PENN FOSTER PHARMACOLOGY UPDATED
QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS
2.2. Boluses are used in the treatment of ________animals and are
adminstered with a _______ - CORRECT ANSWER -large, balling
gun
2.3.Name two types of parenteral injection forms - CORRECT
ANSWER -injections, implants
2.4. Vials may be either ______dose or ______dose - CORRECT
ANSWER -single, multi
2.5. All used needles should be discarded in a _________ -
CORRECT ANSWER -sharps container
2.6. Name the five rights of drug administration. - CORRECT
ANSWER -1. right patient 2. right drug 3. right dose 4. right route 5.
right time and frequency
2.7. Oral drugs should never be administered in animals that are
__________ - CORRECT ANSWER -vomiting
2.8. IV administration of drugs allows the most __________and effective
drug administration - CORRECT ANSWER -rapid
2.9. An indwelling catheter should be replaced with a new one every
__________hours - CORRECT ANSWER -72
,2.10. A simplex (gravity set) IV system is used to administer fluids to
________ animals - CORRECT ANSWER -large
2.11. Name six items that should be recorded in the controlled
substance log - CORRECT ANSWER -1. patient name 2. owner
name 3. name of person administering 4. amount dispensed 5. date
2.12. Why should drugs give by injection not be stored in syringes for
any length of time before administration? - CORRECT ANSWER -
drug interaction with plastic, it may absorb the drug, making it less
potent
2.13. List four types of syring tips - CORRECT ANSWER -1. slip tip
2. luer lock 3. catheter tip 4. eccentric
2.14. A tuberculin syringe holds up to _________ ml of medication -
CORRECT ANSWER -1 ml
2.15. What type of syringe is divided into units rather than milliliters? -
CORRECT ANSWER -insulin U40
4.1.Define the difference between agonist and an opiod antagonist. -
CORRECT ANSWER -an agonist is a drug that combines with a
receptor to bring about an action, whereas an antagonist combines with
a receptor to block that action.
4.2.define neurotransmitter - CORRECT ANSWER -a chemical
substance released by a nerve ending at the synapse. It acts on the
adjacent neuron to stimulate, inhibit, or change its activity.
, The area of the brain that serves to relay information 4.3.from the spinal
cord and brain stem to the interpretation center in the cerebrum is the... -
CORRECT ANSWER -thalamus
4.4.Most CNS drugs act by _______ or ________ the effects of
neurotransmitters - CORRECT ANSWER -interupting the generation
or conduction of nerve impulses, interferring with
4.5.What are the primary neurotransmitters for adrenergic receptors? -
CORRECT ANSWER -epinephrine and norepinephrine
4.6. List four primary ways in which drugs affect the ANS - CORRECT
ANSWER -1. mimicking neurotransmitters 2. interfering with
neurotransmitter release 3. blocking the attachment of neurotransmitters
to receptors 4. interfering with the breakdown of neurotransmitters
4.7. List five indications for the use of cholinergic agents. - CORRECT
ANSWER -1. control vomiting 2. treat urinary retention 3. stimulate gi
activity 4. treat glaucoma 5. diagnose myasthenia gravis
4.8. Atropine, scopolamine, glycopyrrolate and aminopentamide are
examples of what specific drug class? - CORRECT ANSWER -
cholingergic blocking agents - anticholingergic
4.9. What category of drug is used to treat cardiac arrest and
anaphylactic shock? - CORRECT ANSWER -adrenergic -
sympathomimetic
4.10. Propranolol is an example of waht category of drug? -
CORRECT ANSWER -beta blocker
QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS
2.2. Boluses are used in the treatment of ________animals and are
adminstered with a _______ - CORRECT ANSWER -large, balling
gun
2.3.Name two types of parenteral injection forms - CORRECT
ANSWER -injections, implants
2.4. Vials may be either ______dose or ______dose - CORRECT
ANSWER -single, multi
2.5. All used needles should be discarded in a _________ -
CORRECT ANSWER -sharps container
2.6. Name the five rights of drug administration. - CORRECT
ANSWER -1. right patient 2. right drug 3. right dose 4. right route 5.
right time and frequency
2.7. Oral drugs should never be administered in animals that are
__________ - CORRECT ANSWER -vomiting
2.8. IV administration of drugs allows the most __________and effective
drug administration - CORRECT ANSWER -rapid
2.9. An indwelling catheter should be replaced with a new one every
__________hours - CORRECT ANSWER -72
,2.10. A simplex (gravity set) IV system is used to administer fluids to
________ animals - CORRECT ANSWER -large
2.11. Name six items that should be recorded in the controlled
substance log - CORRECT ANSWER -1. patient name 2. owner
name 3. name of person administering 4. amount dispensed 5. date
2.12. Why should drugs give by injection not be stored in syringes for
any length of time before administration? - CORRECT ANSWER -
drug interaction with plastic, it may absorb the drug, making it less
potent
2.13. List four types of syring tips - CORRECT ANSWER -1. slip tip
2. luer lock 3. catheter tip 4. eccentric
2.14. A tuberculin syringe holds up to _________ ml of medication -
CORRECT ANSWER -1 ml
2.15. What type of syringe is divided into units rather than milliliters? -
CORRECT ANSWER -insulin U40
4.1.Define the difference between agonist and an opiod antagonist. -
CORRECT ANSWER -an agonist is a drug that combines with a
receptor to bring about an action, whereas an antagonist combines with
a receptor to block that action.
4.2.define neurotransmitter - CORRECT ANSWER -a chemical
substance released by a nerve ending at the synapse. It acts on the
adjacent neuron to stimulate, inhibit, or change its activity.
, The area of the brain that serves to relay information 4.3.from the spinal
cord and brain stem to the interpretation center in the cerebrum is the... -
CORRECT ANSWER -thalamus
4.4.Most CNS drugs act by _______ or ________ the effects of
neurotransmitters - CORRECT ANSWER -interupting the generation
or conduction of nerve impulses, interferring with
4.5.What are the primary neurotransmitters for adrenergic receptors? -
CORRECT ANSWER -epinephrine and norepinephrine
4.6. List four primary ways in which drugs affect the ANS - CORRECT
ANSWER -1. mimicking neurotransmitters 2. interfering with
neurotransmitter release 3. blocking the attachment of neurotransmitters
to receptors 4. interfering with the breakdown of neurotransmitters
4.7. List five indications for the use of cholinergic agents. - CORRECT
ANSWER -1. control vomiting 2. treat urinary retention 3. stimulate gi
activity 4. treat glaucoma 5. diagnose myasthenia gravis
4.8. Atropine, scopolamine, glycopyrrolate and aminopentamide are
examples of what specific drug class? - CORRECT ANSWER -
cholingergic blocking agents - anticholingergic
4.9. What category of drug is used to treat cardiac arrest and
anaphylactic shock? - CORRECT ANSWER -adrenergic -
sympathomimetic
4.10. Propranolol is an example of waht category of drug? -
CORRECT ANSWER -beta blocker
