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What three parts of the inflammatory process prevent movement of the injured part of the body?

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SWELLING, PAIN, AND LOSS OF FUNCTION

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This is the collective name for the substances that produce the clinical signs of inflammation.

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EICOSANOIDS

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Name the three eicosanoids

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PROSTAGLANDINS, LEUKOTRIENES, AND THROMBOXANES

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Type of anti-inflammatory group to which glucocorticoids or corticosteroid drugs belong.

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STERIODAL ANTI-INFLAMMATORIES

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What 2 general types of drugs provide a means to reduce pain or provide pain relief?

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ANTI-INFLAMMATORY DRUGS OR OPIOID ANALGESICS

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These molecules make up the cell membrane

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PHOSPHOLIPIDS

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This enzyme breaks down the molecules in the cell membrane when there is cellular trauma.

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PHOSPHOLIPASE A2

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Phospholipase converts phospholipids into this compound

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ARACHIDONIC ACID

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This enzyme converts arachidonic acid into prostaglandins and thromboxanes

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CYCLOOXYGENASE (COX)

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What does lipoxygenase convert arachidonic acid into?

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LEUKOTRIENES (LT)

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What does cyclooxygenase convert arachidonic acid into?

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PROSTAGLANDINS (PG) AND THROMBOXANES (TBx)

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What enzyme creates leukotrienes?

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LIPOXYGENASE (LOX)

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These are pain receptors

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NOCICEPTORS

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What is the target site for corticosteroid drugs in the arachidonic acid pathway?

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PHOSPHOLIPASE A2

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What is (are) the target site(s) for NSAIDs in the arachidonic acid pathway?

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CYCLOOXYGENASE (COX) AND LIPOXYGENASE (LOX)

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The steroid hormones produced by the adrenal cortex are collectively called this.

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ADRENOCORTICOSTERIODS

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This type of corticosteroid regulates electrolytes and water balance.

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MINERALOCORTICOID

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This type of corticosteroid has anti-inflammatory properties.

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GLUCOCORTICOID

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Glucocorticoids produce anti-inflammatory effects by blocking what?

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PHOSPHOLIPASE A2

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This is the mineralocorticoid drug used in veterinary medicine.

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DESOXYCORTICOSTERONE

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What disease is desoxycorticosterone used to treat?

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HYPOADRENOCORTICISM = ADDISON’S DISEASE

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Another name for Addison’s disease.

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HYPOADRENOCORTICISM

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Another name for Cushing’s disease.

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HYPERADRENOCORTICISM

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The body’s natural mineralocorticoid hormone.

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ALDOSTERONE

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What ion does aldosterone retain in the body?

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SODIUM (NA+)

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What is the body’s natural glucocorticoid hormone?

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CORTISOL

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What hormone is released from the pituitary gland that stimulates the adrenal cortex?

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ADRENOCORTICOTROPIC HORMONE (ACTH)

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What hormone is released by the hypothalamus to stimulate the pituitary gland and eventually results in increased cortisol?

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CORTICOTROPIN-RELEASING HORMONE (CRH) = CORTICOTROPIN-RELEASING FACTOR (CRF)

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What releases ACTH?

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PITUITARY GLAND

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What gland does ACTH stimulate?

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ADRENAL GLAND

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31
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What is released by ACTH stimulation?

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CORTISOL

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32
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What released CRF?

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HYPOTHALAMUS

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33
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What gland does CRF stimulate?

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PITUITARY GLAND

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34
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What is released by CRF stimulation?

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ADRENOCORTICOTROPIC HORMONE (ACTH)

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What effect does cortisol have on CRF and ACTH release?

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NEGATIVE FEEDBACK (SHUTS DOWN CRF [HYPOTHALAMUS] AND ACTH [PITUITARY
GLAND] RELEASE)
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What is the short-acting glucocorticoid drug used in medicine?

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HYDROCORTISONE

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Cortisone is converted by the liver to this.

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HYDROCORTISONE

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Name the 4 intermediate-acting glucocorticoid drugs.

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PREDNISONE, PREDNISOLONE, METHYLPREDNISOLONE, TRIAMCINOLONE

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Name the 3 long-acting glucocorticoid drugs.

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DEXAMETHASONE, BETAMETHASONE, FLUMETHASONE

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“Sodium phosphate” added to the name of a glucocorticoid drug indicates it is what dosage form?

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AQUEOUS SOLUTION

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41
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The name of the glucocorticoid drug without any additional words attached to the name is what dosage form?

