Chapter 18 : Miscellaneous Therapeutic Agents Flashcards
Belonging to the same organism
Autologous
An agent used in chemotherapy for metal poisoning
Chelating agent
A group of polypeptide cytokines that carry signals between cells of the immune system
Interleukins
The intercellular substance of tissue like cartilage or bone
Matrix
The presence of methemoglobin in the blood caused by injury or toxic agents that convert a larger-than-normal proportion of hemoglobin into methemoglobin, which does not function as an oxygen carrier
Methemoglobinemia
Any nontoxic food component that has scientifically proven health benefits
Nutraceutical
Cells found in embryonic tissue and the adult animal that have the ability for self-renewal, a lack of cellular specialization, and can give rise to other more specialized cells
Stem cell
A 2 year old beagle has clinical signs of lead toxicity and a history to support the diagnosis. What agent would be the drug of choice for treating this condition?
Calcium EDTA
A client calls and says she has been giving her cat Tylenol for a limp. Now the cat is tachypnic, its face is swollen, and it is lethargic. What drug should be administered?
Acetylcysteine
Yohimbine HCl is a reversal agent for ____
Xylazine
BAL has been administered to a 4 year old dog for arsenic poisoning. What laboratory test should be closely monitored?
Blood Urea Nitrogen (BUN)
Glycosaminoglycans occur naturally in what parts of the body?
Articular cartilage and connective tissue
What role do glycosaminoglycans (GAGs) provide in the treatment of degenerative joint conditions?
GAGs act as chondroprotective agents.
Give an example of a nutraceutical
Glucosamine/chondroitin sulfate
What are 2 possible side effects of using fatty acids as a dietary supplement?
Increased bleeding time and possible decreased immune function
Petroleum jelly is not recommended as a lubricant because it is not ____
Water soluble
Flumazenil is used to reverse the effects of ____
Benzodiazepines
A dietary supplement for support of normal structure and function of the liver is ____
S-adenosylmethionine
Grain alcohol may be used to treat what poisoning?
Ethylene glycol (antifreeze)
T/F Echinacea may be used concurrently via the intraarticular route to preven infections resulting from possible infection
FALSE
T/F Activated charcoal is effective in removing lead from the body
FALSE
T/F After activated charcoal is administered, no other oral therapeutic agents should be administered within 3 hours
TRUE
T/F It is permissible to use calcium EDTA in anuric patients
FALSE
T/F Calcium EDTA can be administered orally
FALSE
T/F Methylene blue should not be used in cats
TRUE
T/F Ethanol is an alcohol that is an competitive inhibitor of ethylene glycol metabolism
TRUE
T/F Sodium bicarbonate is contraindicated in the treatment of metabolic acidosis
FALSE
T/F Naloxone reverses the effects of butorphanol, pentazocine, and nalbuphine
TRUE
