ANALYZED VTNE
PHARMACOLOGY EXAM
QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS
neonatal animals are less tolerant of some drugs than older animals, because in neonates the drugs are
a. biotransformed more rapidly
b. absorbed more slowly from the gi tract
c. not biortransformed
d. biotransformed more slowely - CORRECT ANSWER -d
decreased function of what organ would have the greatest effect on biotransformation of most drug a.
kidney
b. liver
c. pancreas
d. spleen - CORRECT ANSWER -b
the generic name for a drug is also called the
a. trade name
b. chemical name
c. proprietary name
d. nonproprietary name - CORRECT ANSWER -d
you are asked to administer a drug that is supplied as an enteric-coated tablet at 100 mg, 50 mg, 25 mg;
you require 25 mg but have available 50 mg tablets only. You should
,a. use ma mpill msplitter mto mdivide mthe m100 mmg mtablet minto mquarters mto mhave mthe msmallest mpiece m
b. use ma mpill msplitter mto mdivide mthe m50 mmg mtablet minto mhalves mto mhave mthe mmost maccurate mdose m
c. administer mthe m50 mmg mtablet mbut mthen mskip mthe mnext mscheduled mdosing m
d. order mor mpurchase m25 mmg mtablets mfor mthe mdosing mschedule m- mCORRECT mANSWER m-d m
m
a mprescription mreads m"2 mtab mq4h mpo mprn muntil mgone" mthe mtranslation mof mthese minstructions mis m m
a. two mtablets mare mto mbe mtaken mfour mtimes mper mday mfor mpain muntil mall mtablets mare mgone m
b. two mtablets mare mto mbe mtaken mfour mtimes mper mday munder msupervision mby mthe mveterinarian muntil mall
mtablets mare mgone m
c. two mtablets mare mto mbe mtaken mevery m4 mhours mwith mfood mand mwater muntil mall mtablets mare mgone m
d. two mtablets mare mto mbe mtaken mevery m4 mhours mby mmouth mas mneeded muntil mall mtablets mare mgone m-
mCORRECT mANSWER m-d m
m
ten mmillimeters mof m2.5% msolution mof mthiopentone mcontains m
m
a. 250 mmg mof mthiopentone m
b. 25 mmg mof mthiopentone m
c. 100 mmg mof mthiopentone m
d. 2.5 mmg mof mthiopentone m- mCORRECT mANSWER m-a m
m
the mpercentage mof mthe mtotal mdose mthat multimately mreaches mthe mbloodstream mis mcalled m
m
a. mabsorption m
b. mdistribution m
c. bioavailability m
d. mclearance m- mCORRECT mANSWER m-c m
m
cholinergic magents mdo mall mof mthe mfollowing mexcept m
,m
a. slow mheart mrate m
b. increase mblood mflow mto mintestinal mtract m
c. decrease mdiameter mof mbronchioles m
d. cause mperipheral mvasodilation m- mCORRECT mANSWER m-d m
m
the mnonsteroidal mantiinflammatory mdrug m(NSAID) mthat mis mextremely mtoxic mto mcats mis m
m
a. aspirin m
b. acetaminophen m
c. carprofen m
d. flunixin m- mCORRECT mANSWER m-b m
m
the mmost mcommon madverse mside meffect mof maminoglycoside mantimicrobials mare m m
m
a. nephrotoxicity m
b. mephrotoxicity mand mototoxicity m
c. ototoxicity mand mneurotoxicity m
d. mephrotoxicity, mototoxicity, mand mneurotoxicity m- mCORRECT mANSWER m-b m
m
which mstatement mregarding mtetracyclines mis mtrue m
m
a. they mare mbactericidal m
b. they malter mthe mpermeability mof mthe mcell mwall mand mcause mlysis m
c. currently mmany mbacteria mare mresistant mare mresistant mto mthem m
d. they mare munable mto mpenetrate mthe mbacterial mcell mwall m- mCORRECT mANSWER m-c m
m
to mwhat mother mdrug mclass mis ma mcephalosporin mclass mdrug mclosely mrelated m
, m
a. tetracylines m
b. sulfas m
c. penicillins m
d. fluoroquinolones m- mCORRECT mANSWER m-c m
m
because mof mthe mmanner min mwhich mthey mare mexcreted, msulfonamides mare moften meffective magainst
minfections mof m m
m
a. nervous mtissue m
b. urinary mtract m
c. skin m
d. joint mcapsules m- mCORRECT mANSWER m-b m
m
the muse mof mfluoroquinolones mas mantiinfective magents mshould mbe mdone mwith mgreat mcaution mor mnot mat
mall min m m
m
a. dogs m
b. cats m
c. horses m
d. birds m- mCORRECT mANSWER m-b m
m
the mantiinfective mdrug mthat mshould mbe mavoided min mall mfood-producing manimals mis m
m
a. lincosamides m
b. cephalexin m
c. enrofloxacin m
d. chloramphenicol m- mCORRECT mANSWER m-d m
m
PHARMACOLOGY EXAM
QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS
neonatal animals are less tolerant of some drugs than older animals, because in neonates the drugs are
a. biotransformed more rapidly
b. absorbed more slowly from the gi tract
c. not biortransformed
d. biotransformed more slowely - CORRECT ANSWER -d
decreased function of what organ would have the greatest effect on biotransformation of most drug a.
