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VETERINARY PHARMACOLOGY-FINAL EXAM REVIEW QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS WITH SOLUTIONS 2024
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VETERINARY PHARMACOLOGY-FINALEXAM REVIEW QUESTIONS AND
ANSWERS WITH SOLUTIONS 2024
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. - ANSWER 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 - ANSWER a. they often result in dramatic
bradycardia and hypotension
The most common side effect of a drug that are used to promote vasodilation is ______________. -
ANSWER 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 - ANSWER 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) - ANSWER 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 - ANSWER 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 - ANSWER 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 - ANSWER 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? - ANSWER they are the strongest
analgesic medications
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