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Drug penetration
Frequency of drug application
Ease of application
-client preference may need to be taken into account. |
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| Considerations for Opthalmic drugs. |
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Diagnostic opthalmic drugs
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| Used to locate llesions or foreign bodies in the eye. |
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| Used for FB removal & performance of comprehensive eye exams. Examples: Proparacaine, Tetracine. |
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| Used to detect corneal defects & patency of lacrimal ducts. |
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| These are cholinergic drugs that constrict the pupil, lower intraocular pressure by increasing outflow of aqueous humor, and are used for gluacoma. Example: Pilocarpine. |
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| These drugs dilate the pupils. |
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| Drugs that paralyze the ciliary muscles & may minimize pain due to ciliary spasm. May be used to treat uveitis & dilate pupil for fundic exam. |
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| Atropine, Hematropine, Phenylephrine, Tropicamide, & eoinephrine are examples of this category of opthalmic drugs. |
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| Disease characterized by increased IOP due to structural defects, genetic defects, or result of other ocular disease or trauma. If left untreated can cause blindness. |
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| Carbonic anhydrase inhibitors, beta-adrenergic blockers, & osmotic diuretics are drugs that redue IOP decreasing production of fluids within the eye to treat this disease. |
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| Keratoconjuntivitis sicca (KCS, "dry eye") |
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Definition
| This is a disease in which tear production is decreased resulting in persistent mucopurulent conjuntivitis & corneal scarring & ulceration. May be immune mediated. |
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| Keratoconjunctivitis (KNS) |
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| Artificial tears, antibiotic-steroid preperations, lacrimogenics, & immunomodulators are used as treatment for what disease? |
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| Inflammation of the pima & external auditory canal. aused by bacteria, yeast, parasites, allergies, systemic disease & neoplasia. |
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| Head shaking, ear scratching, and ear discharge are clinical signs of what type of ear problem? |
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| Inflammation of middle ear. Caused by extension of otitis externa through ruptured tympanum, URI, polyps, or trauma. |
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| Signs of this eat problem can be silent or similair to sign like otitis externa. |
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| Signs of this ear problem include head tilt towards the affected side, ataxia, nausea, and vomiting. |
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Otoscopic exam
Ear cytology
Culture/ sensitivity. |
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| What is used to diagnose otitis? |
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| antifungal, antibiotic, & anti-inflammatory. |
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| Often otic medications are combinations of what? |
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| What would be used to treat ear mites? |
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| Tresaderm, Otomax, Panalog, Baytril otic, conofite, & MilbeMite are examples of what class of drugs? |
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