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Introduction to Pharmacology Flashcards

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What does the diagnostic method of choosing drugs include?

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Taking a history, examine, lab test urine and diagnostic

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Three methods of choosing a drug?

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Diagnostic, empirical, symptomatic

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What does the emperical method entail?

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Using practical experience to decide a drug instead of specific culturing and discovery

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What does a symptomatic diagnosis entail?

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Never seeing the patient, and treating based on what symptoms the owner says

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Drugs SHOULD, but may not….

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Shorten the course of disease, prevent the spread, prevents developing chronic problems

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What are four possible outcomes of drug use?

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No effect, speedy recovery, makes the condition worse, cause new and worse symptoms

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What does the regimen of a drug include?

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Route, dosage, frequency, duration

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What is specific therapy?

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Treatment of the cause of the disease

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What is symptomatic therapy?

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Treats only symptoms

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What is supportive therapy?

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Treatment that goes day by day

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Factors that affect the concentration of a drug and how long it stays in the body..

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Dose and route, absorption rate and amount of drug, extent of distribution, rate of metabolism, rate and route of excretion

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What is efficacy?

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The extent to which a drug causes the intended effects - once it is reached, do not increase the dose

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Which organ metabolizes drugs?

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Liver

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Which organ excretes drugs?

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Kidneys

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Examples of adverse drug reactions

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Rash,

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Factors that influence absorption rate

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Route, blood supply, use of other meds, solubility of the drug

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What causes adverse drug reactions?

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Overdose (math error, metabolized differently), improper administration, accidental exposure, bad drug interactions, side effects

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Factors that affect distribution

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Concentration gradient, barriers, chemical properties of the drug and body, condition of the body

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Factors that influence metabolism

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Enzymes present or not present in the body, health of liver and kidneys, age and health of the patient, other drugs in the body, body temperature

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How are drugs excreted?

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Urine, bile in the liver, defecation, sweat glands, respiration

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Factors that influence excretion

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Chemical nature of the drug, health of kidneys, renal blood flow, duration of action of the drug

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Other factors that affect the movement of drugs throughout the body

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Sex, weight, temperament, tolerance, other

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Why are drugs used in consumed animals?

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Treat and prevent disease, to increase weight or feed conversions

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Why are some residues found in at the time of slaughter?

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Dose has been to high due to weight guessing, producer didn’t observe the proper length of hold time, animals body did not metabolize properly

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What is a carcinogen?

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Drug that causes cancer

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What is a generic name?

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Common name chosen by the drug company

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What is a trade name?

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Exclusive fancy name chosen by the company

“Pepcid ac”

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What is the purpose of a prescription?

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Tells how to prepare the meds, what medication is needed, written directions that are placed on the med for the owner

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What does the prescription label include?

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Date, Dvm name, client name, pets name and species, expiration date, drug name (quantity) directions for use, numbers of refills

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What is pharmacology?

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The STUDY of drugs

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What is pharmacodynamics?

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The study of the movement of drugs throughout the body

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What is toxocology?

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The study of toxins

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Where do drugs come from?

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Minerals, plants, hormones, artificial

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What is pharmocotherapeutics?

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The process of a veterinarian choosing a specific drug and a drug regimen for treatment

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What is indication?

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The reason we use a particular drug?

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What is contraindication?

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The reason we don’t choose a drug

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What is Pharmacokinetics?

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The mathematics of how long it takes for a drug to enter and leave the body

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What is therapeutic index?

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The effective dose over the lethal dose

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What does a proper label consist of?

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Date, Dvm name, clinic name, address, phone number, client name, patient name, name of drug,concentration of drug, directions for use,expiration of drug, refill number

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What does a proper prescription consist of?

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Dvm name, clinic name, address and phone number, client name AND ADDRESS, pets name and species, drug name, concentration and quantity, directions for use

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What are the three how’s of dispensing drugs?

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How much, how often, how the drug is given

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What are the five rights of prescriptions?

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Right patient, right drug, right dose, right route of administration, right time and frequency of administration

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How many times do you check if it’s the right drug?

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Three times!

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What is parenternsl administration?

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Any route other than GI tract

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What are local forms of administration?

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Inhalation,mucous memories, topicals, liniments

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What are the three parts of a needle?

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Hub, shaft and bevel

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What is dead space?

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The space where fluid remains when the plunger is completely depressed

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