Vet Sci 2 Flashcards
True or false
During absorption the drug will pass from the site of administration into systemic circulation
True
True or false
The dosage of the drug is the total amount of a given at one time, expressed in mls, cc’s, tablets, etc.
False
Dose
True or false
A/an enterostomy bypasses the oral cavity and esophagus and goes directly into the stomach from the outside of the body
False
Gastrotomy
True or false
a diagnostic indication for performing an abdominocentesis would be to evaluate peritoneal fluid
True
True or false
a common injection site for an epidural and a small animal is between L7 and S1
True
True or false
with a subconjunctival injection, the needle is placed in the anterior chamber of the eye
False
under the bulbar conjunctiva
True or false
one diagnostic indication for an intrathecal injection is to obtain CSF for evaluation and analysis
True
True or false
Lipophilic drugs are attached to the phospholipid cell membrane and are best given subcutaneously or intramuscularly
False
Orally
True or false
measurement for placement of an orogastric tube in a cat is from the tip of the nose to the last rib
False
10th or 11th rib
True or false
Fentanyl patches are an example of transdermal medication administration
True
The dosage interval BID for
Twice daily
Every 12 hours
True or false decreasing the dose of a drug for a specific breed or species will not cause a potential toxicity
True
True or false
absorption in distribution are included in the first phase of the pharmacokinetics of drugs?
True
What is the medical term for surgical puncture of a joint
Arthrocentesis
True or false
liver is the primary site of biotransformation of a drug
True
What is the medical term for the amount of blood passing through a tissue or organ
Tissue perfusion
True or false
Lateral saphenous vein should be saved for an indwelling catheter during a blood draw
False
cephalic vein
The prescription label for an offer ophthalmic ointment says it needs to be applied QID to OS. would you tell the owner that this means
Four times daily to the left eye
What is the maximum IM volume for large animals
10cc/site
What is the primary site of elimination in the body
Kidney
What concerns is are there when administering food or medications through and oro- or nasogastric tube
If the tube is passed incorrectly we could cause aspiration pneumonia
Epistaxis can result from placement of a NG tube
True or false
SQ is used for allergy testing in dogs
False
ID
True or false
head of the femur is not a commonly used side for an IO injection
True
When obtaining a fluid sample via the thoracocentesis it is important to place the needle
In the ventral 1/3 of the thorax
When performing an IC injection on a patient, what position should the patient be in
Right lateral recumbency
True or false latex gloves should be worn when administering chemotherapeutic drugs
True
What are indication for using oral forms of medication
Treating a specific G.I. disorder
Ease of at home administration
Protein binding, where a drug binds with a blood protein, happens during which phase of pharmacokinesis
Distribution
What is the dose range for an enema
5ml/lb of BW - 20ml/lb of BW
What are the “five rights” of medication administration
Right route right drug right patient right dose right time
What are two secondary sites of elimination in the body
Sweat glands
liver
What is the medical term for the chemical component formed from biotransformation of a drug
Metabolites
What are two complications of a surgically placed feeding tube
Infection
dislodgment of tube
List the three preferred SQ injection sites and small animals
Lateral thorax
flank
scruff
List 2 indications for topical administration of a medication
Local anesthesia
flea and tick
Give 2 advantages of injectable medication administration
Works faster
less stress
What IM injection site is preferred at Bel-rea
Lumbar
Drug
Any chemical agent that when absorbed into system alters body function
Dosage
Amount of drug per unit of bodyweight
Dose
Amount of drug given at one time
Perfusion of tissues
The amount of blood passing through a tissue or organ (carrying O2 & Hgb)
Metabolites
A chemical component formed from biotransformation of a drug
Primary site of biotransform
Liver
Secondary site of biotransform
Lungs
skin
intestinal track
Primary site of elimination
Kidneys
Secondary site of elimination
Liver
lungs
sweat
mammary glands
Meds that never go SQ
Whole blood
hypertonic solutions
oil-based medications
Lack of resistance a.k.a. vulnerability
Susceptibility
Enhances activation and proliferation of T lymphocytes, B lymphocytes and NKC
Helper T cells
Vaccine that is made up of parts of the virus
Subunit vaccine
Protein that circulates in the bloodstream, becomes active during times of infection, causes lysis of bacterial cells
Complement
Foreign protein
Antigen
Type of subunit vaccine with genetically engineered DNA
Immunogenicity
Ability to provoke an immune response
Immunogenicity
Protien released by the infected cell, protects the surrounding cells by making a protective coat
Interferon
Vaccine in which the pathogen is a similar antigen but incapable of causing disease
Heterologous vaccine
The body mounts an immune response to the presence of an antigen
Active immunity
Protein that attaches to iron, transports iron into bone marrow, depletes the antigen of iron that they need to survive
Transferrin
Headed T cell function, control immune response
Suppressor T cells
Memory antibody, secreted when exposed to an antigen for the second time
IgM
Product developed to stimulate immunity against a disease
Vaccine
Disease producing organism
Pathogen
Killed vaccines that contains two or more antigens related organisms
Polyvalent vx
Immunity produced by administration of a preformed antibody
Passive immunity
What protects an animal from disease causing pathogens
Immunity
Vx that contains a live organism that will replicate in the body selected to stimulate immunity without causing disease
Modified life vaccine
Injection of a vaccine for the purpose of inducing immunity
Vaccination
Killer T cells, attach to antigenic cells and destroy them directly
Cytotoxic T cells
First antibody made by newborns in response to an antigen
IgG
Body’s response to a foreign protein
Antibody
Vx in which organisms have been killed or inactivated by chemical or physical agents
Killed vaccine
Antibody produced in response to an allergic reaction
IgE
True or false
during phagocytosis adherence is the movement of white blood cells into the area of inflammation
False
chemotaxis
True or false
Lymph from the digestive system is known as chyle
True
True or false
an example of passive immunity is vaccination
False
clostrium
True or false
specific immunity is the ability of the body to target and destroy specific antigens and is also known as innate immunity
False
adaptive
True or false
a mild fever (under 103°F) is normal for about 24 hours following a vaccination
True
True or false
killed vaccines should be avoided in pregnant animals
False
MLV
True or false
dogs will have protective antibodies three weeks after receiving in injectable Bordetella vaccine
True