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ALCOHOL SOLUTION

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42
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Prednisolone acetate is what dosage form of glucocorticoid drug?

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SUSPENSION

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43
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List the four dosages used in administering glucocorticoids from lowest to highest dosage.

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PHYSIOLOGICAL DOSAGE, ANTI-INFLAMMATORY DOSAGE, IMMUNOSUPPRESSIVE DOSAGE, SHOCK
DOSAGE

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This term means the dosage administered achieves drug concentrations higher than what could be produced by the body under normal conditions.

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SUPRAPHYSIOLOGICAL

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45
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What glucocorticoid dosage level is used to control allergies, hives, or inflammation associated with injury?

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ANTI-INFLAMMATORY DOSAGE

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46
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Inhibition of synthesis of what body substances by glucocorticoids can delay tissue healing?

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COLLAGEN FIBER

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47
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What lymphocytes are associated with cell-mediated immunity?

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T-LYMPHOCYTE = T-CELL

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What lymphocytes produce antibodies?

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B-LYMPHOCYTE = B-CELL

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49
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What lymphocytes are associated with humoral immunity?

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B-LYMPHOCYTE

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50
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Fungal infections can be made worse due to glucocorticoid suppression of what type of immunity?

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CELL-MEDIATED IMMUNITY (CMI)

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51
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At anti-inflammatory doses of glucocorticoids, what type of lymphocyte is largely unaffected?

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B-LYMPHOCYTE

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What cell type listed on the CBC increases under the effect of glucocorticoid drugs?

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NEUTROPHIL

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53
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What cell type on the CBC decreases and is characteristic of a glucocorticoid stress response seen in dogs?

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LYMPHOCYTE AND EOSINOPHIL

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54
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The use of NSAIDs and glucocorticoids together markedly increases the risk for what?

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GASTRITIS AND ULCER

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55
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This term means to “break down” as in the way glucocorticoids break down protein to amino acids.

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CATABOLIC

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56
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For what condition in the eye are glucocorticoids contraindicated?

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CORNEAL ULCER

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This is the thin inner membrane of the cornea.

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DESCEMET’S MEMBRANE

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58
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This is a protrusion of the inner membrane of the cornea through the hole created by the ulcer.

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DESCEMETOCELE

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This is the process by which the liver converts amino acids into glucose.

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GLUCOEOGENESIS

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This means increased water drinking.

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POLYDIPSIA

61
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This means increased urinating.

62
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This means an increased appetite.

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POLYPHAGIA

63
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Another name for hyperadrenocorticism.

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CUSHING’S DISEASE

64
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Another name for hypoadrenocorticism.

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ADDISON’S DISEASE

65
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A term that means “caused by the doctor”.

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IATROGENIC

66
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Arachidonic acid is converted by what to prostaglandins and thromboxanes?

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CYCLOOXYGENASE (COX)

67
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What does lipoxygenase convert?

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ARACHIDONIC ACID TO LEUKOTRIENES (LT)

68
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What enzymes are typically blocked by NSAIDs?

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CYCLOOXYGENASE (COX) AND LIPOXYGENASE (LOX)

69
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What is another word for a selective COX 2 inhibitor?

70
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The phenomenon by which pain transmission up the spinal cord becomes easier over time is called this. (2 terms)

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CENTRAL SENSITIZATION = WIND UP

71
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This means low amounts of protein in the blood.

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HYPOPROTEINEMIA

72
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This term means “disease of the intestine”.

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ENTEROPATHY

73
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This term means “disease of the kidney”.

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NEPHROPATHY

74
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This term means the vomiting of blood.

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HEMATEMESIS

75
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This is the term that described digested blood in the stool.

76
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Means “decreased blood pressure”.

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HYPOTENSION

77
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These are the tips of the renal pyramids where renal collecting tubules come together to dump urine into the renal pelvis

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RENAL PAPILLA

78
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This is the opening inside the kidney where urine collects and is passed to the ureter.

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RENAL PELVIS

79
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This is the kidney problem that develops when NSAIDs are used in an animal that is also hypotensive.

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RENAL PAPILLARY NECROSIS

80
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This means a drug reaction cannot be predicted to occur based on dose or any other identifiable factors.

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IDIOSYNCRATIC

81
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Name the three Classic NSAIDs.

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FLUNIXIN MEGLUMINE, ASPIRIN (SALICYCLATE), PHENYLBUTAZONE

82
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What enzyme normally activates platelets and makes them clump together?

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THROMBOXANE (TBX)-A2

83
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This is the cardiac disease for which aspirin is used to decrease clot formation.

