You take my breath away
Do you smell what the Rock is cooking?
Achoo
A breath of fresh air
Just breath
100
Expectorants are indicated when what type of cough is present
Productive
100
Mucolytics decrease the viscosity of respiratory mucus by what mechanism?
Through the breakdown of disulfide chemical bonds
100
The methylxanthines bring about bronchodilation by inhibiting what cellular enzyme?
Phosphodiesterase
100
List two potential uses for antihistamines in veterinary medicine.
Treatment of insect bites and treatment of heaves in horses
100
What suffix is found at the end of many antihistamine names?
–amine
200
Codeine is classified in what category of controlled substances?
Schedule V
200
What is the mechanism of action of most antitussives used in veterinary medicine?
Through depression of the cough center in the brain
200
Acetylcysteine is administered by what method for pulmonary uses?
Acetylcysteine is administered by nebulization.
200
List two potential uses for Dopram
Treatment of respiratory depression associated with anesthesia and stimulation of respiration in newborn animals
200
Drugs that liquefy and dilute viscid secretions of the respiratory tract, thereby helping to evacuate those secretions.
Expectorants
300
List two bronchodilators that are beta2-adrenergic agonists
Epinephrine and albuterol
300
.List two uses of acetylcysteine in veterinary medicine.
As a mucolytic agent and as an antidote for acetaminophen toxicity
300
Particles of what size are capable of reaching the alveoli?
1 to 5 microns
300
Give an example of a beta2-adrenergic agonist bronchodilator
Albuterol
300
Drugs that inhibit or suppress coughing
Antitussives
400
What are the four primary functions of the respiratory system
carbon dioxide exchange, regulation of acid–base balance, body temperature regulation, and voice production
400
What are three important principles of respiratory therapeutics?
The three important principles of respiratory therapeutics are control of secretions, control of reflexes, and maintenance of normal airflow.
400
List three mechanisms that can cause smooth muscle contraction in the bronchioles
Release of acetylcholine, release of histamine, and blockade of beta2-adrenergic receptors
400
These are all examples of what: oxygen–carbon dioxide exchange, regulation of acid–base balance, body temperature regulation
Functions of the respiratory system
400
Used for the relief of chronic nonproductive coughs in dogs and for analgesia and preanesthesia in dogs and cats.
Butorphanol tartrate
500
Name the path that a molecule of oxygen would take from the environment to the alveoli
Nostrils, nasal cavity, pharynx, larynx, trachea, bronchi, and bronchioles
500
What are the three basic defense mechanisms of the respiratory system. Name each one and describe how each mechanism works.
Structures in the nasal passages filter, warm, and humidify inspired air. The cough, sneeze, and reverse sneeze attempt to remove foreign material that has entered the respiratory system. The mucociliary mechanism also removes foreign material from the respiratory system. Macrophages and immunoglobulins inactivate or destroy invasive organisms
500
These are examples of what class of drugs: aminophylline, theophylline, caffeine, theobromine
methylxanthine
500
Name the expectorant that also causes skeletal muscle relaxation
guaifenesin
500
Which corticosteroids are used to treat the symptoms of respiratory disease?
Prednisolone, dexamethasone, beclomethasone, fluticasone, triamcinolone
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