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What is the primary difference between tranquilizers and sedatives?
What is the primary difference between tranquilizers and sedatives?
- Tranquilizers break apart anxiety, while sedatives make an animal sleepy. (correct)
- Tranquilizers are anxiolytic agents, while sedatives do not affect anxiety levels.
- Tranquilizers always provide analgesia, while sedatives do not.
- Tranquilizers reduce pain sensation, while sedatives allow the animal to relax.
Why are tranquilizers not considered analgesics?
Why are tranquilizers not considered analgesics?
- Their effects vary among species.
- They do not make animals sleepy.
- They do not decrease the sensation of pain. (correct)
- They do not reduce anxiety.
In what situation will an animal's response to pain be decreased?
In what situation will an animal's response to pain be decreased?
- When the animal is sedated lightly.
- When the animal is tranquilized deeply.
- When the animal is anesthetized. (correct)
- When the animal is in a relaxed state.
Why can tranquilizers and sedatives sometimes be used interchangeably?
Why can tranquilizers and sedatives sometimes be used interchangeably?
What is the key factor in determining whether an animal will respond quickly and viciously to manipulations eliciting pain?
What is the key factor in determining whether an animal will respond quickly and viciously to manipulations eliciting pain?
What differentiates sedatives from tranquilizers in terms of their effect on anxiety?
What differentiates sedatives from tranquilizers in terms of their effect on anxiety?
What is the mechanism by which phenothiazine tranquilizers produce their tranquilizing effect?
What is the mechanism by which phenothiazine tranquilizers produce their tranquilizing effect?
Why might phenothiazines be unsafe to use in animals with hypotension?
Why might phenothiazines be unsafe to use in animals with hypotension?
What effect can acepromazine have on motion sickness in dogs?
What effect can acepromazine have on motion sickness in dogs?
Why can the protrusion of the nictitating membrane (third eyelid) be alarming to clients?
Why can the protrusion of the nictitating membrane (third eyelid) be alarming to clients?
What is a significant difference between phenothiazine tranquilizers and some sedatives?
What is a significant difference between phenothiazine tranquilizers and some sedatives?
How do phenothiazine tranquilizers affect the ability of animals to respond to pain?
How do phenothiazine tranquilizers affect the ability of animals to respond to pain?
