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Medications C Flashcards

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Cabergoline: action

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Potent selective inhibition of prolactine, dopamine agonist

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Cabergoline: use (4)

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  • Induction oestrus
  • Control false pregnancy
  • Galactostasis in lactating bitches
  • Induce abortion
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Cabergoline: contraindications (2)

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  • Pregnant bitches (unless abortion is desired)
  • Hypotension
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Cabergoline: adverse reactions (4)

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  • Vomiting
  • Anorexia
  • Drowsiness
  • Hypotension
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Calcium salts: action

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Involved in maintenance of homeostatic roles and key reactions: activation of enzymes, cell membrane potentials and nerve musculoskeletal function

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Calcium salts: use (2)

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  • Hypocalcemia
  • Hyperkalemic cardiotoxicity
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Calcium salts: contraindications (4)

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  • Ventricular fibrillation
  • Hypercalcemia
  • Pregnancy (except with a deficient state)
  • Hyperkalemia because of hypoadrenocorticism
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Calcium salts: adverse reactions (5)

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  • Hypercalcemia
  • Tissue irritation
  • Hypotension
  • Cardiac arrythmias
  • Cardiac arrest
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Carprofen: action

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COX-2 inhibitor –> limiting production prostaglandines

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Carprofen: use (2)

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  • Postoperative analgesia
  • Anti-inflammatory
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Carprofen: contraindications (8)

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  • Dehydration
  • Hypovolemia
  • Hypotension
  • GI disease
  • Blood clotting abnormalities
  • Renal disease
  • Pregnancy
  • Animal < 6 weeks
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Carprofen: adverse reactions (2)

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  • GI signs (bleeding in severe cases)
  • Cardiac failure known in humans
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Cat appeasing pheromone: action

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derivates of dermal secretions produced by the queen after giving birth.

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Cat appeasing pheromone: use (1)

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  • Behaviour problems
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Cat appeasing pheromone: contraindications (1)

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none

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Cat appeasing pheromone: adverse reactions 1)

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none

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Cefalexine: action

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1st generation cephalosporine
binds to penicilline-binding proteins involved in cell wall synthesis, decreasing cell wall strength and rigidity and affecting cell division
Time-dependant

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Cefalexine: use (2)

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  • Mostly gram-positive and some gram-negatieve
  • Pseudomonas and Proteus are resistant
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Cefalexine: contraindications (1)

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  • Hypersensitivity to beta-lactam antimicrobials
20
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Cefalexine: adverse reactions (3)

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  • Vomiting
  • Diarrhea
  • Painfull injection
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Cefotaxime: action

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3h generation cephalosporine (critical antibiotic)
Binds to proteins involved in bacterial cell wall synthesis, decreasing cell wall strength and rigicity and affecting cell wall division.
Time dependent

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Cefotaxime: use (3)

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  • Gram negative ( enterobacteriaceae)
  • Lower action against gram-positive
  • Acute sepsis or serious infections
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Cefotaxime: contraindications (2)

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  • Renal disease (consider increasing dosing interval)
  • Hypersensitivity to penicillins
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Cefotaxime: adverse reactions (3)

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  • pain on injection
  • GI disturbances
  • Superingection with resistant micro-organisms

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