Vet tech Nerve,Resp,Urinary,Cardio, and GI test

Dissociative Agent

 An anesthetic characterized by catalepsy, catatonia, analgesia, and amnesia (but loss of consciousness may not occur)

Neuroleptanalgesic

A combination of a tranquilizer and an analgesic used for sedation and pain relief in animals.

Expectorant

A drug that clears mucus from the respiratory tract, promoting a productive cough.

Monoamine Oxidase

An enzyme that degrades dopamine, serotonin, and norepinephrine

Antitussive

A cough suppressant drug

Methylxanthines

Bronchodilators that work by inhibiting phosphodiesterase enzyme

Erythropoietin

A hormone produced by the kidneys that stimulates bone marrow to make red blood cells

Xanthine Oxidase Inhibitors

A drug that prevents urate urolithiasis in Dalmatians due to a defect in uric acid metabolism

Stroke volume

The volume of blood that is pumped by the left ventricle in a single contraction

Renin-Angiotensin-Aldosterone System

Controls blood pressure and sodium homeostasis

Chemoreceptor Trigger Zone

A zone in the medulla that induces vomiting when stimulated

Hematemesis

Vomiting blood

Chyme

Food that has entered the small intestine

Emetics

Drugs used to induce vomiting

antiemetics

control vomiting

Atropine

Anticholinergic that increases heart rate and reduces certain secretions

Diastat, Valium, Diazepam

Benozo used for seizure control, muscle relaxation, and sedation

Promace or Ace

A tranquilizer that produces sedation, won’t provide pain relief on its own

Domitor or Medetomidine

Alpha-2 agonist used to sedate but can be reversed with atipamezole

Xyazine or Rompun

Alpha-2 agonist that produces sedation, analgesia, and muscle relaxation

Diprivan or Propofol

injectable anesthetic

Ketalar or Ketamine

Anesthesia or Anesthetic

Antisedan or Atipamezole

Reverses the effects of certain Alpha-2 agonists, usually medetomidine or dexmedetomidine

Dorpram or Doxapram

A respiratory stimulant used to stimulate breathing

Magnesium sulfate or Epsom salt

Used for certain cardiac arrhythmias or magnesium deficiency

mucolytic

Drugs that break up mucus and make it easier to cough out

Guaifenesin

induce general anesthesia, extend the anesthetic activity of other injectable field anesthetics, or enhance muscle relaxation of anesthetized patients

Acetylcysteine

Breaks down mucus and is an antidote for acetaminophen

Isoproterenol

A pure beta stimulator. Its primary use is for bronchodilation

Butorphanol

Primarily a sedative

Chlorpromazine

Prevents and treats nausea and vomiting and blocks dopamine in the chemoreceptor trigger zone (CRTZ)

Helps to reduce the risk of thrombus formation in cats with hypertrophic cardiomyopathy

Low dose aspirin

Pentobarbital

Used for controlling seizures in progress and as an euthanasia agent.

Phenobarbital

Used as an anticonvulsant, it is the drug of choice for long-term control of epileptic seizures.

Gabapentin or Neurontin

It is used as an adjunctive treatment of seizures that are difficult to control, as well as for partial complex seizures or pain control.

Dormosedan or Detomidine

Used for analgesia and sedation, bradycardia is a side effect.

Fluoxetine, Prozac in humans, Reconcile in dogs

Used for behavioral issues

Imipramine or Tofranil

Used for behavioral issues, especially urine marking

Buspirone

An azapirone agent used for behavioral issues but has no relaxant, anticonvulsant, or sedative effects

Testosterone enanthate

A treatment for chronic renal failure that stimulates red blood cell production by the bone marrow.

MAC

Minimum alveolar concentration and value of an inhalant anesthetic.

Partition coefficient

The degree of lipid solubility

diphenoxylate or Lomotil

Usually combined with atropine for use as an antidiarrheal. Side effects are vomiting, respiratory depression, excitement (cats and horses), nausea, and constipation.

Propantheline

used to treat diarrhea, urinary incontinence, and bradycardia and to reduce colonic peristalsis in horses to allow rectal examination

Pralidoxime, Protopam, 2-PAM

a cholinesterase reactivator used to treat organophosphate intoxication

Metoclopramide 

hastens gastric emptying and promotes the delivery of a drug to the small intestine for absorption.

Bethanechol

used to treat GI and urinary tract atony

Furosemide,Lasix, Salix

used to remove excess extracellular fluid by increasing urine flow and sodium excretion and by reducing hypertension. Used to treat congestive heart failure, lung fluid retention, and certain kidney diseases.

Enalapril or Enacard

used to treat heart failure, hypertension, chronic renal failure, and protein-losing glomerulonephropathies in dogs and cats. Can also be used to treat cats with hypertrophic cardiomyopathy

Diltiazem (Cardizem)

used to treat nonresponding hypertension.

Propanolol or Inderal, Detensol, Hemangeol, Innopran

a beta-blocker used off label (extra label) to treat abnormal heart rhythms (arrhythmias) in cats, dogs, ferrets, and horses. It has also been used short-term to treat hypertension caused by thyrotoxicosis or pheochromocytoma.

Aminophylline and theophylline

A methylxanthines that inhibit phosphodiesterase and are used for the bronchodilation effect in respiratory conditions and positive inotropic effects (heart stimulation)

Hydroxyzine and diphenhydramine

Antihistamine drugs are used in the treatment of allergic and respiratory conditions. They may also be used for their antiemetic effects.

Acetylcysteine

Used to break down thick or inspissated (dry) respiratory mucus and to treat acetaminophen toxicity. Only one with any significance in vet med.

Guaifenesin

A skeletal muscle relaxant used mainly in equine medicine to prolong the activity of other injectable anesthetics and promote muscle relaxation in anesthetized patients.