Drugs Affecting the Digestive and Cardiovascular Systems

Pharmacology

Which drug causes ruminal contractions (i.e increases rumen motility)

Neostigmine

Which drug is considered a prokinetic drug?

Metoclopramide

Which of the following drugs would be used on a patient that has anorexia

Capromorelin

Which of the following is NOT an indication for using an antiemetic

Sedating a fractious dog

Diuretics are most likely to decrease the preload on the heart

True

Stimulation of which of the following receptors is most likely a cause a decrease in heart rate

Cholinergic muscarinic

Which list is most representative of potential adverse reactions from many ORAL (and some parenteral) drugs?

Vomiting, diarrhea, and anorexia

A description of which receptor a drug binds to and what effect it has on the cell would fall under the category of

Pharmacodynamics

Which of the following is considered the “Rule of 1000s” which was discussed in class

kg.>g.>mg.>mcg

A drug that is administered IV has a bioavailability of

100%

If a drug needs a diluent to complete its preparation, we say the drug has been ________________.

Reconstituted

Two drugs that were assigned to represent drugs that affect the Cardiovascular System

Furosemide and Pimobendan

Which suffix is usually present in beta-blockers

-olol

A drug that agonizes or stimulates which receptor is most likely to be a positive inotrope and increase the heart rate?

Beta-1

Briana's dog "Jorge" was just diagnosed with congestive heart failure. The cardiologist wants to prescribe a drug that will dilate both the arterioles and the veins, and also increase the heart's force of contraction. The drug that most fits this description would be

Pimobendan

Ecko, a student in a Veterinary Pharmacology class, had to be dismissed every 30 minutes to urinate. What group of drug(s) is she most likely on?

Diuretics

Which drug is a mixed vasodilator?

Enalapril

BSLUDE is an acronym for bronchoconstriction, salivation, lacrimation, urination, dehydration, and emesis

False

Which drug group would be helpful in treating hypertension?

Vasodilators

Which pharmacodynamics term describes what a drug could do when binding to a receptor BUT not triggering a response from the cell? Select the best answer.

Antagonist

Vanessa, a Veterinary Pharmacology student, was listening to a dog's heart rhythm during a school laboratory activity and thought that it was abnormal so she proceeded to have an ECG performed. The ECG confirmed an atrial arrhythmia. Which drug would most likely have a potential therapeutic effect to correct this?

Dilitiazem

Right-sided heart disease can cause

Ascites

Which drug may help reduce the probability of having a thrombus (blood clot) form secondary to congestive heart failure or cardiovascular disease?

Aspirin

Any disease that disrupts the normal functioning of the heart and/or blood vessels is known as

Cardiovascular disease

Which receptor is most commonly associated with the parasympathetic nervous system?

Cholinergic receptor

Which drug would help reduce pulmonary edema from congrestive heart failure

Furosemide

Pimobendan is a drug classified as a(n)

Inodilator

When Veronica, a student in a Veterinary Pharmacology course saw her favorite male celebrity, her sympathetic nervous system began to stimulate the release of catecholamines. This reaction caused a subsequent

Positive inotropic effect

Which root word or prefix is not related to the cardiovascular system?

Hepato-

Which term is most synonymous with a sympathetic nervous system agonist

Sympathomimetic

Which is a locally-acting emetic?

3% hydrogen peroxide

Which drug is not an antidiarrheal

Lactulose

Which drug is used to treat bloat in ruminants?

Poloxalene

Cholinergic agents do all of the following except?

Increasing blood flow to skeletal systems

Which drug can treat runny diarrhea

Diphenoxylate

Tums, Rolaids, Mylanta, Maalox, and Milk of Magnesia

Nonsystemic Antacids and Antiulcer Drugs

The non-proprietary name for the anti-diarrheal Pepto-Bismol is

Bismuth subsalicylate

What happens when you are an antagonist drug and you bind to a receptor at the CRTZ?

you prevent or inhibit vomiting

If a patient has an infectious cause of the diarrhea, which of the following drugs would you try and avoid?

Corticosteroids

What drug is used to treat Giardiasis, a protozoal infection?

Metronidazole

What drug is considered a nonsystemic antacid?

Milk of Magnesia

Which of the following is an opioid antidiarrheal drug?

Lopermide

What kind of laxative is Miralax?

Osmotic laxative

What disease requires treatment with pancreatic enzyme supplementation??

Exocrine pancreatic insufficiency (EPI)

One of the corticosteroids studied in class contains ten letters. This steroid is known as ___

Prednisone