Pharmacology: Respiratory Medications Quiz

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Which category do butorphanol and hydrocodone belong to?

Mucolytics

Antitussives (correct)

Expectorants

Antihistamines

What effect do beta-receptor agonists have on the respiratory tree?

Cause bronchoconstriction

Cause bronchodilatation (correct)

Increase the volume of watery secretions

Increase the volume of sticky mucoid secretions

For what purpose are terbutaline, albuterol, and metaproterenol used in veterinary medicine?

Stimulate secretions within the respiratory tree to aid the mucociliary apparatus

Treat low blood pressure caused by shock

Suppress a productive cough, such as in bronchopneumonia

Treat feline asthma or other bronchoconstrictive diseases (correct)

Which drugs are methylxanthines commonly used for improving breathing in cardiac patients and patients with respiratory disease?

Theophylline and aminophylline Signup and view all the answers

What does it mean when most drugs that control arrhythmias of the heart are referred to as 'negative inotropes'?

They decrease the force of contractions Signup and view all the answers

Which drug reduces tachyarrhythmias by blocking sodium and decreasing automaticity of the cardiac cells?

Lidocaine Signup and view all the answers

What are methylanthines often used for in cardiac patients and patients with respiratory disease?

To treat feline asthma or other bronchoconstrictive diseases Signup and view all the answers

What does it mean when most drugs that control arrhythmias of the heart are said to be 'negative inotropes'?

They decrease the force of contractions. Signup and view all the answers

Which drug reduces tachyarrhythmias by blocking sodium and decreasing automaticity of the cardiac cells?

Lidocaine Signup and view all the answers

What drug is used to slow the heart rate and decrease arrhythmias associated with alpha-1 receptor stimulation?

Propranolol Signup and view all the answers

What does it mean when digoxin has a narrow therapeutic index?

Plasma drug concentrations that produce toxicity are very close to the minimum concentration at which a beneficial effect occurs. Signup and view all the answers

What are early signs of digoxin toxicity that veterinary technicians and owners of animals must be able to detect?

Wobbly gait, fainting (syncope), and disorientation Signup and view all the answers

Which electrolyte change greatly enhances the risk of digoxin toxicity?

Hypokalemia Signup and view all the answers

What drug would be most effective against dermatophytes?

Itraconazole Signup and view all the answers

What drug is used to slow the heart rate and decrease arrhythmias associated with alpha-1 receptor stimulation?

Propranolol Signup and view all the answers

What does it mean when digoxin has a narrow therapeutic index?

Plasma drug concentrations that produce toxicity are very close to the minimum concentration at which a beneficial effect occurs. Signup and view all the answers

What are early signs of digoxin toxicity that veterinary technicians and owners must be able to detect?

Wobbly gait, fainting (syncope), and disorientation Signup and view all the answers

Which electrolyte change greatly enhances the risk of digoxin toxicity?

Hypokalemia Signup and view all the answers

What is the most widely used type of antiemetic drug to prevent motion sickness in dogs and cats?

Phenothiazine Signup and view all the answers

What is the emetic of choice in cats?

Apomorphine Signup and view all the answers

What coating agent forms an ulcer-adherent complex at the ulcer site?

Sucralfate Signup and view all the answers

What are butorphanol and hydrocodone examples of?

Antitussives Signup and view all the answers

What effect do beta-receptor agonists have on the respiratory tree?

Cause bronchodilatation Signup and view all the answers

What are terbutaline, albuterol, and metaproterenol used for in veterinary medicine?

Treat feline asthma or other bronchoconstrictive diseases Signup and view all the answers

Which drugs are methylxanthines used to improve breathing in cardiac patients and patients with respiratory disease?

Theophylline and aminophylline Signup and view all the answers

What does it mean when most drugs that control arrhythmias of the heart are said to be 'negative inotropes'?

They decrease the force of contractions Signup and view all the answers

What drug reduces tachyarrhythmias by blocking sodium and decreasing automaticity of the cardiac cells?

Lidocaine Signup and view all the answers

What drug would be most effective against dermatophytes?

Griseofulvin Signup and view all the answers

What is the emetic of choice in cats?

Apomorphine Signup and view all the answers

What are early signs of digoxin toxicity that veterinary technicians and owners of animals must be able to detect?

Wobbly gait, fainting (syncope), and disorientation Signup and view all the answers

Which electrolyte change greatly enhances the risk of digoxin toxicity?

Hypokalemia Signup and view all the answers

What drug is used to slow the heart rate and decrease arrhythmias associated with alpha-1 receptor stimulation?

Propranolol Signup and view all the answers

What fatal reaction to chloramphenicol has been reported in cats and people?

Aplastic anemia Signup and view all the answers

When are drugs such as sulfadimethoxine, sulfadiazine, and other sulfa drugs most likely to cause kidney problems?

When an animal is dehydrated Signup and view all the answers

What are trimethoprim and ormetoprim?

Agents that enhance bactericidal activity of sulfonamides Signup and view all the answers

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For its ability to stimulate red blood cell production and release Signup and view all the answers

What drug would be most effective against dermatophytes?

Griseofulvin Signup and view all the answers

The most widely used type of antiemetic drug to prevent motion sickness in dogs and cats is the:

Phenothiazine Signup and view all the answers

The emetic of choice in cats is:

Apomorphine Signup and view all the answers

What are methylanthines often used for in cardiac patients and patients with respiratory disease?

