Pharmacology VTNE Prep Questions And
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How many milliliters of dextrose should be added to a 60 ml syringe of 0.9% NaCl to make a
2.5% dextrose solution? The patient weighs 20 kg, and the dextrose in the hospital comes in a
50% concentration.
120 ml
0.6 ml
3 ml
6ml
1.5 ml 3 ml
C(...
How many milliliters of dextrose should be added to a 60 ml syringe of 0.9% NaCl to make a
2.5% dextrose solution? The patient weighs 20 kg, and the dextrose in the hospital comes in a
50% concentration.
120 ml
0.6 ml
3 ml
6ml
1.5 ml 3 ml
C(1)V(1) = C(2)V(2)
C(1) =0.025
V(1) = 60 ml
C(2) = 0.50
V(2) = x
0.025(60)= 0.50x
x = 3 ml
, Pharmacology VTNE Prep Questions And
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A 7-kg Dachshund "Rudy" is being treated for pancreatitis and has been vomiting. You are asked
to start him on a constant rate infusion of metoclopramide at 2 mg per kilogram per day
(mg/kg/day). He is on a fluid rate of 23 mL/hr. Metoclopramide comes in a concentration of
5mg/mL. How much metoclopramide will you add to a liter bag of LRS?
1.2 mL
8 mL
5 mL
3 mL 5 ml
1,000 mL/23mL/hr = 43 hours
43 hours/24 hours/day = 1.8 days
2mg/7kg/1.8 days= 25 mg
25mg/5mg/mL = 5 mL
Phenylpropanolamine is used to treat urinary incontinence in dogs. It can commonly cause which
side effect that should be discussed with the owner?
Renal failure
Hypertension
Hypocalcemia
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Profound hyperglycemia Hypertension
Phenylpropanolamine (Proin) can cause a high blood pressure (hypertension). If this occurs with
the drug, a different treatment should be considered.
Patients that have received prednisone chronically need to be tapered off slowly to avoid which
of the following?
Signs of hyperinsulinism
Signs of hyperadrenocorticism
Signs of exocrine pancreatic insufficiency
Signs of diabetes insipidus
Signs of hypoadrenocorticism Signs of hypoadrenocorticism
Chronic prednisone administration can lead to atrophy of the adrenal gland due to the absence of
signaling to produce cortisol. If prednisone is suddenly stopped, the adrenal gland will not be
capable of producing enough cortisol, and the animal may show signs of hypoadrenocorticism
(Addison's disease).
A patient that is currently receiving 30 ml/hr of NaCl needs a medication added to the fluid bag.
The clinician would like the patient to receive a total of 3 mg/kg/day of this medication. The
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