Pharm Quiz 2

Atropine and glycopyrrolate are examples of what specific drug class?

Cholinergic blocking agents

T/F Neurotransmitters cannot be mimicked or blocked by the use of appropriate drugs.

False

T/F Acepromazine maleate is a phenothiazine derivative.

True

The type of drug that would be most helpful for a patient with a productive cough is?

Expectorant

Isoflurane, Sevoflurane and Nitrous Oxide are all examples of?

Inhalant Anesthesia Agents

Valium (diazepam), Xanax (alprazolam), Elavil (amitriptyline), Clomipramine (clomicalm) are all used to treat animals with?

behavioral problems

Epinephrine (adrenaline) is responsible for all of the following except?

communicates with the stem cells in the bone marrow

Puppies born via cesarean section that are not breathing well may benefit from ________________ drops administered sublingually?

Doxapram

An ususual use for Mucomyst, a mucolytic drug, is?

treatment of acetaminophen toxicity in cats

Opioid drugs are generally used because?

They provide analgesia and sedation

When drugs are aerosolized (liquid medications are converted into a spray) and delivered directly into the respiratory tract by inhalation, this is called?

Nebulization

These decrease the viscosity of secretions?

Mucolytics

You are asked to give 0.5 g of a drug intramuscularly to a 25lb dog. The drug is available in 250mg/ml concentration. How much will you administer?

2ml

How many mg of a drug are in 1.7 ml of a 15mg/ml solution?

25.5 mg

If an injectable drug has a concentration of 16 mg/ml how would you express this as a percentage concentration?

1.6%

Pilocarpine

treats glaucoma

Analgesia

a lessening of pain without loss of consciousness

Phenobarbital

Anticonvulsant

Prednisone

allergies

Acetylcystine

treat acetaminophen toxicity in pets