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Renal Therapeutics Flashcards

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Ampicillin / TMPS (trimethoprim sulfonamide)

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  • AB
  • UTI
  • Cocci/alkaline urine -> Staph/Strep
  • Rod/alkaline urine -> Proteus
  • Companion animal, (TMPS = first line equine), ruminants
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Fluoroquinolone

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  • AB, cephalosporin
  • UTI
  • Rod/acidic urine -> E. coli/Pseudomonas
  • Not first line Tx, but can enter prostate (companion animal)
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Glycosaminoglycans (GAGs)

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  • UTI, feline idiopathic cystitis (FIC) (have lower GAGs)
  • Prevent attachment of bacteria, line the mucosa of bladder for protection
  • E.g. Cystease food supplement
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Fusidic acid

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  • Topical AB cream
  • ‘Sludgy bladder’
  • Rabbits
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Zinc oxide

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  • Natural antiseptic, antibacterial, topical
  • ‘Sludgy bladder’
  • Rabbits
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Rearguard (cyromazine)

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  • Ectoparasiticide - barrier/prevention of maggots, fly strike
  • Rabbits
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Albendazole / Fenbendazole

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  • AB
  • Encephalitozoon cuniculi, prolonged Tx, 30 d
  • Rabbits
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Prioxicam

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  • NSAID
  • Management of transitional cell carcinoma (bladder)
  • Dogs
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Butorphanol / Buprenorphine

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  • Analgesia, opioids
  • Feline idiopathic cystitis (FIC), esp chronic cases; urethral obstruction
  • Cats
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Amitriptyline

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  • Tricyclic antidepressant
  • Feline idiopathic cystitis (FIC), chronic cases
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Calcium gluconate / Dextrose (or glucose) + insulin

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  • Protect heart from hyperkalaemia (calcium gluconate)
  • Calcium gluconate - IV, antagonises cardiac effect of hyperkalaemia
  • Dextrose solution = insulin relief
  • Insulin = co-transporter, gets K+ transported w/ insulin into cells)
  • AKI
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Prazosin / Dantrolene

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  • Antispasmodics
  • Prazosin - smooth muscle relaxant
  • Dantrolene - skeletal muscle relaxant
  • Act on diff parts of urethra to reduce spasm
  • Urethral obstruction
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Furosemide / Dobutamine

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  • Diuretics (if horse not producing urine after 12-24 hrs), vasodilation of kidneys -> inc renal perfusion -> inc urine output
  • Furosemide - (1-3 mg/kg q2h IV)
  • Dobutamine infusion
  • AKI
  • Horses
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Phosphate binders

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  • Binds to phosphate in intestinal tract so doesn’t get absorbed
  • Companion animals, if blood phosphate remains high (>1.6 mmol/L)
  • E.g. Pronefra
  • Chronic renal failure
  • Companion animal
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Amlodipine

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  • Calcium channel blocker
  • One dose every 24 h, can double dose if no response
  • Chronic renal failure - hypertension, causes peripheral vasodilation
  • Companion animal
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Telmisartan

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  • AKA Semintra (go-to)
  • Angiotensin II receptor blocker (ARB)
  • BID then SID
  • Chronic renal failure - hypertension + proteinuria
  • Companion animal
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Benazepril

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  • AKA Fortekor
  • Angiotensin-converting enzyme inhibitor (ACE)
  • Chronic renal failure - proteinuria
  • Companion animal
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Potassium supplementation (Kaminox)

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  • Chronic renal failure - spiked fluids in dehydrated patient, will dec muscular weakness + improve inappetence
  • Companion animal
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Maropitant / Metoclopramide

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  • Antiemetic
  • GI signs in chronic renal failure
  • Companion animal
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Mirtazapine

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  • Appetite stimulant
  • GI signs in chronic renal failure
  • Companion animal
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Famotidine

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  • H2 blocker
  • GI signs in chronic renal failure
  • Companion animal
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Omeprazole

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  • Proton pump inhibitor
  • GI signs in chronic renal failure
  • Companion animal
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Furosemide

