2024 VTNE Pharmacology Review Version 1

2024 VTNE Pharmacology Review ( Version 1 ) Complete Questions & Answers (Solved) 100% Correct

• Neonatal animal are less tolerant of some drugs than older animals because in neonates the

drugs are:

• Biotransformed more rapidly
• absorbed more slowly through the GI tract
• not biotransformed
• biotransformed more slowly

Answer: biotransformed more slowly

• Descrese function of what organ would have the greatest effect on biotransfrmation of the

drugs

Answer: liver

• The generic name for a drug is also called the

Answer: non proprietary name

• you are asked to administer a drug that is supplied as an enteric coated tablet at 100mg

50mg and 25mg. you need a 25mg but only have the 50mg tablets in stock:

• Use a pill splitter to divide the 100 mg into quarters
• use a pill splitter to divide the 50mg tablet
• administer the 50mg but then skip the next dose
• order or purchase 25 mg tablets for the dosing schedule

Answer: order or purchase the 25mg tablets

• A prescription reads "2 tab q4h po prn until gone" this means

Answer: 2 tablets by mouth every four hours as needed until gone

• Ten milliliters of a 2.5% solution of thiopentone contains
• 250mg
• 25mg
• 100mg
• 2.5mg

Answer: 250mg

• The percentage of the total dose that ultimately reaches the bloodstream is called

Answer: bioavailability

• Cholinergic agents do all of the following except

-slow heart rate

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• decrease diameter of bronchioles
• cause peripheral vasodiliation

Answer: cause peripheral vasodilation

9. The NSAID that is extremely toxic to cats is:

• apsrin
• acetaminophen
• carprofen
• flunixin

Answer: acetaminophen

• The most common adverse side effects of aminoglycoside antimicrobials are
• nephrotoxicity
• nephrotoxicity and ototoxicity
• ototoxicity and neurotoxicity
• nephrotoxicity, ototoxicity, and neurotoxicity

Answer: nephrotoxicity and ototoxicity

11. Which statement regarding tetracyclines is true:

• they are bactericidal
• they alter the permeability of the cell wall and causes lysis
• currently many bacteria are resistant to them
• they are unable to penetrate the cell wall

Answer: currently bacteria are resistant to them

• To what other drug class is a cephlosporin class closely related
• tetracyclines
• sulfas
• penicillins
• fluoroquinolones

Answer: penicillins

• Because of the manner in which they are excreted, sulfonamides are often effective against

infections of

• nervous tissue
• urinary tract
• skin
• joint capsules

Answer: urinary tract

• The use of fluoroquinolones as antiinfective agents should be done with great caution or

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• dogs
• cats
• horses
• birds

Answer: cats

• The antiinfective drug that should be avoided in all food producing animals is
• lincosamides
• cephalexin
• enrofloxacin
• chloramphenicol

Answer: chloramphenicol

16. Penicillins are primarily excreted by the:

• small intestine
• liver
• kidney
• stomach

Answer: kidney

17. Acepromazine must be used with cautoin or not at all in:

• bitches
• tom cats
• cows
• stallions

Answer: stallions

• The benzodiazepine derivative diazepan is often administed in combina- tion with
• droperidol
• morphine
• ketamine
• xylazine

Answer: ketamine

• If using a regular disposable type syringe whic of the following drugs should not be

preloaded and left for a time

• acepromazine
• atropine
• diazepam
• ketamine

Answer: diazepam reacts with the plastic

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• a 10kg dog has inadvertently been administered a dose of xylazine hydrocholoride

intended for a 30kg dog. The correct reversal agent is:

• Yohimbine
• Atipamezole
• Noradrenalin
• Atrpoine

Answer: Yohimbine

21. Griseofulvin acts on:

• gram positive bacteria
• gram negative bacteria
• both gram negative and positive bacteria
• dermatophytes

Answer: dermatophytes

22. What is not true about sulfonamides:

• can cause renal failure
• can cause skin eruptions
• can cause keratoconjunctivitis sicca
• can cause hepatitis

Answer: can cause hepatitis

• What antiinfective compound when given in juvenile animals can impari cartilage

development

• cephalosporins
• fluroquinolones
• penicillins
• macrolides

Answer: fluoroquinolones

• Potentiated penicillins
• have a narrow spectrum of action relative to regular penicillins
• include cephalosporins
• are active against b-lactamase- producing bacteria
• are not used in treating mastitis

Answer: are active against b-lactamase-producing bacteria

25. If you are instructed to give a medication IP you will inject the drug:

• into the jugular vein
• into the popliteal artery
• into the abdominal cavity
• into a major muscle mass
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