vet 292 Pharmacy, Pharmacology

You have just administered an injection of 0.02 mL of acepromazine (10 mg/mL). How many mg did you give?

0.2mg

A 354-g rat weighs:

0.354 kg

2% lidocaine is prescribed for a 13-lb beagle at a dose of 2 mg/kg IV. How many mL will you deliver?

0.6 mL

You are asked to administer intravenously 20 mg of furosemide. The solution contains 25 mg/mL. What volume should you draw into the syringe?

0.8 mL

A pet needs medication at a dose of 5 mg/kg, and the medication is available in 25-mg tablets. The pet weighs 10 lb. How many tablets will be administered?

1 tablet

A pet needs 25 mg of a 2% solution. How many mL will be administered? 2% solution = 20 mg/mL

1.25 mL

A 1-L sample contains:

1000mL

You are taking the heart rate of a cat. If you count 10 beats in 5 seconds, what is the rate in beats/min?

120

A veterinarian writes a script for 25 mg of acepromazine to be administered every 8 hr for 5 days, and the medication is available in 25-mg tablets. How many tablets will be dispensed?

15 tablets

If a 0.75% solution results from the addition of 380 mL of water to 20 mL of stock solution, the concentration of the stock solution is:

15%

Five tonometer readings in millimeters of mercury are 14, 15, 19, 14, and 18. What is the average (mean) reading?

16

A pet needs 5 mg/kg of Albon po sid on day 1, then 2.5 mg/kg po sid for 5 more days. The medication is available in 125-mg tablets and the pet weighs 25 lb. How many tablets will be dispensed for the owner?

2 tablets

The doctor orders an intravenous infusion to run at 20 mL/hr. Calculate the flow rate using an administration set that delivers 60 drops/mL.

20 drops/min

A 120-lb dog is experiencing vomiting and diarrhea and must have IV fluids at two times maintenance (132 mL/kg/24 hr). How many mL will he receive per hour?

300 mL/hr

Diphenhydramine elixir is prescribed at 12.5 mg po q8h. The drug is available in 30-mL bottles that contain 25 mg/5 mL. How long will one bottle last?

4 days

A 16-oz bottle contains how many mL?

480 mL

A growth in the skin is 2 inches in diameter. What is the diameter of the growth in centimeters?

5 cm

What is the fluid deficit for a 10-lb cat with 12% dehydration?

545 mL

Bismuth subsalicylate is the active ingredient in a common over-the-counter (OTC) preparation used for some types of gastrointestinal disease, to what effect?

Antidiarrheic

What class of drugs generally poses the greatest potential health threat to those handling the medication?

Antineoplastic

Butorphanol tartrate is an example of a drug that functions on more than one body system. It is both an analgesic and a(n) ________.

Antitussive

Butorphanol and hydrocodone are examples of:

Antitussives

Spike the dog ingested his owner's cardiac medication about a half-hour ago. The veterinarian instructs you to give him an emetic that may be administered into the conjunctival sac, and then flush as necessary. The name of the drug is:

Apomorphine

Which of the following is not a controlled substance?

Apomorphine

What NSAID is administered to cats with a dosing interval of 2 days or more?

Aspirin

A client is advised to discontinue aspirin therapy in his dysplastic dog before the dog undergoes surgery to remove a mammary tumor. The client asks you why this request was made. You tell him:

Aspirin decreases platelet aggregation and may increase the likelihood of hemorrhage

Drugs used to increase airflow, through respiratory passageways narrowed by the relaxation of smooth muscle around them, are called:

Bronchodilators

Bloat-Pac is indicated for frothy bloat in:

Cattle

Atopica is the brand name for:

Cyclosporine

What effect are anticholinergic drugs expected to have on the gastrointestinal tract?

Decreased bowel motility

Baytril is the trade name for:

Enrofloxacin

After surgery has begun, how often should antibiotics be administered?

Every 90-120 minutes

Which of the following drugs minimally crosses the placental barrier and is safe to use in pregnant dogs?

Glycopyrrolate

Flunixin meglumine (Banamine) is an NSAID most commonly used in:

Horses for the treatment of colic

A patient is hospitalized for vomiting and diarrhea. The doctor orders metronidazole to be given BID. What is the most likely route the doctor will use?

IV

Because administration of medications via this route has more potential for adverse effects, what type of injection should be given slowly?

IV

Atropine is often given as a preanesthetic agent. It is classified as an anticholinergic drug. That means that it will likely have the following effects on an animal receiving the drug:

Increased heart rate, decreased salivation, and decreased GI motility

Why should tetracycline use be avoided in pregnant bitches?

It may be deposited in dental enamel and give the pup's teeth a mottled yellow appearance.

You are asked to administer a drug that is supplied as an enteric-coated tablet at 100 mg, 50 mg, and 25 mg; you require 25 mg but have available 50-mg tablets only. You should:

Order or purchase 25-mg tablets for the dosing schedule

Hyperthyroid cats have heart rates of more than 200 beats per minute because of the large numbers of alpha-1 sympathetic receptors in their hearts, which make the heart more sensitive to epinephrine and norepinephrine. This high heart rate is an anesthetic risk. What drug is used to slow the heart rate and decrease arrhythmias associated with alpha-1 receptor stimulation?

Propranolol

NSAIDs are most likely to cause side effects in what two organ systems?

Renal and gastrointestinal

When discharging a cat, you would explain to the owner that the buprenorphine should be given:

TM

A drug's package insert states that the drug is an anticestodal. Against what type of parasite will this drug be effective?

Tapeworms (Taenia)

How long should a patient with pneumonia be on antibiotics?

Two weeks past resolution of radiographic signs

A 12-year-old spayed female golden retriever is brought into your clinic with a history of waking up in her bed in a puddle of urine. A complete blood count (CBC), profile, and urinalysis show no sign of urinary tract disease. The doctor tells you to fill a prescription for phenylpropanolamine. The doctor is choosing this drug because it treats:

Urinary incontinence by increasing urethral sphincter tone

Potentiated penicillins:

are active against b-lactamase-producing bacteria

The H2 receptors are found in the:

gastric mucosa

What unit of measure is most commonly used for serum potassium?

mEq