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VETERINARY PHARMACOLOGY FINAL EXAM WITH
400+ PRACTICE QUESTIONS WITH CORRECT
VERIFIED ANSWERS/ PENN FOSTER VETERINARY
PHARM FINAL EXAM PREP 2025 NEWEST TEST
BANK
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
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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)
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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
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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? -
VETERINARY PHARMACOLOGY FINAL EXAM WITH
400+ PRACTICE QUESTIONS WITH CORRECT
VERIFIED ANSWERS/ PENN FOSTER VETERINARY
PHARM FINAL EXAM PREP 2025 NEWEST TEST
BANK
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
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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)
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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
, 4|Page
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? -