kidney
b. liver
c. pancreas
d. spleen - CORRECT ANSWER -b
the generic name for a drug is also called the
a. trade name
b. chemical name
c. proprietary name
d. nonproprietary name - CORRECT ANSWER -d
you are asked to administer a drug that is supplied as an enteric-coated tablet at 100 mg, 50 mg, 25 mg;
you require 25 mg but have available 50 mg tablets only. You should
,a. use ma mpill msplitter mto mdivide mthe m100 mmg mtablet minto mquarters mto mhave mthe msmallest mpiece m
b. use ma mpill msplitter mto mdivide mthe m50 mmg mtablet minto mhalves mto mhave mthe mmost maccurate mdose m
c. administer mthe m50 mmg mtablet mbut mthen mskip mthe mnext mscheduled mdosing m
d. order mor mpurchase m25 mmg mtablets mfor mthe mdosing mschedule m- mCORRECT mANSWER m-d m
m
a mprescription mreads m"2 mtab mq4h mpo mprn muntil mgone" mthe mtranslation mof mthese minstructions mis m m
a. two mtablets mare mto mbe mtaken mfour mtimes mper mday mfor mpain muntil mall mtablets mare mgone m
b. two mtablets mare mto mbe mtaken mfour mtimes mper mday munder msupervision mby mthe mveterinarian muntil mall
mtablets mare mgone m
c. two mtablets mare mto mbe mtaken mevery m4 mhours mwith mfood mand mwater muntil mall mtablets mare mgone m
d. two mtablets mare mto mbe mtaken mevery m4 mhours mby mmouth mas mneeded muntil mall mtablets mare mgone m-
mCORRECT mANSWER m-d m
m
ten mmillimeters mof m2.5% msolution mof mthiopentone mcontains m
m
a. 250 mmg mof mthiopentone m
b. 25 mmg mof mthiopentone m
c. 100 mmg mof mthiopentone m
d. 2.5 mmg mof mthiopentone m- mCORRECT mANSWER m-a m
m
the mpercentage mof mthe mtotal mdose mthat multimately mreaches mthe mbloodstream mis mcalled m
m
a. mabsorption m
b. mdistribution m
c. bioavailability m
d. mclearance m- mCORRECT mANSWER m-c m
m
cholinergic magents mdo mall mof mthe mfollowing mexcept m
,m
a. slow mheart mrate m
b. increase mblood mflow mto mintestinal mtract m
c. decrease mdiameter mof mbronchioles m
d. cause mperipheral mvasodilation m- mCORRECT mANSWER m-d m
m
the mnonsteroidal mantiinflammatory mdrug m(NSAID) mthat mis mextremely mtoxic mto mcats mis m
m
a. aspirin m
b. acetaminophen m
c. carprofen m
d. flunixin m- mCORRECT mANSWER m-b m
m
the mmost mcommon madverse mside meffect mof maminoglycoside mantimicrobials mare m m
m
a. nephrotoxicity m
b. mephrotoxicity mand mototoxicity m
c. ototoxicity mand mneurotoxicity m
d. mephrotoxicity, mototoxicity, mand mneurotoxicity m- mCORRECT mANSWER m-b m
m
which mstatement mregarding mtetracyclines mis mtrue m
m
a. they mare mbactericidal m
b. they malter mthe mpermeability mof mthe mcell mwall mand mcause mlysis m
c. currently mmany mbacteria mare mresistant mare mresistant mto mthem m
d. they mare munable mto mpenetrate mthe mbacterial mcell mwall m- mCORRECT mANSWER m-c m
m
to mwhat mother mdrug mclass mis ma mcephalosporin mclass mdrug mclosely mrelated m
, m
a. tetracylines m
b. sulfas m
c. penicillins m
d. fluoroquinolones m- mCORRECT mANSWER m-c m
m
because mof mthe mmanner min mwhich mthey mare mexcreted, msulfonamides mare moften meffective magainst
minfections mof m m
m
a. nervous mtissue m
b. urinary mtract m
c. skin m
d. joint mcapsules m- mCORRECT mANSWER m-b m
m
the muse mof mfluoroquinolones mas mantiinfective magents mshould mbe mdone mwith mgreat mcaution mor mnot mat
mall min m m
m
a. dogs m
b. cats m
c. horses m
d. birds m- mCORRECT mANSWER m-b m
m
the mantiinfective mdrug mthat mshould mbe mavoided min mall mfood-producing manimals mis m
m
a. lincosamides m
b. cephalexin m
c. enrofloxacin m
d. chloramphenicol m- mCORRECT mANSWER m-d m
m
