Quiz I Flashcards
What are collies sensitive to and why?
Ivermectin, due to mutant deletion of ABCB1 gene which encodes for the P-glycoprotein, and important part of the BBB
What drug do Australian terrier no respond to (no sedation) but instead have salivation, tachycardia, muscle tremors and convulsions?
Droperidol/fentanyl
Young animals have _____ total body water and _____ developed metabolic systems
higher, less
Liver dz ____metabolic function
reduces
Renal dz generally _____ renal clearance
reduces
A dog in congestive heart failure will have better or worse drug distribution and clearance?
worse/reduced
Is idiosyncratic drug rx dose dependent and can it occur on first exposure?
NOT dose dependent
can occur on 1st exposure
The most common hypersensitivity type associated with drug immune response is ____. Drugs commonly act as ______.
Type I
Haptens
What is a decrease in responsiveness to the same administered dose of drug over time?
tolerance
What is acute tolerance called?
Tachyphylaxis
Why does pharmacodynamic tolerance occur?
Changes in receptor (down regulation, change in receptor sensitivity)
Why does Pharmacokinetic tolerance occur?
Changes in absorption, metabolism or excretion
What is cumulation?
elimination slower than absorption
Summation
two drugs have additive effects
Synergism
Two drugs have greater efficacy when combined
Chemical Antagonism
drugs react to each other inactivating one or the other
Physiologic antagonism
drugs cancel each other out
Pharmacokinetic antagonims
One drug reduces the concentration of another, interferes with its ADME processes
Acidifying urine increases excretion of ______
weak bases
Alkalinizing urine increases excretion of ______
weak acids
What are boxers sensitive to?
Phenothiazines (acepromazine)
Facilitated diffusion
carrier mediated, may be selective, moves with conc gradient passive
Active Transport
Carrier mediated
Saturable
Selective
Moves against conc gradient, requires energy