
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Cough suppressant for non-productive cough. Example?
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Mild opioid
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Catacholamines
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Fight or flight hormone
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Positive inotropes
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Andrenergics
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Drugs having to do with adrenaline mimicking
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Positive inotrope
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Expectorant
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Increase fluid of respiratory tract, making it easier for you to break up and cough out mucus
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Emetic
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Induces vomiting. Examples?
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Hydrogen Peroxide
Apomorphine Xylazine |
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Xylazine
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Emetic. For?
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Cats
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Apomorphine
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Emetic for?
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Dogs
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Antiemetic
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Prevents vomiting but not nausea
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Laxative
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Relieves constipation
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Hookworms and ascarids. Who has them?
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Puppies and kittens. Prevention?
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1st at two weeks in puppies, 1st at 3 weeks in kittens, q 2 weeks until old enough for monthly preventative at 4-8 weeks
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Monthly prevention?
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Interceptor or Sentinel. AKA?
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Milbemycin Oxime
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Hookworms and ascarids. Treatment?
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Fenbendazole or panacur
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Pyrantel Pamoate (Strongid or Nemix)
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Strongid or Nemix
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Pyrantel Pamoate. Good for?
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Roundworms and Hookworms
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Panacur AKA?
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Fenbendazole. Good for?
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Roundworms and hookworms.
Less effective with Tapeworms and giardia |
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Whipworms. Who has them?
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Digging dogs. Prevention?
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Clean environment and monthly preventative.
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Whipworms. Treatment?
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Drontal Plus. OR?
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Febantel for 3 consecutive days
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Tapeworms. Who has them?
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Animals with fleas or sometimes from underprepared foods. Prevention?
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Flea treatment!
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Tapworms. Treatment?
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Proziquantel (Droncit) or Epsiprantal (Cestex). Can use?
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Fenbendazole (Panacur)
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Proziquantel AKA?
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Droncit. Good for?
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Tapeworms
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Episprantal, AKA?
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Cestex. Good for?
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Tapeworms
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Coccidiosis. Who has it?
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Many have parasite, don't have disease unless symptoms are present. Prevented by?
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Clean drinking water and healthy immune system
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Coccidiosis. Treatment?
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Sulfadimethoxine (Albon).
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Not aiming for zero population
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Giardia. Who has it?
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Diarrhea ridden patients are assumed to have it even with a negative fecal. Prevented by?
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Clean environment
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Giardia. Treatment?
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Metronidazole (Flagyl) Can use?
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Fenbendazole
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Metronidazole AKA?
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Flagyl. Good for?
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Giardia
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Heartworm. Prevention?
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Avermectins. Such as?
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Ivermectin (Heartgard, evamic)
Moxidectin Doramectin |
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Frontline
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Fipronil
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Frontline
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Advantage
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Imidacloprid
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Advantage
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Revolution
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Selemectin
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Revolution
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Promeris
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Can cause pemphagus follicularis
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Metaflumizone
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Antiarrythmics
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Controls arrhythmia of the heart. Drug class?
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Cardiovascular
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Diuretics. For cardiovascular?
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Reduce blood pressure (heart's workload) and move fluid from tissues. Also good for?
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Respiratory
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Furosemide
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Diuretic. Side effect?
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Long-term use leads to hypokalemia
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Oxygen. For cardiovascular?
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EVERY critical cardiac patient from 20-100% atm oxygen. Also good for?
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Respiratory
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Aspirin
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Prevents blood clots. Good for?
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Cardiovascular
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Vasodilators. Do what?
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Increase diameter of vessels, increasing ease of blood flow and decreasing heart's workload. For what system?
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Cardiovascular
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Bronchodilators. For cardiovascular?
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Increase oxygen intake. Also good for?
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Respiratory
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Bronchodilators. For respiratory?
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Increase diameter of airway, making it easier to breathe. Also good for?
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Cardiovascular
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Oxygen. For respiratory?
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Used in respiratory conditions where blood saturation is poor. Also good for?
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Cardiovascular.
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Antihistamines. For respiratory?
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Bronchodilation to treat allergy related pathologies. Also good for?
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GI
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Corticosteroids
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Excellent anti-inflammatory qualities, terrible side effects. Good for?
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Respiratory
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Diuretics. Respiratory?
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Pulmonary Edema. Also good for?
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Cardiovascular
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Emetic. Dogs?
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Apomorphine. Cat?
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Xylazine
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Emetic. Local?
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Hydrogen peroxide. Emetics are good for?
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GI
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Antiemetic.
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Prevents vomiting. Using?
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Antihistamines or Nervous system drugs (increasing downward GI motility)
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Antidiarrheal.
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Treats the underlying cause of diarrhea. Good for?
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GI
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Laxative.
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Relieves constipation. Good for?
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GI
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Antacids. Do?
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Increase stomach pH to reduce irritation. Good for?
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GI
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GI protectants. Do?
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Protect areas of the GI tract where ulcers have formed. Good for?
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GI
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Opioids are good for?
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Antidiarrheals
Antitussives |
Respiratory and GI
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