Cardio Drugs
Commonly used Loop diuretic.
Used in congestive heart failure cases to reduce pulmonary edema.
What is Furosemide?
Stool softener
also used in hepatic encephalopathy cases
What is lactulose?
laxative and ammonia reducer
Prevention and treatment of acute vomiting
Maropitant
MOA:NK1 receptor antagonist
Southwestern US
After a haboob :)
What is coccidioidomycosis (Valley Fever)?
The scientific name for Roundworm.
What is Toxocara spp (canis, cati, leonina)
Fun fact: Zoonotic potential, T. canis associated with visceral larval migration in humans
Commonly used as a vasodilator
ACE inhibitor
What is Enalapril?
MOA: Blocks angiotensin II formation causing vasodilation of glomerular efferent arterioles, decreased intraglomerular pressure and decreased GFR
Used for giardial and other protozoal infections, anaerobic bacterial infections, and some cases of inflammatory bowel disease
What is metronidazole?
Drug class: Mitroimidazole antibiotic and antiparasitic agent
Commonly used as an appetite stimulant but also has antiemetic properties
What is mirtazapine?
Drug class: tetracyclic antidepressant, 5-HT3 antagonist
Pacific Northwest
Cats more susceptible than dogs
What is Cryptococcus?
The scientific name for hookworms.
The place they are found in the GI tract
What is Ancylostoma spp (caninum. tubaeforme, braziliense)
What is the small intestine?
Fun fact: high zoonotic potential, associated with cutaneous larval migrans in humans
Used to treat systemic hypertension
What is Amlodipine?
MOA:Inhibits calcium entry into smooth muscle cells
Commonly used in a variety of GI disorders to reduce gastric acid secretion.
Proton pump inhibitor
What is omeprazole?
Used in a variety of gi cases to reduce gastric acid production.
H2 receptor antagonist.
What is famotidine?
Ohio River Valley and East of Mississippi River
Blastomycosis
The scientific name for whipworms.
What is Trichuris spp (vulpis)?
Used for ventricular tachyarrhythmias
What is Lidocaine?
MOA: Binds to and inhibits voltage-gated sodium channels
Sucralfate protects against this thing.
What is GI ulceration?
Used in cases of gastric motility disorders.
Can be used in certain cases of vomiting.
Can also be used in cases of post-surgical ileus.
What is metoclopramide?
GI prokinetic and antiemetic agent
MIDWEST and Mississippi River Valley
What is Histoplasmosis?
The location of Trichuris vulpis in the GI tracts.
What is the cecum?
Used as adjunctive therapy in congestive heart failure cases.
CHF secondary to DCM and Mitral valve disease.
What is pimobendan?
Inotropic drug with vasodilatory properties
MOA: Calcium sensitizer and selective inhibitor of phosphodiesterase 3
Ondansetron's MOA
What is 5-HT3 receptor antagonist?
Commonly used as an antiemetic in cases of vomiting.
What GI prokinetic drug was my rabbit on every day for treatment of Megacolon?
Cisapride
serotonin 5-HT4 receptor agonist
What values do you have to monitor when treating patients with antifungals (-azoles)?
What are liver values?
The nematode known to cause "pseudo-addison's"
What is Trichuris spp?