Pharmacology
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
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?
2
3
4
6
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%
Pilocarpine
Analgesia
Phenobarbital
Prednisone
Acetylcystine
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
10
5.3
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