Pharmacology
A type of medication used to kill or inhibit the growth of bacteria.
What is an antibiotic?
This suffix is added to a root word to indicate inflammation.
What is -itis?
To convert pounds to kilograms, you must divide the weight by this number.
What is 2.2?
The primary chemical agent used in the U.S. for humane veterinary euthanasia.
What is sodium pentobarbital?
This is the medical term for a high body temperature, often caused by infection or heatstroke.
What is Hyperthermia?
A class of drugs used specifically to provide relief from pain.
What is an analgesic?
This prefix indicates that a value or condition is "above" or "excessive."
What is hyper-?
he amount of drug in a given volume of liquid, often expressed as mg/mL.
What is concentration?
The state of grief and sorrow experienced by a client after losing a pet.
What is bereavement?
This instrument is used to view the internal anatomy of the ear canal.
What is an otoscope?
his route of administration involves an injection given just beneath the skin.
What is subcutaneous (SQ)?
The directional term meaning "toward the head."
What is cranial?
The total amount of medication to be given at one time based on weight.
What is the dose?
Euthanasia solution is most commonly administered via this route for speed.
What is intravenous (IV)?
This type of injection is given directly into the muscle belly.
What is intramuscular (IM)?
The ability of a drug to produce the desired clinical effect.
What is efficacy?
The medical term for difficulty breathing.
What is dyspnea?
This standard metric unit is used to measure liquid volume in a syringe.
What is the milliliter (mL)?
This body system is the first to be depressed by euthanasia solution, leading to unconsciousness.
What is the central nervous system?
This refers to a disease that can be transmitted from animals to humans.
What is zoonosis?
These drugs induce a loss of sensation, with or without a loss of consciousness.
What are anesthetics?
This root word refers to the stomach.
What is gastro?
A veterinarian prescribes the following orders: Give Metronidazole 250mg PO BID x 28d for treatment of tick-borne disease. You can only find a bottle of Metronidazole 500mg tablets. So how many 500mg Metronidazole tablets should be dispensed on Rx label? What are new Rx label instructions?
What are 28 tablets? (New Rx label instructions will be: Give 1/2 tablet by mouth every 12 hours for 28 days for the treatment of tick-borne disease.)
These are three methods of disposing of an animal's body after death.
What is: home burial, communal cremation, and private cremation?
This government agency regulates the disposal of controlled substances and medical waste in the clinic.
What is the DEA (Drug Enforcement Administration)?