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2- Clinical pharmacology: the use of drugs to treat patients
Define pharmacodynamics,
Define pharmacokinetics,
List 4 considerations when choosi...
10
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2- Calculating drug doses
Define percentage w v solution,
How to calculate dilutions,
Why is allometric scaling sometim...
3
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2- The prescribing cascade
What medicines should we always g...,
If no drug is authorized fort the...,
If no drug for specific condition...
3
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2- Writing a prescription
What does dx stand for,
What does px stand for,
What does tx stand for
25
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2- Use of controlled drugs and special considerations
Define schedule 1 controlled drugs,
Define schedule 2 controlled drugs,
List 3 schedule 2 controlled drugs
14
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2- Prescribing drugs
Define a sqp,
Define a pom v,
Is a clinical assessment require ...
5
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2- Understanding the importance of pharmacokinetics to the patient
Define bioavailability,
What are the 4 key steps of a dru...,
What is cmax
14
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2- Polypharmacy and the considerations when multiple drugs are administered concomitantly
Define summation,
Define potentiation,
Define synergism
11
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2- Fundamentals behind drug regimes
Define loading dose,
Define maintenance dose,
List 4 factors of a drug which ar...
7
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2- Understanding when drug therapeutic regimes might need changing
List 4 factors that affect drug a...,
List 4 factors that affect drug d...,
List 4 factors that affect drug m...
10
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2- Anti-virals and anti-fungal
What are the 2 main mechanisms of...,
Give 2 examples of anti viral tre...,
What type of anti viral is ribavirin
20
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2- NSAIDs
Give an example of a commonly use...,
Action of nsaids,
Describe the mechanism of how nsa...
16
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2- Antibiotic Decision making
Is culture and sensitive used for...,
List 2 primary 1st line antibiotics,
Are second line antibiotics often...
6
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2- Anti-biotic drug classes and mechanism
Define narrow and broad spectrum ...,
Define bacteriostatic,
Define mic
13
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2- Common combinations of antibiotics used in clinical practice
Why should we use combinations of...,
Give an example of 2 antibiotics ...,
What does aminoglycosides targets
5
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2- Principles of anti-microbial resistance
Describe the disk diffusion method,
Define clinical breakpoint values,
Define intrinsic resistance give ...
13
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2- Disinfections
What type of microbe is extremely...,
List the 6 groups of disinfectants,
What type of disinfectant is thou...
11
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2- Sterilisation
Define pasteurisation,
Name the most effective monitorin...,
Name 3 types of sterilisation met...
11
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2- Intro to chemotherapeutics
What type of chemotherapeutic age...,
Give 2 examples of cytotoxic drugs,
Limitations of cytotoxic drugs
15
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2- Pharmacology of endoparasitic control
What are the most commoly used cl...,
What are the 3 targets for anthel...,
What do benzimidazoles target
8
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2- Pharmacology of ectoparasitic control
Name the 6 main groups of ectopar...,
What drug group does imidacloprid...,
Imidacloprid what drug group what...
24
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2- Principles of ectoparasitic control
What is the aim of ectoparasite c...,
What stage of a parasites lifecyc...,
Difference between neurotoxin ins...
4
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2- Balanced anaesthesia
Define balanced anaesthesia,
Define anaesthesia,
Define regional anaesthesia
5
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2- Anaesthesia of different species
What type group of premed is gene...,
Horses are susceptible to volatil...,
In a bird where can premed be adm...
7
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2- Preparation of anaesthesia
List 3 important considerations w...,
How long should you starve a dog ...,
What do you need to consider in y...
8
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2- Why pre-medication
Give 2 reasons why we premeditate,
Name 2 factors that are important...,
T f ga completely blocks syntacti...
8
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2- Types of premeds
List the 6 drug groups of pre med...,
Give 3 examples of an opiod,
Why is an opioid included in a pr...
42
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2- Drugs used in premeds
3 characteristics a pre med needs...,
When alpha 2 adrenergic receptors...,
T f alpha 2 agonists are associat...
18
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2- Drugs for induction
Give 3 routes induction drugs can...,
Name 4 characteristics of an idea...,
Name 2 induction drugs
28
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2- Maintenance of anaesthesia
There are 3 ways that anaesthesia...,
What agent is anaesthesia maintai...,
What is the volatile anaesthetic ...
27
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2- Airways and intubation
3 main goals to why we intubate 3 ps,
Why does intubating protect the p...,
How does intubation protect the p...
9
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2- Pain assessment
Define pain,
Define noxious stimulus,
Define nociception
15
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2- Pain treatment: pharmacology
What enzymes are targeted by pain...,
What does the cox enzymes produce,
Describe the basic pathway of pain
19
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2- Local anaesthesia blocks
What must always happen when inje...,
What are the 2 common local anaes...,
T f local anaesthetics have wide ...
11
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2- Local anaesthesia blocks in farm animals
What are the 3 la options for fla...,
Describe in basic terms how a par...,
Why do you place a small drop of ...
14
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2- Equine regional anaesthesia of the head
What are the 5 sensory nerve bloc...,
The maxillary branch of the trige...,
How do we estimate where the mand...
5
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2- CPR: basic life support
How long does brain death occur w...,
3 signs of cardio pulmonary arrest,
What is the first step when a pat...
13
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2- CPR: advance life support
What are the important things to ...,
What does capnography measure,
T f ecg tells you if the patient ...
17
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2- Equine anaesthesia and analgesia workshop
What induction agent is most used...,
Which volatile agents are license...,
When would you avoid using acepro...
3
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2- Small animal anaesthesia and analgesia
Describe how to perform ivra,
Describe a ring block
2
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