CVT – Certified Veterinary Technician
CVT – CERTIFIED VETERINARY TECHNICIAN | EXAM QUESTIONS AND
CORRECT ANSWERS | VERIFIED VETERINARY TECHNOLOGY
2026/2027
CERTIFIED VETERINARY TECHNICIAN (CVT)
1. A prescription label reads "1 tab PO BID x 10d." How often is the
medication given?
A. Once daily by mouth for ten days
B. Twice daily by mouth for ten days
C. Three times daily by mouth for ten days
D. Every other day by mouth for ten days
B. Twice daily by mouth for ten days
BID (bis in die) means twice a day; PO means by mouth.
2. A 22 kg dog is prescribed carprofen at 2.2 mg/kg PO q12h. How
many milligrams are given per dose?
A. 10 mg
B. 96.8 mg
C. 24.2 mg
D. 48.4 mg
D. 48.4 mg
22 kg × 2.2 mg/kg = 48.4 mg per dose.
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3. Which drug schedule under the U.S. Controlled Substances Act has
the highest abuse potential while still having an accepted medical use?
A. Schedule III
B. Schedule I
C. Schedule II
D. Schedule V
C. Schedule II
Schedule II drugs (e.g., hydromorphone, fentanyl) carry the highest abuse
potential among drugs with accepted medical use; Schedule I drugs have
no accepted medical use.
4. A 5% dextrose solution contains how many milligrams of dextrose
per milliliter?
A. 0.5 mg/mL
B. 500 mg/mL
C. 50 mg/mL
D. 5 mg/mL
C. 50 mg/mL
A percent solution is grams per 100 mL; 5 g/100 mL equals 5,000
mg/100 mL, or 50 mg/mL.
5. Which antibiotic class is associated with cartilage damage in growing
dogs and retinal degeneration in cats at high doses?
A. Penicillins
B. Tetracyclines
C. Fluoroquinolones
D. Cephalosporins
C. Fluoroquinolones
Fluoroquinolones such as enrofloxacin can cause arthropathy in young
animals and blindness in cats at high doses.
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6. Acetaminophen is contraindicated in cats primarily because cats
have a deficiency in which metabolic pathway?
A. Acetylation
B. Sulfation
C. Glucuronidation
D. Oxidation by cytochrome P450
C. Glucuronidation
Cats lack adequate glucuronyl transferase, leading to toxic metabolite
buildup, methemoglobinemia and Heinz body anemia.
7. Ivermectin toxicity is of particular concern in Collies and related
herding breeds due to a mutation in which gene?
A. SOD1
B. PDK4
C. MDR1 (ABCB1)
D. CYP2D6
C. MDR1 (ABCB1)
The MDR1 mutation impairs P-glycoprotein, allowing ivermectin to cross
the blood-brain barrier and cause neurotoxicity.
8. A drug labeled "for extralabel use" under AMDUCA must be
prescribed by whom?
A. The animal owner with a signed waiver
B. A pharmacist without veterinary consultation
C. A credentialed veterinary technician
D. A licensed veterinarian within a valid veterinarian-client-patient
relationship
D. A licensed veterinarian within a valid veterinarian-client-patient
relationship
AMDUCA permits extralabel use only by or on the order of a veterinarian
within a valid VCPR.
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9. Which drug is a reversal agent for dexmedetomidine?
A. Atipamezole
B. Flumazenil
C. Yohimbine sulfate only in cattle
D. Naloxone
A. Atipamezole
Atipamezole is a selective alpha-2 antagonist used to reverse
dexmedetomidine and medetomidine.
10. Furosemide exerts its diuretic effect primarily at which part of the
nephron?
A. Distal convoluted tubule
B. Collecting duct
C. Thick ascending loop of Henle
D. Proximal convoluted tubule
C. Thick ascending loop of Henle
Furosemide is a loop diuretic that inhibits the Na-K-2Cl cotransporter in
the thick ascending loop of Henle.
11. Controlled substance logs in a veterinary practice must be retained
for a minimum of how many years under federal DEA regulations?
A. 5 years
B. 2 years
C. 10 years
D. 1 year
B. 2 years
Federal DEA rules require controlled substance records to be kept for at
least two years; some states require longer.
12. Which route of administration provides the fastest onset of drug
action?
A. Intramuscular
B. Subcutaneous
C. Intravenous
D. Oral
C. Intravenous
IV administration delivers the drug directly into circulation, bypassing
absorption.
