Tut Q's Flashcards
Which of the following is NOT a typical adverse drug reaction/side effect of opioid therapy in animals?
hyperthermia
Regarding tolerance that can be developed with chronic use of opioids or long term opioid therapy, Which of the following alternatives is most correct?
Animals are not often on opioid treatment for long enough to develop opioid tolerance.
Of the alternatives below, which one best describes opioid medicines in order of increasing potency?
Fentanyl, buprenorphine, methadone, pethidine.
Of the alternatives below, which one best describes opioid medicines in order of increasing duration of action?
Fentanyl, pethidine, methadone, buprenorphine.
Which of the following opioid Medicines is MOST potent?
fentanyl
Which of the following opioid medicines is LEAST potent?
pethidine
Which of the following opioid medicines has the longest duration of action DOA?
buprenorphine
Which of the following opioid medicines has the shortest duration of action DOA?
fentanyl
Of the alternatives below, which one best describes opioid medicines that act on opioid receptors as agonist and antagonist?
butorphanol, buprenorphine
In case of opioid overdose in animals, which of the following is the best drug treatment to reverse the effects of opioid such as respiratory depression and depression of the CNS?
Naloxone
Of the alternatives below, which one best describes local anaesthetics in order of increasing duration of action?
Prilocaine, lignocaine, bupivacaine.
Which of the following local anaesthetic has the longest duration of action DOA?
bupivacaine
In case of opioid overdose in animals, naloxone can be administered via which of the following routes?
IV and IM
Which of the following statements is most correct about the pharmacological actions of alpha 2 receptor agonists?
They produce reliable dose-dependent sedative effect in dogs and cats.
Which of the following medicines has analgesic effect?
firocoxib and ketamine
In which of the following cases is ketamine contra-indicated/used with caution as an induction agent?
Increased intracranial pressure.
A dog is recovering from knee surgery in ICU and the plan is to give methadone intramuscularly until dog is discharged from the clinic. As a vet technician, you were asked to administer the drug to the animal. How frequent this opioid should be given?
every 4 hours
The minimum alveolar concentration (MAC) of inhalant anaesthetics is a measure of:
the drugs relative potency
Blood/gas solubility of inhalant anaesthetics is a measure of:
the drugs speed of onset action
Which of the following statements is NOT correct regarding acepromazine used for premedication?
Its action can be readily reversed by administration of a selective antagonist.
