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Review Questions and Answers
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List two examples of an anticholinergic. Why would we administer them to a
patient?
✓ Atropine and Glycopyrrolate
✓ We would administer them to a patient as a preanesthetic and to
prevent bradycardia.
List three drugs we use to induce emesis.
✓ Apomorphine, Xylazine, Hydrogen peroxide (3%)
List four antiseizure medications.
✓ Phenobarbital, Pentobarbital, Potassium bromide, Diazepam
List two examples of antiemetics. How do they work?
✓ Acepromazine and Metoclopramide (Reglan®)
✓ They work by stopping the patient from vomiting.
List two antibiotics that are often included in skin or otic preparations.
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✓ Polymyxin B and Neomycin
What are the potential side effects of sulfonamides?
✓ Skin rashes, Crystalluria, and Keratoconjuctivitis sicca
Tetracyclines must be used with caution in which patient populations? Why?
✓ Must not be used in dairy cattle because the antibiotic slows bone
development.
What is Amphotericin B used for? What are the potential side effects?
✓ Amphotericin B is used for mold and yeast infections.
✓ The potential side effects are being extremely toxic to kidneys.
Cephalosporins are closely related to penicillins. In what ways are they the
same? How do they differ?
✓ Cephalosporins are similar to penicillin because they both stop the
reproduction of bacteria.
✓ They differ from penicillin because they have generations that have
greater Gram (-) activity.
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What does LD50 stand for? ED50? How is the therapeutic index of a drug
determined?
✓ LD50 = Lethal dose-50; ED50 = Effective dose-50
✓ Therapeutic index of a drug is determined by the dose that provides
the desired effects with minimal or no signs of toxicity
What are H2 blockers used for?
✓ H2 blockers are used to prevent acid reflux by blocking H2 receptors of
gastric parietal cells.
The suffix -azole is associated with what type of drug?
✓ Antifungals
What is the most common drug in euthanasia solution? What class of drug
does it belong to?
✓ Pentobarbital
✓ Class II controlled substance
13. What is cyclosporine used for? How does it work?
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✓ Used for the treatment of atopic dermatitis in dogs.
✓ Works by preventing T lymphocyte activation and production.
Why are some penicillins potentiated? Give two examples of these drugs.
✓ Some penicillins are potentiated because their structures is built to
interfere with cell walls of newly formed bacteria.
✓ The examples are Clavamox and Augmentin.
In what units is insulin measured? What special handling does it require?
✓ Is measured in milliliters.
✓ Must be refrigerated.
How many milliliters in an ounce? In a teaspoon?
✓ 30mls = 1oz; 5mls = 1 tsp
How many milliliters in a 5% solution? 20%?
✓ 50mls; 200mls
The veterinarian ordered atropine administered to your patient. What side
effects can you expect to
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