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CVT – CERTIFIED VETERINARY TECHNICIAN | EXAM QUESTIONS AND
CORRECT ANSWERS | VERIFIED VETERINARY TECHNOLOGY
2026/2027
CERTIFIED VETERINARY TECHNICIAN (CVT)
1. A prescription label reads "1 tab PO BID x 10d." How often is the
medication given?
A. Once daily by mouth for ten days
B. Twice daily by mouth for ten days
C. Three times daily by mouth for ten days
D. Every other day by mouth for ten days
B. Twice daily by mouth for ten days
BID (bis in die) means twice a day; PO means by mouth.
2. A 22 kg dog is prescribed carprofen at 2.2 mg/kg PO q12h. How
many milligrams are given per dose?
A. 10 mg
B. 96.8 mg
C. 24.2 mg
D. 48.4 mg
D. 48.4 mg
22 kg × 2.2 mg/kg = 48.4 mg per dose.
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3. Which drug schedule under the U.S. Controlled Substances Act has
the highest abuse potential while still having an accepted medical use?
A. Schedule III
B. Schedule I
C. Schedule II
D. Schedule V
C. Schedule II
Schedule II drugs (e.g., hydromorphone, fentanyl) carry the highest abuse
potential among drugs with accepted medical use; Schedule I drugs have
no accepted medical use.
4. A 5% dextrose solution contains how many milligrams of dextrose
per milliliter?
A. 0.5 mg/mL
B. 500 mg/mL
C. 50 mg/mL
D. 5 mg/mL
C. 50 mg/mL
A percent solution is grams per 100 mL; 5 g/100 mL equals 5,000
mg/100 mL, or 50 mg/mL.
5. Which antibiotic class is associated with cartilage damage in growing
dogs and retinal degeneration in cats at high doses?
A. Penicillins
B. Tetracyclines
C. Fluoroquinolones
D. Cephalosporins
C. Fluoroquinolones
Fluoroquinolones such as enrofloxacin can cause arthropathy in young
animals and blindness in cats at high doses.
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6. Acetaminophen is contraindicated in cats primarily because cats
have a deficiency in which metabolic pathway?
A. Acetylation
B. Sulfation
C. Glucuronidation
D. Oxidation by cytochrome P450
C. Glucuronidation
Cats lack adequate glucuronyl transferase, leading to toxic metabolite
buildup, methemoglobinemia and Heinz body anemia.
7. Ivermectin toxicity is of particular concern in Collies and related
herding breeds due to a mutation in which gene?
A. SOD1
B. PDK4
C. MDR1 (ABCB1)
D. CYP2D6
C. MDR1 (ABCB1)
The MDR1 mutation impairs P-glycoprotein, allowing ivermectin to cross
the blood-brain barrier and cause neurotoxicity.
8. A drug labeled "for extralabel use" under AMDUCA must be
prescribed by whom?
A. The animal owner with a signed waiver
B. A pharmacist without veterinary consultation
C. A credentialed veterinary technician
D. A licensed veterinarian within a valid veterinarian-client-patient
relationship
D. A licensed veterinarian within a valid veterinarian-client-patient
relationship
AMDUCA permits extralabel use only by or on the order of a veterinarian
within a valid VCPR.
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9. Which drug is a reversal agent for dexmedetomidine?
A. Atipamezole
B. Flumazenil
C. Yohimbine sulfate only in cattle
D. Naloxone
A. Atipamezole
Atipamezole is a selective alpha-2 antagonist used to reverse
dexmedetomidine and medetomidine.
10. Furosemide exerts its diuretic effect primarily at which part of the
nephron?
A. Distal convoluted tubule
B. Collecting duct
C. Thick ascending loop of Henle
D. Proximal convoluted tubule
C. Thick ascending loop of Henle
Furosemide is a loop diuretic that inhibits the Na-K-2Cl cotransporter in
the thick ascending loop of Henle.
11. Controlled substance logs in a veterinary practice must be retained
for a minimum of how many years under federal DEA regulations?
A. 5 years
B. 2 years
C. 10 years
D. 1 year
B. 2 years
Federal DEA rules require controlled substance records to be kept for at
least two years; some states require longer.
12. Which route of administration provides the fastest onset of drug
action?
A. Intramuscular
B. Subcutaneous
C. Intravenous
D. Oral
C. Intravenous
IV administration delivers the drug directly into circulation, bypassing
absorption.
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