2024 VTNE Pharmacology Review ( Version 2 ) Complete Questions & Answers (Solved) 100% Correct
- The surgeon has completed Buffy's surgical procedure and asks you to discontinue the
inhalant anesthesia. What is absolutely necessary to do when terminating anesthesia in a patient that has been receiving nitrous oxide?
Answer: - oxygenate for 5 to 10 minutes
- All of the following drugs are controlled substances, and their use must be logged except:
Answer: Propofol (PropoFlo)
- Malignant hyperthermia is a phenomenon associated primarily with the use of what inhalant
anesthetic?
Answer: Halothane (Fluothane)
- What drug is in the same class as thiopental?
Answer: Phenobarbital
- An opioid analgesic often used in transdermal patches to control post-surgical pain is:
Answer: Fentanyl
- Mrs. Stillman's poodle Roxy has been diagnosed with idiopathic epilepsy. The doctor has
decided to dispense what drug, which Mrs. Stillman can administer per rectum, in the event of a seizure at home?
Answer: Diazepam (Valium)
- A recent graduate veterinary technician is concerned that a sedated patient has a heart rate of
50 beats/min. when the heart rate in a dog is normally 60 to 120 beats/min. You ask her which sedative the veterinarian used and were not at all suprised when she told you that the drug
used was:
Answer: Medetomidine (Domitor)
- All of the following drugs are antagonists, used to reverse the effects of another drug
except:
Answer: Detomidine (Dormosedan)
- You are asked to work in the surgical recovery area. Oreo, a cat, is recovering from an
exploratory laparotomy. Oreo was given morphine, in addition to other drugs. You anticipate all
of the following except:
Answer: Oreo most likely will have an elevated heart rate
- What gas anesthesia demands the greatest degree of patient monitoring, because
anesthetic depth changes occur most rapidly?
Answer: Sevoflurane (SevoFlo) 1 / 2
- Norepinephrine, epinephrine, and dopamine are the primary neurotransmitters for the:
Answer: sympathetic nervous system
- Beuthanasia solution is back ordered at the distributor, so your employer asks you to order
a different euthanasia solution. In researching the available drugs, you are reminded that the
active ingredient in most euthanasia solutions is:
Answer: Pentobarbital
- You are working with an equine veterinarian on a breeding farm. You will be sedating a
young stallion for an oral examination. You are well aware that the veterinarian will probably not be using what tranquilizer for the procedure?
Answer: - Acepromazine (PromAce)
- The newly hired veterinary assistant is cleaning up after a procedure and returns an
opened bottle of propofol (PropoFlo) to the refrigerator, stating that it can be used tomorrow on
another patient. You explain to her that:
Answer: bacteria will readily grown in propofol and will produce endotoxins, so it is unwise to use the remains of an opened bottle
- You are out on an ambulatory call with Dr. Burrows to Milkman's Dairy. You are asked to
bring the xylazine from the truck to sedate the patient. You are well aware that when using
this drug in the bovine, you must:
Answer: use it at about 1/10 the equine dose
- You were assigned to work the front office at the hospital today. When you walk back to the
treatment area, you notice a cat under anesthesia. The cat has eyes wide open and unblinking and limbs stiffly distended and is salivating profusely. Your highly educated guess is that this cat was anesthetized using which of the following drugs?
Answer: Ketamine (Ketaset)
- A cow is accidentally dosed with an equine dose of xylazine. What drug should be
immediately administered?
Answer: Yohimbine
18. Acepromazine should be avoided in:
Answer: patients with a history of seizures
- The behavioral drug group that may be used to stimulate appetite in cats is:
Answer: benzodiazepines
- A progestin, often used in the past for the treatment of inappropriate elimination in cats,
that has now fallen out of favor because of serious potential side effects, including mammary
hyperplasia and adenocarcinoma, is:
Answer: Megestrol acetate (Ovaban)
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