Chronic toxicosis - Study guides, Class notes & Summaries

NU 578 Spring 2017 Unit 4 Study Guide Treatments for Hypothyroidism - Answer-Levothyroxine (T4), Liothyronine (T3), Liotrix, Thyroid (Desiccated) Levothyroxine (T4) - Answer-Drug of choice for patients who require thyroid hormone replacement. Absorption is reduced by food. Most of the does is converted to T3. Highly bound to protein and half life is about 7 days. Used for cretinism, myxedema coma, simple goiter, and primary hypothyroidism in adults and children. With overdose s/s of thyroi...

INVESTIGATED VTNE PHARMACOLOGY QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS What toxicity is caused by ingestion of these items? (pennies) - CORRECT ANSWER -Zinc toxicity Any penny minted after 1982 contains a large amount of zinc, leading to zinc toxicity in animals even from just a single penny. Which of the following would you use to induce emesis in cats? - CORRECT ANSWER -Xylazine The correct answer is xylazine. This is an alpha-2 agonist and produces emesis reliably in the cat. The medications Mirt...

Which of the following choices is the most common etiology of canine cholangiohepatitis? A. Neoplastic biliary obstruction B. Idiopathic C. Ascending infection D. Liver fluke migration E. Toxicity - ANSWER C. Ascending infection The menace response is used to test which cranial nerves? A. II and VII B. I and VIII C. V and VII D. IX and X E. V and VIII - ANSWER A. II and VII II = visual input (optic nerve) VII = blink response (facial) A 6 year old female spayed cocker spa...

A final product output regarding the toxicological diseases (toxicoses) of pigs.