Pharmacology VTNE Review, Exam Questions with Answers, (all the questions in the Coleville Review Book Plus answers)

Pharmacology VTNE Review, Exam Questions with Answers, (all the questions in the Coleville Review Book Plus answers)-Neonatal animal are less tolerant of some drugs than older animals because in neonates the drugs are: - Biotransformed more rapidly - absorbed more slowly through the GI tract - not biotransformed - biotransformed more slowly - biotransformed more slowly Descrese function of what organ would have the greatest effect on biotransfrmation of the drugs - liver The generic name for a drug is also called the - non proprietary name you are asked to administer a drug that is supplied as an enteric coated tablet at 100mg 50mg and 25mg. you need a 25mg but only have the 50mg tablets in stock: - Use a pill splitter to divide the 100 mg into quarters - use a pill splitter to divide the 50mg tablet - administer the 50mg but then skip the next dose - order or purchase 25 mg tablets for the dosing schedule - order or purchase the 25mg tablets A prescription reads "2 tab q4h po prn until gone" this means - 2 tablets by mouth every four hours as needed until gone Ten milliliters of a 2.5% solution of thiopentone contains - 250mg - 25mg - 100mg - 2.5mg - 250mg The percentage of the total dose that ultimately reaches the bloodstream is called - bioavailability Cholinergic agents do all of the following except -slow heart rate - increase bloodflow to intestinal tract - decrease diameter of bronchioles - cause peripheral vasodiliation - cause peripheral vasodilation The NSAID that is extremely toxic to cats is: - apsrin - acetaminophen - carprofen - flunixin - acetaminophen The most common adverse side effects of aminoglycoside antimicrobials are - nephrotoxicity - nephrotoxicity and ototoxicity - ototoxicity and neurotoxicity - nephrotoxicity, ototoxicity, and nuerotoxicity - nephrotoxicity and ototoxicity Which statement regarding tetracyclines is true: - they are bactericidal - they alter the permeability of the cell wall and causes lysis - currently many bacteria are resistant to them - they are unable to penetrate the cell wall - currently bacteria are resistant to them To what other drug class is a cephlosporin class closely related - tetracyclines - sulfas - penicillins - fluoroquinolones - penicillins Because of the manner in which they are excreted, sulfonamides are often effective against infections of - nervous tissue - urinary tract - skin - joint capsules - urinary tract The use of fluoroquinolones as antiinfective agents should be done with great caution or not at all in: - dogs - cats - horses - birds - cats The antiinfective drug that should be avoided in all food producing animals is - lincosamides - cephalexin - enrofloxacin - chloramphenicol - chloramphenicol Penicillins are primarily excreted by the: - small intestine - liver - kidney - stomach - kidney Acepromazine must be used with cautoin or not at all in: - bitches - tom cats - cows - stallions - stallions