Let's taco-bout digestion.
Emetic choice in cats.
What is xylazine?
Absorbent used to treat toxin ingestion.
What is activated charcoal?
Intended use of mirtazapine.
What is appetite stimulant?
Most common antibiotic used to treat diarrhea.
What is metronidazole?
2 opioid antidiarrheals.
What is loperamide and diphenoxylate?
Describe how a laxative works.
What is loosens bowel movements and evacuates stool w/o excessive straining?
Purpose for use of probiotics in diarrhea.
What is resume normal gut flora?
3 animals that do not vomit.
What are horses, rabbits, rats?
Part of brain that controls vomiting.
What is brain stem?
Medulla is in the brain stem.
Describe how cathartics work.
What is harsh laxative, leads to very soft to watery stool with abdominal cramping?
Intended use of pancrelipase.
What is enzyme supplement commonly used to treat EPI?
Emetic that can be given in conjunctival sac.
What is apomorphine?
Appetite stimulant in cats that produced immediate response when given IV.
What is diazepam?
Emetic choice in dogs.
What is apomorphine?
Intended use of lactulose.
What is stool softener/hepatic encephalopathy/laxative?
Intended use of poloxalene.
What is antifoaming agent?
Intended use of cisapride.
What is treatment of constipation/obstipation?
Intended use of aluminum hydroxide.
What is antacid/phosphate binder?
Intended use of omeprazole.
What is proton pump inhibitor antiulcer medication?
Intended use of neostigmine.
What is rumen atony?
2 antisialogues used for premed agents.
What is glycopyrrolate and atropine?
WHY is vomiting not always indicted for poisonings?
What is certain substances can cause more damage if vomited?
This antisialogue is preferred during C-sections. Why?
What is glycopyrrolate?
Does not cross CNS or placenta.
Intended use of sucralfate.
What is mucosal protector used to treat gastric ulcers and esophagitis?
4 categories of laxatives AND an example of each.
What are
osmotic - lactulose, sodium phosphate, magnesium, polyethylene,
stimulant - bisacodyl, castor oil, senna,
emollient - docusate petroeum,
bulk-forming - psyllium, calcium, bran?