Penn Foster - Vet Tech Pharmacology
Final Study Guide
A fecal examination - correct answerAfloat, using a centrifuge machine to separate the
parts of fecal matter and direct smearing feces on a slide and examining it under a
microscope is recommended to rule out parasites as the cause
A microdrip set - correct answermight give 60 drops per ml.
A thyroid gland producing too little thyroid hormone is said to be - correct
answerHypothyroid. Hypothyroid animals are
Lethargic
Afflicted with poor skin and hair coat conditions
Often bradycardic
A thyroid gland that's putting out too much thyroid hormone is said to be - correct
answerHyperthyroid. Animals with such glands
Have fast heart rates
Lose weight despite eating
May be hyperexcitable
A typical macrodrip set - correct answergives 10 drops, 15 drops, and 20 drops per ml
Acetylcholine - correct answera neurotransmitter that enables learning and memory and
also triggers muscle contraction
Acid Fast stain - correct answerhelp classify bacteria that doesn't stain with gram tests,
if they retain the stain during this test then they are acid fast bacteria
Adrenergic agents - correct answerstimulate the sympathetic nervous system and
induce symptoms characteristic of the fight-or-flight response
stimulate heart beats, correct hypotension, cause vasodilation, treat urinary
incontinence
adverse drug reaction - correct answerreaction is any undesired response to a drug
,aerobic or air-needing bacteria - correct answercan live in only oxygenated (supplied
with oxygen) environments
Aloe vera is used - correct answera to treat burns and wounds
An anthelmintic - correct answeris a drug used to eliminate helminth (intestinal worm)
parasites, such as roundworms
anaerobic bacteria - correct answerThose bacteria that persist in oxygen-free
environments are anaerobic bacteria. Bacteria with similar staining characteristics tend
to be responsive to the same antimicrobial drug treatments
Androgens - correct answerincluding testosterone, methyltestosterone, and Danzolol
are male sex hormones and help promote weight gain, red blood cell formation, and
tissue anabolism (or growth). These drugs can be used to help prevent estrus in female
dogs
Anesthetic gases - correct answergaseous forms given with vaporizers
Anti-acids - correct answerneutralize the stomach acid by binding directly to it which
contains aluminum, calcium, and magnesium salts
Anti-fungal - correct answerBeing searched/no wide spread use in veterinary medicine
Anti-inflammatory drugs - correct answersuch as prednisolone, azathioprine, or
sulfasalazine, are used to decrease inflammation in the intestinal walls in cases of
idiopathic (cause unknown) inflammatory bowel disease
Antianxiety medications - correct answerThese drugs, as their name indicates, help
relieve anxiety in animals
Antibiotics - correct answerare drugs that are used to inhibit the growth of bacteria
(bacteriostatic) or to kill bacteria (bactericidal)
Anticestodal medications - correct answerare used to treat tapeworms
Anticholinergics - correct answerdecrease GI motility, dry secretions, dilate pupils, and
prevent/treat bradycardia
Anticoagulant - correct answerto stop clot formation
Antidepressant medications - correct answerThese are used in veterinary medicine to
treat a variety of medical conditions, by blocking reuptake (reuse) of norepinephrine and
serotonin in the brain, obsessive disorders such as repeated licking from the animal
caused by infected masses
, Antidiuretic hormones - correct answerThese drugs, including vasopressin, are used to
treat diabetes insipidus. Patients that have diabetes insipidus don't secrete a normal
amount of antidiuretic hormone (ADH). These patients pass a lot of highly diluted urine
(urine that doesn't contain the right amount of chemicals) and are abnormally thirsty.
Lifelong therapy is usually needed.
Antiemetics - correct answerdrugs that help control or prevent vomiting, only helps the
symptoms not cure the disease
Antifoaming agents - correct answersuch as bloat guard, are used in ruminants to
prevent gas bloating. These agents are surfactants that change the surface tension of
the bubbles and cause them to break down so they can be expelled through a stomach
tube, which relieves the bloat.
Antiprotozoal drugs - correct answerare used to treat protozoa (tiny single-celled
organisms), such as coccidia and giardia, which cause diarrhea in most species
Antipruritic - correct answeranti-itching medicine, fatty acid supplements can help
Antiseptic - correct answerIs an agent to help inhibit the growth of bacteria on the skin,
used to clean wounds and prepare areas of the body for surgery such as alcohol wipes
Antitrematodal drugs - correct answerare used to remove flukes (a kind of flattened
worm), effects the liver
Antitussives - correct answersuppress or inhibit coughing, usually for nonproductive
cough
Astringents - correct answerare applied to help precipitate proteins and are used on
areas of moist dermatitis
Barbiturates - correct answerdrugs that depress the activity of the central nervous
system, reducing anxiety but impairing memory and judgment
Behavioral pharmacotherapy - correct answerA relatively new branch of veterinary
medicine. The use of drugs to treat various behavioral problems, such as separation
anxiety, phobias (fears), compulsive disorders, or cognitive dysfunction syndrome, is
receiving intense attention. Therapy is also combined with environmental and
behavioral management pill therapy alone won't cure the behavioral problems
BID - correct answeris two times a day; stands for bis in die
Bioavailability - correct answermeasures the amount of drug that gets absorbed and is
available to the patient
Final Study Guide
A fecal examination - correct answerAfloat, using a centrifuge machine to separate the
parts of fecal matter and direct smearing feces on a slide and examining it under a
microscope is recommended to rule out parasites as the cause
A microdrip set - correct answermight give 60 drops per ml.