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FELINE HYPERTROPHIC CARDIOMYOPATHY

84
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This is a clot, fat, air or any object that is floating in the bloodstream.

85
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This is a clot attached to a site within the vasculature.

86
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This type of clot forms specifically in cats with hypertrophic cardiomyopathy.

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SADDLE THROMBUS

87
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This enzyme conjugates aspirin with other molecules.

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GLUCURONYL TRANSFERASE

88
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This is another term for the chemical aspirin.

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SALICYLATE

89
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These are the two molecule types that are conjugated with aspirin.

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GLYCINE AND GLUCURONIC ACID

90
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This is the organ that conjugates molecules.

91
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Cats are limited in what three things that would normally metabolize salicylates?

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GLUCURONYL TRANSFERASE, GLYCINE, AND GLUCURONIC ACID

92
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Flunixin meglumine should not be given to horses with this condition.

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EQUINE GASTRIC ULCER SYNDROME (EGUS)

93
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This is anemia caused by the bone marrow being wiped out.

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APLASTIC ANEMIA

94
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This short-hand term refers to any drug that is a selective COX 2 inhibitor.

95
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This term means that which patient will experience a toxic drug effect cannot be predicted based on dose or other factors.

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IDIOSYNCRATIC

96
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This term means “dry eye”.

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KERATOCONJUNCTIVITIS SICCA

97
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This term describes a drug that decreases fever.

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ANTIPYRETIC

98
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These are two types of damaging radical molecules.

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SUPEROXIDE AND HYDROXYL RADICALS

99
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This means “protects cartilage”.

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CHONDROPROTECTIVE

100
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This is a type of drug that is actually classified as a food supplement and not regulated in the same way as other FDA regulated drugs.

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NUTRACEUTICAL

101
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Name four chondroprotective agents used in veterinary medicine.

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POLYSULFATED GLYCOSAMINOGLYCANS (PSGAGs), HYALURONIC ACID OR HYALURONATE SODIUM, GLUCOSAMINE AND CHONDROITIN SULFATE

102
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Large and complex molecule found in normal joint cartilage and used as a chondroprotective agent.

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PSGAGs (ADEQUAN)

103
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Term for cartilage cells.

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CHONDROCYTES

104
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Fluid found in the joint.

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SYNOVIAL FLUID

105
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Two precursors for PSGAGs that are also chondroprotective nutraceuticals.

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GLUCOSAMINE AND CHONDROITIN SULFATE

106
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Enzyme that produces cell chemicals that stimulate the itch response.

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JANUS KINASE (JAK)

107
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Form of hemoglobin that is less capable of carrying oxygen and causes the blood to take on a brownish/dark red color

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MET-HEMOGLOBIN (MET-Hgb)

108
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The antidote for acetaminophen toxicosis.

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ACETYLCYSTEINE (MUCOMUST)

109
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This is what the antidote for acetaminophen toxicosis provides that converts the acetaminophen toxic metabolite to a non-toxic metabolite.

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SULFHYDRYL GROUP

110
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Identify the drug: Called a salicylate

111
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Identify the drug: Old, classic equine and bovine NSAID for treatment of lameness and musculoskeletal inflammation; don’t use in dogs because of hepatotoxic risk.

A

PHENYLBUTAZONE

112
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Identify the drug: Classic equine NSAID that if given to dogs is very, very likely to produce hemorrhagic gastritis within 3 days of treatment.

A

FLUNIXIN MEGLUMINE

113
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Identify the drug: Name six selective COX 2 inhibitor NSAIDs.

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CARPROFEN (RIMADYL), ETODOLAC, DERACOXIB (DERAMAXX), MELOXICAM (METACAM), FIROCOXIB (PREVICOX, EQUIOXX),
ROBENACOXIB (ONSIOR)

114
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Identify the drug: This antiinflammatory that is not an NSAID smells like rotten eggs.

A

DIMETHYL SULFOXIDE (DMSO)

115
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Identify the drug: First selective COX 2 inhibitor NSAID approved for use in veterinary medicine; was associated with hepatotoxicity.

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CARPROFEN (RIMADYL)

116
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Identify the drug: Not an NSAID; antipyretic human product; does not cause stomach ulcers because does not inhibit COX enzymes in the periphery only in the CNS.

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ACETAMINOPHEN

117
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Identify the drug: NSAID that produces aplastic anemia in dogs and humans.

A

PHENYLBUTAZONE

118
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Identify the drug: Decreases production of body chemicals that would normally cause nerves to create an itching sensation.

