Drug Schedules
What schedule is not in use?
Schedule 1
Name 5 signs of pain in animals
Abnormal Posture/gait
Vocalisation
Trembling/Shaking
Aggression
Decreased appetite
Guarding area
Teeth grinding
Feather picking/obsessive grooming
Tachycardia/Tachypnoea
Salivation
Nausea
Abnormal mentation
What are the indications for fluid therapy?
Shock
Replacement of fluids
Correct electrolyte abnormalities
Promote kidney diuresis
Maintain the tissue or organ perfusion undergoing anaesthesia.
What are the 2-3 things you need to know before doing a drug calculation?
Weight- Kg
Dose- mg or mg/mL
Concentration- mg/mL
What mammal has the most powerful bite?
hippo
Name an S8 drug
Ketamine
Fentanyl
Torbugesic
Methadone
Morphine
Butorphanol
Codeine
What are the 4 types of pain?
Acute
Chronic
Cancer
Neuropathic
What are the 3 types of fluids?
Crystalloids
Colloids
Blood Products
If an animal's dose is 400mg of Amoxyclav what tablet size are you sending home with it?
50mg, 200mg, 250mg, 500mg
2 tablets of 200mg
What kind of turtle can’t retract into its shell?
Sea Turtle
Frontline, Comfortis, Felpreva or Advocate are all what schedules?
S5- Caution
What are grimace scales used for?
Used to assess facial expressions specific to pain in animals
Species specific
What are 3 examples of isotonic fluids
(bonus point if you know what isotonic means)
Hartmans Solution
0.9% Sodium Chloride
Lactated Ringers
Plasmalyte-A
The dose is 2mg/kg and the concentration of Alfaxon is 10mg/ml
How many mL's is the dog getting?
22.8kg x 2mg/kg = 45.6mg
45.6mg / 10mg/ml = 4.5ml
Where are the majority of a butterfly's taste buds located?
Name a S3 drug
Nilstat
Phenergan
Periactin
What are the benefits of pain relief?
Name at least 2 or 3
improved respiratory functions
decreasing stress responses surrounding surgery
decreased the length of hospitalisation
faster recovery to normal mobility
improved rates of healing and even decreasing the spread of cancer after surgery
quicker return to normal eating/drinking habits
What is the difference between a Macro giving set and a Micro giving set?
Macro
- Uses large drops to make up 1ml (into the chamber)
- Usually seen in 10 or 20 drops (ggt/ml)
Micro
- Uses small drops to make up 1ml (in chamber)
- Usually seen in 60 drops (ggt/ml)
A dog needs to be dispensed Vitamin K and weighs 8.6kg.
Your vet says to do 0.5mg/kg BID for 21 days. Tablets come in 10mg or 50mg.
What is your dose, size and how many tablets?
8.6kg x 0.5mg/kg = 4.3mg
Do 1/2 a 10mg tablet twice daily
Dispense 21 tablets
Which animal is invisible when seen in infrared cameras?
Polar Bears
Since polar bears are experts at conserving heat using their thick layer of fat under the skin, heat released by the polar bears are usually undetectable by thermal cameras.
strychnine, Paraquat (herbicide) are what schedule?
Schedule 7- Dangerous Poisions
Name 5 pain relief strategies to use when analgesics can't be used.
Soft bedding
Cold therapy (cryotherapy)
Heat therapy
Passive range of motion
Laser therapy
Massage therapy
Acupuncture
What is the purpose of colloids?
useful for expanding the intravascular volume (aka blood volume) and raising blood pressure.
A cat is recovering from surgery and needs a dose of Metacam (meloxicam).
It weighs 2.6kg and its dose 0.06ml/kg
2.6kg x 0.06ml/kg = 0.15ml
What is the world's largest spider?
The Goliath bird-eating tarantula
measures up to 11 inches