A thyroid gland producing too little thyroid hormone is said to be - correct
answerHypothyroid. Hypothyroid animals are
Lethargic
Afflicted with poor skin and hair coat conditions
Often bradycardic
A thyroid gland that's putting out too much thyroid hormone is said to be - correct
answerHyperthyroid. Animals with such glands
Have fast heart rates
Lose weight despite eating
May be hyperexcitable
A typical macrodrip set - correct answergives 10 drops, 15 drops, and 20 drops per ml
Acetylcholine - correct answera neurotransmitter that enables learning and memory and
also triggers muscle contraction
Acid Fast stain - correct answerhelp classify bacteria that doesn't stain with gram tests,
if they retain the stain during this test then they are acid fast bacteria
Adrenergic agents - correct answerstimulate the sympathetic nervous system and
induce symptoms characteristic of the fight-or-flight response
stimulate heart beats, correct hypotension, cause vasodilation, treat urinary
incontinence
adverse drug reaction - correct answerreaction is any undesired response to a drug
,aerobic or air-needing bacteria - correct answercan live in only oxygenated (supplied
with oxygen) environments
Aloe vera is used - correct answera to treat burns and wounds
An anthelmintic - correct answeris a drug used to eliminate helminth (intestinal worm)
parasites, such as roundworms
anaerobic bacteria - correct answerThose bacteria that persist in oxygen-free
environments are anaerobic bacteria. Bacteria with similar staining characteristics tend
to be responsive to the same antimicrobial drug treatments
Androgens - correct answerincluding testosterone, methyltestosterone, and Danzolol
are male sex hormones and help promote weight gain, red blood cell formation, and
tissue anabolism (or growth). These drugs can be used to help prevent estrus in female
dogs
Anesthetic gases - correct answergaseous forms given with vaporizers
Anti-acids - correct answerneutralize the stomach acid by binding directly to it which
contains aluminum, calcium, and magnesium salts
Anti-fungal - correct answerBeing searched/no wide spread use in veterinary medicine
Anti-inflammatory drugs - correct answersuch as prednisolone, azathioprine, or
sulfasalazine, are used to decrease inflammation in the intestinal walls in cases of
idiopathic (cause unknown) inflammatory bowel disease
Antianxiety medications - correct answerThese drugs, as their name indicates, help
relieve anxiety in animals
Antibiotics - correct answerare drugs that are used to inhibit the growth of bacteria
(bacteriostatic) or to kill bacteria (bactericidal)
Anticestodal medications - correct answerare used to treat tapeworms
Anticholinergics - correct answerdecrease GI motility, dry secretions, dilate pupils, and
prevent/treat bradycardia
Anticoagulant - correct answerto stop clot formation
Antidepressant medications - correct answerThese are used in veterinary medicine to
treat a variety of medical conditions, by blocking reuptake (reuse) of norepinephrine and
serotonin in the brain, obsessive disorders such as repeated licking from the animal
caused by infected masses
, Antidiuretic hormones - correct answerThese drugs, including vasopressin, are used to
treat diabetes insipidus. Patients that have diabetes insipidus don't secrete a normal
amount of antidiuretic hormone (ADH). These patients pass a lot of highly diluted urine
(urine that doesn't contain the right amount of chemicals) and are abnormally thirsty.
Lifelong therapy is usually needed.
Antiemetics - correct answerdrugs that help control or prevent vomiting, only helps the
symptoms not cure the disease
Antifoaming agents - correct answersuch as bloat guard, are used in ruminants to
prevent gas bloating. These agents are surfactants that change the surface tension of
the bubbles and cause them to break down so they can be expelled through a stomach
tube, which relieves the bloat.
Antiprotozoal drugs - correct answerare used to treat protozoa (tiny single-celled
organisms), such as coccidia and giardia, which cause diarrhea in most species
Antipruritic - correct answeranti-itching medicine, fatty acid supplements can help
Antiseptic - correct answerIs an agent to help inhibit the growth of bacteria on the skin,
used to clean wounds and prepare areas of the body for surgery such as alcohol wipes
Antitrematodal drugs - correct answerare used to remove flukes (a kind of flattened
worm), effects the liver
Antitussives - correct answersuppress or inhibit coughing, usually for nonproductive
cough
Astringents - correct answerare applied to help precipitate proteins and are used on
areas of moist dermatitis
Barbiturates - correct answerdrugs that depress the activity of the central nervous
system, reducing anxiety but impairing memory and judgment
Behavioral pharmacotherapy - correct answerA relatively new branch of veterinary
medicine. The use of drugs to treat various behavioral problems, such as separation
anxiety, phobias (fears), compulsive disorders, or cognitive dysfunction syndrome, is
receiving intense attention. Therapy is also combined with environmental and
behavioral management pill therapy alone won't cure the behavioral problems
BID - correct answeris two times a day; stands for bis in die
Bioavailability - correct answermeasures the amount of drug that gets absorbed and is
available to the patient
