Chemotherapy Q's

Question 1

Cytotoxic medicines work best for which of the following types of tumours/cancers?

Answer 1

Tumours in preclinical growth phase.

Question 2

Which of the following cytotoxic medicines is a vinca alkaloid alkylating drug?

Answer 2

Vincristine.

Question 3

Which of the following cytotoxic medicines is most likely to cause drug-induced cardiomyopathy?

Answer 3

Doxorubicin

Question 4

Which of the following cytotoxic medicines is most affected by multidrug resistance mediated by p-glycoprotein?

Answer 4

Vinblastine.

Question 5

Which of the following cytotoxic medicines is most likely to cause nephrotoxicity due to accumulation of platinum?

Answer 5

Cisplatin

Question 6

Which of the following cytotoxic medicines is a antimetabolite drug?

Answer 6

Azathioprine

Question 7

Which of the following cytotoxic medicines is a vesicant drug?

Answer 7

Vinblastine

Question 8

Which of the following cytotoxic medicines is less likely to cause myelosupression side effect when use as a monotherapy in cancer treatment?

Answer 8

L-asparaginase.

Question 9

Which of the following cytotoxic medicines is cell cycle specific in term of their pharmacological actions?

Answer 9

Azathioprine

Question 10

Which of the following cytotoxic medicines is a pro-dug that is converted to the active cytotoxic drug 6-mercaptopurine?

Answer 10

Azathioprine

Question 11

Which of the following cytotoxic medicines is contraindicated in cats due to fatal adverse side effects?

Answer 11

5-Fluorouracil or can be cisplatin

Question 12

Which of the following cytotoxic medicines is a topoisomerase enzyme inhibitor in term of their anticancer action?

Answer 12

Mitoxantrone

Question 13

Which of the following medicines is a NSAID that is often used as an adjunct therapy with other anticancer agents?

Answer 13

Piroxicam

Question 14

Which of the following best describes the responsibilities of the ICM(Inventory Control Manager) veterinary technician?

Answer 14

all of the above:

a. Informing veterinary staff on discontinued medicine products and learning about new products.
b. Knowing the dates backordered items released from the drug companies.
c. Receiving orders on arrival at veterinary clinic and facility.
d. Organising inventory for ease of location, counting and maintaining current price on all products.

Question 15

Pharmacy management and inventory control are important integral parts of keeping a veterinary clinic, hospital operating successfully. Proactively controlling of pharmaceutical inventory can help to achieve which of the following objectives?

Answer 15

all of the above:

a. To determine how much trade/generic drug products, medical items are required for operating a veterinary clinic on a regular basic.
b. Keeping expired medicines and medical items off the pharmaceutical shelves.
c. To ensure new orders of pharmaceutical items to be arrived on time for use.
d. To ensure medicine products, medical items are available and on hand for supply to pets, clients and for use by veterinary staff.