Pharmacology  - Midterm Questions 

Persistently high blood pressure is also known as?

A chronotropic agent affects the...

Lidocaine is primarily used to control which of the following abnormalities?

Most drugs that control arrhythmias of the heart are said to be "negative inotropes." What does this mean?

Atenolol is an example of what category of drug?

ACE inhibitors are used in the treatment of?

The most common side effect of drugs that cause vasodilation is?

Enalapril is an ACE inhibitor that is used to treat heart disease in animals.

Drugs that inhibit vomiting are called?

All of the following are basic functions of the GI system, EXCEPT

Which of the following has no gallbladder?

__________ are substances that loosen bowel contents.

Viokase-V powder is ______________.

Fleet enemas (sodium phosphate salts) should never be used in what species?

GnRH is produced in the _______________.

Methimazole is used in the treatment of _________________.

Odors released by animals that influence the behavior of other animals of the same species are?

Corticosteroids are produced by the __________________.

Gonatropins cause the release of all of the following except _______________.

Prostaglandin causes lysis of the _________________.

_____________ cause uterine contractions.

Insulin is given as an oral medication to dogs and cats.

The pancreas has both endocrine and digestive functions.

Diabetes Insipidus is treated with the same drug as Diabetes Mellitus.

Cyproheptadine is used for appetite stimulation in cats.

Omeprazole is an OTC drug and does not require a veterinary prescription to purchase it.

____________ is a dissociative agent.

Drugs that are classified as Tranquilizers include all but?

Atropine and Glycopyrrolate are drugs known as?

Sympathetic nervous system stimulation causes all of these except?

The voluntary nervous system is under conscious control and is called the ______________.

Cholinergic agents do all of the following except?

Drugs that affect the autonomic nervous system...

During the sympathetic response, blood supply is increased to skeletal muscles by?

Epinephrine is released from the ?

Atropine and Glycopyrrolate are often given as a preanesthetic agent. They are considered cholingeric blocking agents, this means it would have the following effects on an animal receiving it?

A drug classified as an antagonist may exert its influence by?

A cow is accidentally dosed with an equine dose of xylazine. What drug should be immedicately administered?

What drug is in the same class as thiopental?

Benzodiazepine

Euthanasia Agent

Tricyclic Antidepressant

Neuroleptanalgesic

Tranquilizer

Barbiturate

Dissociative

Buprenorphine, Hydrocodone, Butorphanol, and Oxymorphone are all ____________.

Butorphanol tartrate is an example of a drug that functions on more than one body system. It is both an_______________.

Diuretics are used to remove _________ fluid.

Spironolactone is an example of _______________.

Furosemide is the _____________ name for Lasix, which is the __________ name for the drug.

The anemia of renal failure is due to the lack of production of ?

A drug contraindicated in uremic patients is?

What effect does renal failure have on the pharmacokinetics of many drugs?

Furosemide is a loop diuretic.

A drug that liquefies and dilutes viscid secretions of the respiratory tract is?

_______________ are substances that are used to block the effects of histamine.

Histamine is released through allergic or inflammatory mechanisms causing?

Which is not a function of the respiratory system?

The vet is performing a C-section on a dog. The smallest pup was not breathing spontaneously, so the doctor asked you to give the following respiratory stimulant?

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

Acetylcysteine (Mucomyst) is an antidote for what type of drug toxicity?

Methylxanthines are often used to improve breathing in cardiac patients and patients with respiratory disease. What drugs are methylxanthines used for this purpose?

Antitussives can act centrally in the brain cough center or peripherally in the cough receptors in the airways.

Hypokalemia is ___________.

An indwelling catheter should be replaced with a new one every ______ hours.

Most biotransformation of drugs occurs in the?

One ounce is equal to ________ ml.

A 16oz bottle contains how many milliliters?

Which metric conversion is not correct?

All of the following drugs are controlled substances, and therefore must be logged, except?

When a drug is said to have a narrow therapeutic range, it means that?

Regarding a veterinarian-client-patient relationship which statements are true?

The veterinarian orders 0.5 mg/kg of enalapril BID for a 20-kg dog for 30 days. You have 10-mg scored tablets on hand. How many tablets will be dispensed?

The body's ability to change a drug chemically from the form in which it was administered into a form that can be eliminated from the body is?

Most elimination of drugs occurs in the __________.

DEA (Drug Enforcement Agency)

FDA (Food and Drug Administration)

USDA (U.S. Department of Agriculture)

EPA (Environmental Protection Agency)

Therapeutic Index

Enteral

Half-life

Parenteral

A 78-lb dog is to be administered ampicillin trihydrate at a dose of 5mg/lb subcutaneously. The antibiotics has been reconstituted, and the concentration is 200mg/ml. How many milliliters will be administered to the patient?

You are asked to give intravenously 20 mg of furosemide. The solution contains 25mg/ml. What volume should you draw into the syringe?

A rabbit weighing 12 lb is to be given 0.02 mg/kg of buprenorphine subcutaneously for pain control. The concentration of the drug is 0.3 mg/ml. How much of the drug should be given?

The veterinarian prescribes diphenhydramine to be given three times daily for 14 days to a 30 lb dog. The dose for diphenhydramine is 2mg/kg. The tablets are 25mg (scored). How many tablets will be dispensed?

A fecal examination reveals a Giardia infection in a 500-g African gray parrot. The veterinarian chooses to treat the infection with metronidazole injectable at a dosage of 30mg/kg daily for 3 days. How many milligrams will the parrot receive at each treatment?

Extralabel use of medications has been approved by the FDA at Veterinarian discretion.

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

A potassium-sparing diuretic?

List the four components of a drug regiment. (Ex: abcd, abcd, abcd, abcd)