A drug that combines with a receptor to bring about an action
What is agonist
100
Primary neurotransmitters for adrenergic receptors
What is epinephrine & norepinephrine
100
Drug category for propranolol
What is beta blocker
100
Newborn puppy is not breathing, what drug will the DVM likely instruct you to administer and by what route?
What is Doxapram (dopram) lingual (sublingual), into the umbilical vein, or IM
100
Benzodiazepine used as an antianxiety drug and an appetite stimulant in cats
What is diazepam (valium)
200
Combines with a receptor and blocks the action
What is antagonist
200
Atropine, scopolamine, glycopyrrolate, aminopentamide, name the drug class
What is cholenergic blocking agents
200
Characteristics of a cat anesthetized with ketamine
What is analgesia, increased muscle tone, maintains pharyngeal/laryngeal reflexes, muscle tremors, loss of blink reflex
200
Psychotherapy drugs produce their effect by altering what?
What is neurotransmitter activity in the brain
200
Tricyclic antidepressant used for separation anxiety for dogs
What is clomipramine (Clomicalm)
300
A chemical substance released by a nerve ending at the synapse
What is a neurotransmitter
300
List 4 primary ways drugs affect the ANS
What is mimicking neurotransmitters, interfering with neurotransmitter release, blocking attachment of neurotransmitter to receptors, interfering with breakdown of neurotransmitters
300
Signs of narcotic overdose
What is respiratory & cardiac depression, agitation, excitement, seizures
300
Dissociative agents, ketamine & tiletamine cause what at the site of injection? Why might this be a problem?
What is burning, may bite you
300
Used to treat old dog dementia
What is selegiline hydrochloride (Anipryl)
400
Serves to relay information from the spinal cord & brainstem to the interpretation center in the cerebrum
What is the thalamus
400
Category of drugs used to treat cardiac arrest & anaphylactic shock
What is adrenergic (sympathomimetic)
400
Two narcotic antagonists
What is naloxone and nalorphine
400
Hypnotic anesthetic, short duration, white in color
What is propofol
400
Which system works by sending chemical messengers through the bloodstream to target structures?
What is the endocrine system
500
How do CNS drugs act?
What is interrupting the generation/conduction of nerve impulses
500
Five indications for the use of cholinergic agents
What is control vomiting, control urine retention, stimulate GI, treat glaucoma, aid in dx of myasthenia gravis
500
Glyceryl guaiacolate (Guaifenesin) should not be mixed until right before use, why?
What is tendency to precipitate out of solution
500
Inhibitory neurotransmitter widely distributed in the brain
What is GABA
500
Why are euthanasia solutions that contain only pentobarbital a CII controlled substance
It has more potential for abuse because is can also be used as an anesthetic agent, where other mixed version usually contain dye (less potential for abuse)