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JANUS KINASE (JAK) INHIBITOR

119
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Identify the drug: Used to prevent clots in cats with hypertrophic cardiomyopathy.

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ASPIRIN (SALICYLATE)

120
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Identify the drug: Selective COX 2 inhibitor NSAID that was initially developed for use in cats but has since been approved for use in dogs also.

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ROBENACOXIB (ONSIOR)

121
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Identify the drug: Produces met-hemoglobinemia in cats and jaundice in dogs.

A

ACETAMINOPHEN

122
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Identify the drug: Name 3 chondroprotective agents.

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POLYSULFATED GLYCOSAMINOGLYCANS (PSGAGs), HYALURONIC ACID OR HYALURONATE SODIUM, GLUCOSAMINE AND CHONDROITIN SULFATE

123
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Identify the drug: Classic NSAID stronger analgesia than aspirin and may mask colic signs if given to horses with colic.

A

FLUNIXIN MEGLUMINE

124
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Identify the drug: Chondroprotective agent that increases the viscosity of the joint fluid for better joint lubrication.

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HYALURONIC ACID (HA) OR HYALURONATE SODIUM

125
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Identify the drug: Administered by injectable or as a topical drug that penetrates the skin very readily and can carry drugs or substances on the skin into the body.

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DIMETHYL SULFOXIDE (DMSO)

126
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Identify the drug: Should not be given to horses with Equine Gastric Ulcer syndrome.

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FLUNIXIN MEGLUMINE

127
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Identify the drug: Janus Kinase inhibitor.

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OCLACITINIB (APOQUEL)

128
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Identify the drug: 1 “extra strength” size tablet of this drug can kill an average-sized cat.

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ACETAMINOPHEN

129
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Identify the drug: Chondroprotective agent that mimics the complex molecules of the joint cartilage and stimulates new chondrocyte generation.

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POLYSULFATED GLYCOSAMINOGLYCANS (PSGAGs) = ADEQUAN

130
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Identify the drug: Selective COX 2 inhibitor NSAID that can produce KCS.

131
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Identify the drug: Classic NSAID available in oral and IV injectable forms; but, don’t give IM or SQ as it can cause skin necrosis and sloughing.

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PHENYLBUTAZONE

132
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Identify the drug: Nutraceutical chondroprotective agents that are precursors for PSGAGs.

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GLUCOSAMINE AND CHONDROITIN SULFATE

133
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Identify the drug: Is metabolized to a toxic intermediate that, in cats, cannot be readily converted further to a non-toxic metabolite.

A

ACETAMINOPHEN

134
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Identify the drug: Use good quality gloves if applying this antiinflammatory drug topically; is not a COX inhibitor drug.

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DIMETHYL SULFOXIDE (DMSO)

135
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Identify the drug: Specifically an antipruritic drug, not an anti-inflammatory drug.

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OCLACITINIB (APOQUEL)

136
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Identify the drug: Two non-specific human NSAID that behaves so unpredictably that they should not be used to treat inflammation in dogs; some approved large animal equine forms exist.

A

IBUPROFEN AND NAPROXEN

137
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Identify the drug: Inactivates or traps destructive free radicals.

A

DIMETHYL SULFOXIDE (DMSO)

138
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Identify the drug: Antidote for acetaminophen toxicosis.

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ACETYLCYSTEINE (MUCOMYST)

139
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Is this the result of COX 1 or COX 2 activity?: Produces prostaglandins involved in normal physiological process.

140
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Is this the result of COX 1 or COX 2 activity?: Produces prostaglandins that produce the clinical signs of inflammation.

141
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Is this the result of COX 1 or COX 2 activity?: This enzyme is activated and increased in response to the presence of cellular trauma.

142
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Is this the result of COX 1 or COX 2 activity?: For the most part, this enzyme is only found in tissues that are injured.

143
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Is this the result of COX 1 or COX 2 activity?: This enzyme is always present in normal physiological tissue.

144
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Is this the result of COX 1 or COX 2 activity?: Produces prostaglandins that increase stomach mucus and bicarbonate buffer secretion.

145
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Is this the result of COX 1 or COX 2 activity?: Produces prostaglandins that increase gastric cell turnover.

146
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Is this the result of COX 1 or COX 2 activity?: Prostaglandins produced by this enzyme increase the perfusion of the stomach wall.

147
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Is this the result of COX 1 or COX 2 activity?: Produces prostaglandins that increase pain, redness, swelling, and loss of function.

148
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Is this the result of COX 1 or COX 2 activity?: Produces prostaglandins that cause renal vasodilation under conditions of hypotension.

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