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Veterinary Pharmacology Quiz

Test your knowledge on veterinary pharmacology with this comprehensive quiz designed for students and professionals alike. Challenge yourself with 57 thought-provoking questions covering various aspects of drug administration, dosage calculations, and pharmacological classifications.

Whether you are studying for certification or just looking to refresh your knowledge, this quiz is a perfect way to engage with key concepts in veterinary medicine:

Drug metabolism and elimination
Dosing strategies for pets
Understanding drug classes

57 Questions14 MinutesCreated by LearningPet567

Most biotransformation (metabolism) occurs in the?

Kidney

Stomach

Liver

Spleen

Most elimination of a drug is through the?

Bowel

Spleen

Liver

Kidney

How many liters would you give a patient if the veterinarian's orders called for 500ml to be administered?

5 L

0.05 L

0.5 L

50 L

The veterinarian orders 960mg of SMZ-TMP, an antibiotic. You have 240 mg tablets on hand. How many tablets will you administer?

The veterinarian orders phenylbutazone to be given to a 1,200 lb horse. The dose is 10mg/kg IV. The vial is labeled 200mg/ml. How many millilters will be given?

27.3 ml

20 ml

28 ml

26.5 ml

How many ml are in a tablespoon?

10 ml

30 ml

12 ml

15 ml

How many ml are in a ounce?

30 ml

15 ml

5 ml

10 ml

Atropine and glycopyrrolate are examples of what specific drug class?

Adrenergic Agents

Cholinergic Agents

Cholinergic blocking agents

Adrenergic blocking agents

Neurotransmitters cannot be mimicked or blocked by the use of appropriate drugs.

True

False

Acepromazine maleate is a phenothiazine derivative.

True

False

The type of drug that would be most helpful for a patient with a productive cough is?

Analgesic

Expectorant

Antihistamine

Antitussive

Isoflurane, Sevoflurane and Nitrous Oxide are all examples of?

Central Nervous Stimulant Drugs

Inhalant Anesthesia Agents

Neurolepatanalgesic Drugs

Euthanasia Agents

Valium (diazepam), Xanax (alprazolam), Elavil (amitriptyline), Clomipramine (clomicalm) are all used to treat animals with?

Behavior problems

Glaucoma

Allergies

Vomiting and diarrhea

Epinephrine (adrenaline) is responsible for all of the following except?

Communicates with the stem cells in the bone marrow

can constrict blood vessels in the skin

Can cause an increase in metabolic rate

Can cause an increase in heart rate

Puppies born via cesarean section that are not breathing well may benefit from ________________ drops administered sublingually?

Dobutamine

Doxapram

Digitalis

Diazepam

An unusual use for Mucomyst, a mucolytic drug, is?

treatment for anorexia in cats

Mixing it with guaifenisin for sedation in horses

treatment of acetaminophen toxicity in cats

Mixing it with ketamine for better analgesia

Opioid drugs are generally used because?

They provide sedation and tranquilization

They change behavior by relieving stress

They prevent seizures

They provide analgesia and sedation

When drugs are aerosolized (liquid medications are converted into a spray) and delivered directly into the respiratory tract by inhalation, this is called?

Particalization

Bronchodilation

Nebulization

Expectoration

These decrease the viscosity of secretions?

Mucolytics

Bronchodilators

Antitussives

Decongestions

You are asked to give 0.5 g of a drug intramuscularly to a 25lb dog. The drug is available in 250mg/ml concentration. How much will you administer?

50 ml

20 ml

5 ml

2 ml

How many mg of a drug are in 1.7 ml of a 15mg/ml solution?

0.11 mg

30 mg

25.5 mg

20 mg

If an injectable drug has a concentration of 16 mg/ml how would you express this as a percentage concentration?

16%

0.16%

160%

1.6%

It is not necessary to wear gloves when applying nitroglycerin.

True

False

Erythropoesis occurs in the bone marrow.

True

False

Antidiuretic hormone (ADH) is used to treat diabetes mellitus.

True

False

Hematuria is a medical term for bloody urine.

True

False

It is safe to feed a urinary acidifying diet when administering urinary acidifiers.

True

False

Urinary alkalizers are used to treat struvite crystals/uroliths.

True

False

When treating arrhythmias with lidocanine, epinephrine should not be added.

True

False

Hypokalemia is ?

High potassium levels in the blood

Low calcium levels in the blood

Low potassium levels in the blood

High calcium levels in the blood

Patients with renal failure are at a ______________ anesthetic risk than patients with normal renal function.

Lesser

Greater

Equal

Diuretics are used to remove ____________ fluid.

Intercellular

Intracellular

Extracellular

Which of the following drugs are used to treat or prevent arrhythmias?

Atenolol

Lidocaine

All of these

None of these

A diuretic used to treat intracranial pressure?

Lasix

Methazolamide

Spironolactone

Mannitol

A potassium-sparing diuretic?

Lasix

Mannitol

Methazolamide

Spironolactone

A loop diuretic?

Spironolactone

Lasix

Methazolamide

Mannitol

If ACE inhibitors are used, what hormone is not release from the adrenal gland?

Testosterone

FSH (follicle stimulating hormone)

Erythropoeitin

Aldosterone

When the heart muscle enlarges due to the increased work load of cardiac disease, this is called ____________.

Cardiac remodeling or hypertrophic cardiomyopathy

Valuvular insufficency disease

Cardiac remodeling

hypertrophic cardiomyopathy

Inadequate erythropoiesis may result in __________________.

Cardiomyopathy

hypovolemia

Hypokalemia

Nonregenerative anemia

Apomorphine is an opioid and an emetic.

True

False

Growth promotors should not be used in dairy animals or animals intended for breeding.

True

False

Insulin is not effective when given orally because the digestive enzymes break down the protein molecule before it is absorbed.

True

False

Viokase-V powder is ______________.

pancrelipase

An anticholinergic substance

Pancrelipase and a digestive enzyme

A digestive enzyme

Cimetidine is ___________.

an antacid; an analgesic medication

An OTC drug; an antiulcer medication

An OTC drug; Antispasmodic medication

an antacid; an OTC drug

____________ are substances that loosen bowel contents and encourage their evacuation.

Laxatives

Adsorbents

Antispasmodics

Protectants

Which of the following species does not vomit?

Rats

Rabbits

Horses

All of these

Levothyroxine is used in the treatment of ______________ in all species.

Hypocalcemia

Hypoglycemia

Hypothyroidism

Hypokalemia

Pheromones are ____________ released by an animal that influence the behavior of other animals of the same species.

Steroids

Odors

Hormones

Gonadotropins

_______________ causes uterine contractions.

Androgens

Prostiglandins

Thyroxines

Progestins

Prostaglandin causes lysis of the _______________ at the end of pregnancy or at the end of diestrus if pregnancy does not occur.

Uterus

Ovary

Infundibulum

corpus luteum

A hyperthyroid cat that weighs 4.7 pounds is prescribed 2.5 mg/kg of methimazole PO BID. How many milligrams of methimazole will the cat receive each treatment? _____mg

10.7

2.25

5.3

5.5

A hyperthyroid cat that weighs 4.7 pounds is prescribed 2.5 mg/kg of methimazole PO BID. How much will it receive per day? ____mg

10.7

20.4

5.3

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