To treat feline asthma or other bronchoconstrictive diseases Signup and view all the answers

What does it mean when most drugs that control arrhythmias of the heart are said to be 'negative inotropes'?

They decrease the force of contractions Signup and view all the answers

What drug reduces tachyarrhythmias by blocking sodium and decreasing automaticity of the cardiac cells?

Lidocaine Signup and view all the answers

What drug is used to slow the heart rate and decrease arrhythmias associated with alpha-1 receptor stimulation?

Propranolol Signup and view all the answers

What does it mean when digoxin has a narrow therapeutic index?

Plasma drug concentrations that produce toxicity are very close to the minimum concentration at which a beneficial effect occurs Signup and view all the answers

What are early signs of digoxin toxicity that veterinary technicians and owners of animals must be able to detect?

Wobbly gait, fainting (syncope), and disorientation Signup and view all the answers

Which electrolyte change greatly enhances the risk of digoxin toxicity?

Hypokalemia Signup and view all the answers

What drug would be most effective against dermatophytes?

Itraconazole Signup and view all the answers

What coating agent forms an ulcer-adherent complex at the ulcer site?

Sucralfate Signup and view all the answers

What does it mean when atropine is classified as an anticholinergic drug?

Increased heart rate, increased saliva, and increased GI motility Signup and view all the answers

For what purpose are terbutaline, albuterol, and metaproterenol used in veterinary medicine?

To treat feline asthma or other bronchoconstrictive diseases Signup and view all the answers

Pharmacology: Respiratory Medications Quiz

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Which category do butorphanol and hydrocodone belong to?

What effect do beta-receptor agonists have on the respiratory tree?

For what purpose are terbutaline, albuterol, and metaproterenol used in veterinary medicine?

Which drugs are methylxanthines commonly used for improving breathing in cardiac patients and patients with respiratory disease?

What does it mean when most drugs that control arrhythmias of the heart are referred to as 'negative inotropes'?

Which drug reduces tachyarrhythmias by blocking sodium and decreasing automaticity of the cardiac cells?

What are methylanthines often used for in cardiac patients and patients with respiratory disease?

What does it mean when most drugs that control arrhythmias of the heart are said to be 'negative inotropes'?

Which drug reduces tachyarrhythmias by blocking sodium and decreasing automaticity of the cardiac cells?

What drug is used to slow the heart rate and decrease arrhythmias associated with alpha-1 receptor stimulation?

What does it mean when digoxin has a narrow therapeutic index?

What are early signs of digoxin toxicity that veterinary technicians and owners of animals must be able to detect?

Which electrolyte change greatly enhances the risk of digoxin toxicity?

What drug would be most effective against dermatophytes?

What drug is used to slow the heart rate and decrease arrhythmias associated with alpha-1 receptor stimulation?

What does it mean when digoxin has a narrow therapeutic index?

What are early signs of digoxin toxicity that veterinary technicians and owners must be able to detect?

Which electrolyte change greatly enhances the risk of digoxin toxicity?

What is the most widely used type of antiemetic drug to prevent motion sickness in dogs and cats?

What is the emetic of choice in cats?

What coating agent forms an ulcer-adherent complex at the ulcer site?

What are butorphanol and hydrocodone examples of?

What effect do beta-receptor agonists have on the respiratory tree?

What are terbutaline, albuterol, and metaproterenol used for in veterinary medicine?

Which drugs are methylxanthines used to improve breathing in cardiac patients and patients with respiratory disease?

What does it mean when most drugs that control arrhythmias of the heart are said to be 'negative inotropes'?

What drug reduces tachyarrhythmias by blocking sodium and decreasing automaticity of the cardiac cells?

What drug would be most effective against dermatophytes?

What is the emetic of choice in cats?

What are early signs of digoxin toxicity that veterinary technicians and owners of animals must be able to detect?

Which electrolyte change greatly enhances the risk of digoxin toxicity?

What drug is used to slow the heart rate and decrease arrhythmias associated with alpha-1 receptor stimulation?

What fatal reaction to chloramphenicol has been reported in cats and people?

When are drugs such as sulfadimethoxine, sulfadiazine, and other sulfa drugs most likely to cause kidney problems?

What are trimethoprim and ormetoprim?

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What drug would be most effective against dermatophytes?

The most widely used type of antiemetic drug to prevent motion sickness in dogs and cats is the:

The emetic of choice in cats is:

What are methylanthines often used for in cardiac patients and patients with respiratory disease?

What does it mean when most drugs that control arrhythmias of the heart are said to be 'negative inotropes'?

What drug reduces tachyarrhythmias by blocking sodium and decreasing automaticity of the cardiac cells?

What drug is used to slow the heart rate and decrease arrhythmias associated with alpha-1 receptor stimulation?

What does it mean when digoxin has a narrow therapeutic index?

What are early signs of digoxin toxicity that veterinary technicians and owners of animals must be able to detect?

Which electrolyte change greatly enhances the risk of digoxin toxicity?

What drug would be most effective against dermatophytes?

What coating agent forms an ulcer-adherent complex at the ulcer site?

What does it mean when atropine is classified as an anticholinergic drug?

For what purpose are terbutaline, albuterol, and metaproterenol used in veterinary medicine?

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