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T or F: Diazepam (a benzodiazepine e.g. Valium®) is an example of a drug that should
be given IV since in other routes it can cause tissue irritation and pain. - ANS-true; can
be given IM or SQ, but both will cause pain to the patient
Xylazine HCL and dexmetdetomidine are examples of drugs from the category alpha-2
agonists. Which of the following is a characteristic of this category of drug?
a. they often result in dramatic bradycardia and hypotension
b. during emergence from sedation the patient often has tremors and head bobbing
c. they are strongly fat soluble drugs so the effect in an obese patient will take longer to
occur
d. care must be given when dosing as there is no reversal agent - ANS-a. they often
result in dramatic bradycardia and hypotension
The most common side effect of a drug that are used to promote vasodilation is
______________. - ANS-hypotension
The most important difference between parasympatholytic drugs (e.g. atropine) and
catecholamines (e.g. epinephrine) as treatment for heart problems, is which of the
following?
a. catecholamines are more commonly used for anaphylactic reactions
b. parasympatholytics are a first choice for resuscitation
c. parasympatholytics slow heart rate while catecholamines increase heart rate
d. parasympatholytics have a side effect of tachycardia while catecholamines have
really no side effects or precautions - ANS-a. catecholamines are more commonly used
for anaphylactic reactions
All of the following antiarrhythmic drugs are used to slow the heart rate and make the
contractions more effective with the exception of one class of drug. Which class of drug
is most commonly used to stop premature ventricular contractions (often associated
with bloat)?
a. Class I (lidocaine, procainamide)
b. Class III (bretylium)
c. none of the answers are used for premature ventricular contractions
d. Class II (beta blockers)
e. Class IV (calcium channel blockers) - ANS-a. Class I (lidocaine, procainamide)
, Antithombolic medications like aspirin and heparin work by:
a. breaking up clots so that cannot lodge in blood vessels
b. preventing blood clot formation within blood vessels
c. flushing blood clots into the general circulation where they are more readily dissolved
d. causing the blood to clot more quickly when there is a wound - ANS-b. preventing
blood clot formation in the vessels
Which of the following relate to the cardiac glycoside (digoxin/digitalis)?
a. digoxin is used to speed up a slow heart rate
b. serum levels must routinely be monitored to check for toxicity
c. digoxin is the preferred drug over a calcium sensitizer due to the fact that it is so well
tolerated
d. digoxin is helpful for patients with heart murmurs - ANS-b. serum levels must
routinely be monitored to check for toxicity
A small dog is brought in to a clinic with the complaint of having two seizures in one day.
The dog is also depressed and vomiting. The veterinarian is concerned that the dog has
been exposed to a toxin or poison. Which of the following anti-convulsant drugs would
be used at the veterinary clinic should the dog have another seizure (i.e. what would be
used if the dog is seizuring)?
a. phenobarbital
b. any of the answers would be correct as they all work to stop a seizure while it is
occurring
c. clomipramine
d. diazepam
e. potassium bromide - ANS-d. diazepam
Butorphanol, an opiod drug, is frequently used with sedatives to decrease pain during
diagnostic procedures. What is also true about opiods as pain medications? - ANS-they
are the strongest analgesic medications
The veterinarian orders that 8% thiamylal sodium solution be prepared. On hand is 5
000 miligrams of thiamylal powder and sterile water. How much water must be added to
the 5 milligrams of powder to make an 8% solution? - ANS-63 mL
A dehydrated dog with a high temperature and a non-productive cough is admitted to
the clinic where you work. The veterinarian feels that the type of cough will change once
the dog is rehydrated so IV fluids are set up. Sure enough after 2 hours of IV fluids the
dog's cough sounds moist and phlegm is noted. The correct reason for this change is:
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