AHT 1170 final exam (latest update 2026-
2027) QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS WITH
COMPLETE SOLUTION
,A drug with a high affinity for the receptor which elicits a specific response - correct
answer agonist
Xylazine, desmedatomidine, detomidine, romifidin - correct answer name the alpha 2
agonists
Atropine, Glycopyrrolate - correct answer name the antichollinergics
Diazepam, midazolam, zolazepam, lorazepam, alprozolam - correct answer Name the
benzodiazepines
What do alpha 2 agonists do? - correct answer causes cardiovascular effects;
bradycardia, hypertension, pale mm, vasoconstriction
What causes faster absorption? - correct answer -rubbing or massaging
-heat
-movement
-greater blood supply
What decreases absorption? - correct answer -cooling
-elevation
-poor circulation
What affects distribution? - correct answer -concentration gradient
-disease processes
-specialized barriers
, -protein binding
-storage in various tissues
Heart failure and shock - correct answer causes slower distribution:
Hepatic disease - correct answer decreases drug metabolism
Where does first pass effect occur? - correct answer liver
Metabolism can - correct answer -increase activity and toxicity
-decrease activity and toxicity
T/F some drug may be metabolised before excretion - correct answer true
Where does the majority of excretion occur? - correct answer kidneys
Liver excretes drug into bile and it is eliminated through feces - correct answer Billary
excretion
Where are inhalant drugs excreted? - correct answer through the lungs-expired air
Summation - correct answer 2+2=4
Synnergism - correct answer 2+2=6
What are some harmful drug interactions that can occur? - correct answer -chemically
incompatible
2027) QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS WITH
COMPLETE SOLUTION
,A drug with a high affinity for the receptor which elicits a specific response - correct
answer agonist
Xylazine, desmedatomidine, detomidine, romifidin - correct answer name the alpha 2
agonists
Atropine, Glycopyrrolate - correct answer name the antichollinergics
Diazepam, midazolam, zolazepam, lorazepam, alprozolam - correct answer Name the
benzodiazepines
What do alpha 2 agonists do? - correct answer causes cardiovascular effects;
bradycardia, hypertension, pale mm, vasoconstriction
What causes faster absorption? - correct answer -rubbing or massaging
-heat
-movement
-greater blood supply
What decreases absorption? - correct answer -cooling
-elevation
-poor circulation
What affects distribution? - correct answer -concentration gradient
-disease processes
-specialized barriers
, -protein binding
-storage in various tissues
Heart failure and shock - correct answer causes slower distribution:
Hepatic disease - correct answer decreases drug metabolism
Where does first pass effect occur? - correct answer liver
Metabolism can - correct answer -increase activity and toxicity
-decrease activity and toxicity
T/F some drug may be metabolised before excretion - correct answer true
Where does the majority of excretion occur? - correct answer kidneys
Liver excretes drug into bile and it is eliminated through feces - correct answer Billary
excretion
Where are inhalant drugs excreted? - correct answer through the lungs-expired air
Summation - correct answer 2+2=4
Synnergism - correct answer 2+2=6
What are some harmful drug interactions that can occur? - correct answer -chemically
incompatible