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  • Diuretic (urinate out extra fluid), alleviates vol overload, IV/CRI
  • Oliguric/anuric renal failure
  • Acute kidney injury
  • Companion animal
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Calcium gluconate, insulin, glucose, sodium bicarbonate

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  • Hyperkalaemia
  • Calcium gluconate - protects heart, but doesn’t drop K^+
  • Insulin - co-transporter system, carries K^to + into cells
  • Glucose = to give w/ insulin
  • Acute kidney injury
  • Companion animal
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Propantheline
- Antimuscarinic (anticholinergic) agent - Bladder storage, sympathetic control, bladder relaxant (detrusor relaxant) - Incontinence; restricted bladder filling - Companion animal
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Imipramine / Amitriptyline
- Tricyclic antidepressant/anxiolytic - Bladder storage, sympathetic control, bladder relaxant (detrusor relaxant) - Incontinence; restricted bladder filling - Companion animal
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Phenylpropanolamine (PPA) (Propalin)
- IUS stimulant - sympathomimetic - Bladder storage, sympathetic control, internal urethral sphincter stimulant (restriction/contraction of internal urethral sphincter) - Incontinence - go-to; urethral sphincter mechanism incompetence (USMI); supportive Tx for ectopic ureters - Companion animal
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Ephedrine (Enurace / Canuphedrin)
- IUS stimulant - sympathomimetic - Bladder storage, sympathetic control, internal urethral sphincter stimulant (restriction/contraction of internal urethral sphincter) - Converts in liver to phenylpropanolamine (norephedrine) - Incontinence; urethral sphincter mechanism incompetence (USMI) - Companion animal
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Pseudoephedrine
- IUS stimulant - sympathomimetic - Bladder storage, sympathetic control, internal urethral sphincter stimulant (strengthens contractions of internal urethral sphincter) - Incontinence - Companion animal
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Oestriol (oestrogen) (Incurin)
- IUS stimulant - sensitises adrenergic receptors - Bladder storage, sympathetic control, internal urethral sphincter stimulant (restriction/contraction of internal urethral sphincter) - Up-regulates adrenoreceptors of urethral sphincter - Incontinence (go-to); urethral sphincter mechanism incompetence (USMI) - Companion animal
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Bethanechol
- Detrusor stimulant - Bladder voidance, parasympathetic control, contraction of bladder, urethral sphincter/urethra relaxes - Urinary retention (go-to); bladder distension (detrusor atony); reflex dyssynergia - Companion animal
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Cisapride (special basis)
- Detrusor stimulant - gastric prokinetic indirect PS stimulation - Bladder voidance, parasympathetic control, contraction of bladder, urethral sphincter/urethra relaxes - Urinary retention; bladder distension (detrusor atony) - Companion animal
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Phenoxybenzamine
- IUS relaxant - non-selective alpha adrenergic antagonist - Bladder voidance, parasympathetic control - (contraction of bladder) urethral sphincter/urethra relaxes - smooth muscle relaxant - Urinary retention - Companion animal
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Prazosin
- IUS relaxant, selective alpha adrenergic antagonist - Bladder voidance, parasympathetic control, contraction of bladder, urethral sphincter/urethra relaxes - Urinary retention; reflex dyssynergia - Companion animal
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Diazepam / Dantrolene
- EUS (external urethral sphincter) relaxant - somatic muscle relaxant (voluntary control) - Bladder voidance, parasympathetic control, contraction of bladder, urethral sphincter/urethra relaxes - Urinary retention, improving voidance - Companion animal - blocked cat
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Procaine penicillin
- UTI - Horses, first line in ruminants due to Corynebacterium renale
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Ammonium salts (ammonium sulfate/chloride)
- Urine acidifier - reduces adherence of Corynebacterium renale - UTI, dec urolithiasis - Ruminants - In diet - v unpalatable
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Piroxicam
- NSAID - Transitional cell carcinoma (bladder tumour) - Dog
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Apometic + activated charcoal
- Prevents absorption of toxins - Induce emesis (apometic); - Activated charcoal prevents systemic absorption - AKI
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Enrofloxacin (+ TMPS)
- Only licensed AB in rabbits - Sludgy bladder/urolithiases, CaCO3 - when cultured as infection
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