Tut Q's

Question 1

Which of the following is NOT a typical adverse drug reaction/side effect of opioid therapy in animals?

Answer 1

hyperthermia

Question 2

Regarding tolerance that can be developed with chronic use of opioids or long term opioid therapy, Which of the following alternatives is most correct?

Answer 2

Animals are not often on opioid treatment for long enough to develop opioid tolerance.

Question 3

Of the alternatives below, which one best describes opioid medicines in order of increasing potency?

Answer 3

Fentanyl, buprenorphine, methadone, pethidine.

Question 4

Of the alternatives below, which one best describes opioid medicines in order of increasing duration of action?

Answer 4

Fentanyl, pethidine, methadone, buprenorphine.

Question 5

Which of the following opioid Medicines is MOST potent?

Answer 5

fentanyl

Question 6

Which of the following opioid medicines is LEAST potent?

Answer 6

pethidine

Question 7

Which of the following opioid medicines has the longest duration of action DOA?

Answer 7

buprenorphine

Question 8

Which of the following opioid medicines has the shortest duration of action DOA?

Answer 8

fentanyl

Question 9

Of the alternatives below, which one best describes opioid medicines that act on opioid receptors as agonist and antagonist?

Answer 9

butorphanol, buprenorphine

Question 10

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?

Answer 10

Naloxone

Question 11

Of the alternatives below, which one best describes local anaesthetics in order of increasing duration of action?

Answer 11

Prilocaine, lignocaine, bupivacaine.

Question 12

Which of the following local anaesthetic has the longest duration of action DOA?

Answer 12

bupivacaine

Question 13

In case of opioid overdose in animals, naloxone can be administered via which of the following routes?

Answer 13

IV and IM

Question 14

Which of the following statements is most correct about the pharmacological actions of alpha 2 receptor agonists?

Answer 14

They produce reliable dose-dependent sedative effect in dogs and cats.

Question 15

Which of the following medicines has analgesic effect?

Answer 15

firocoxib and ketamine

Question 16

In which of the following cases is ketamine contra-indicated/used with caution as an induction agent?

Answer 16

Increased intracranial pressure.

Question 17

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?

Answer 17

every 4 hours

Question 18

The minimum alveolar concentration (MAC) of inhalant anaesthetics is a measure of:

Answer 18

the drugs relative potency

Question 19

Blood/gas solubility of inhalant anaesthetics is a measure of:

Answer 19

the drugs speed of onset action

Question 20

Which of the following statements is NOT correct regarding acepromazine used for premedication?

Answer 20

Its action can be readily reversed by administration of a selective antagonist.