314 VETERINARY STATE BOARD 



Give the treatment of sunstroke. 



Remove patient to a cool, shady place ; apply ice-bagi3 to the head 

 and neck ; cold water enemas are useful. Give antipyretics and heart 

 stimulants, aeetanilide, 2 drachms dissolved in 1 ounce of aromatic 

 spirits of ammonia, every two or three hours. Subcutaneous injec- 

 tions of camphor, ether, alcohol, atropine, hyoscyamine, caffeine, 

 veratrine, strychnine, etc., have been employed for their stimulating 

 effect. 



Name (a) one powdered diuretic, (b) one liquid diuretic, (c) a blood 

 tonic, (d) a nerve tonic. 



(a) Nitrate of potassium, (b) spirits nitrous ether, (c) iron 

 sulphate, (d) nux vomica. 



Name (a) two general stimulants, (b) three heart stimulants. State 

 the dose of each. 



(a) Alcohol, 2 to 3 ounces; aqua ammonia, 2 to 4 drachms. 



(b) F. E. digitalis, 1 drachm; Tr. strophanthus, 1 to 2 drachms; 

 spirit of nitroglycerin, % to 1 drachm. 



Describe the effects of the external applications of bismuth salts. 

 Give the physiological actions of bismuth subnitrate. What 

 is its dose? 

 No effect on the unbroken skin. They have a protecting, seda- 

 tive, astringent, and antiseptic action on raw surfaces- 

 Bismuth subnitrate exerts a sedative, astringent, and antiseptic 

 effect throughout the alimentary canal by reason of its insolubility 

 and coating action on the walls of the same. It is used in vomiting, 

 diarrhoea, and intestinal fermentation. It is comparatively harm- 

 less and can be given in relatively large doses. Dose for the horse, 

 2 drachms. 



Mention three iodides and state the dose of each. 

 Potassium iodide, 2 to 4 drachms. 

 Sodium iodide, 2 to 4 drachms. 

 Ammonium iodide, 2 to 4 drachms. 



Name two remedies that are used to promote intestinal peristalsis. 

 Aloes and calomel. 



Where are cantharides chiefly obtained? Give the active principles of 

 cantharides. 



Cantharides is obtained from the insect Cantharis vesicatoria, or 

 Spanish fly, which is found in the southern part of Europe, Ger- 

 many, and Russia. The active principle is cantharidin. 



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