VTNE Practice Quiz 1

A dog weights 20 kg, the dosage is 5 mg/kg, and the tablet size is 50 mg. The prescription reads: "100 mg b.i.d. for 10 days a.c." How many tablets are needed for one dose and for a 24 hour period?

• 2 tablets, 8 tablets

• 4 tablets, 8 tablets 

• 1 tablet, 2 tablets

• 2 tablets, 4 tablets 

2 tablets, 4 tablets 

Which drug (or drug type) causes pupil dilation?

• minocin

• megestrol

• mydriatic

• miotic

• mydriatic

The stomach is __________to the heart.

• Cranial

• Distal

• Roatral

• Caudal

Caudal

Antiarrhythmic drugs work by

• regulating peristalsis of the intestine.

• reestablishing normal electrical signals in the heart. 

• reducing skeletal muscle spasms. 

• slowing transmission of nerve impulses to the brain.

• reestablishing normal electrical signals in the heart. 

Probiotics and prebiotics are used to

• rebuild joint tissue

• reduce inflammation

• support healthy gut flora

• treat infection

• support healthy gut flora

Given a pure solution, how would you make 500 mL of 50% solution?

• Add 100 mL of sterile water to 400 mL of pure solution.

• Add 500 mL of 100% solution to 500 mL of water.

• Take 250 mL of pure solution and add 250 mL of sterile water. 

• Add 5,000 mL of sterile water to 500 mL of 50% solution.

• Take 250 mL of pure solution and add 250 mL of sterile water. 

An increase in carbon dioxide causes

• a Hering-Breuer reflex.

• a decrease in the respiratory rate.

• dyspnea.

• an increase in the respiratory rate.

• an increase in the respiratory rate.

Convert 6 mg to ug (micrograms).

• 6000 ug

• 600 ug 

• 0.006 ug 

• 0.000006 ug

• 6000 ug

Which of the following would be found in abundance in a skeletal muscle cell?

• Golgi complex

• Lysosomes

• SER (smooth endoplasmic reticulum) 

• Mitochondria

Mitochondria

In the digestive system, which cells produce the necessary hydrochloric acid?

• Schwann cells

• Melanocytes 

• Parietal cells

• Chief cells
  

• Parietal cells

Convert 5% to mg/mL.

• 500 g/100 mL 

• 50 mg/mL 

• 5 mg/mL

• 500 mg/mL 

• 50 mg/mL 

Which is not one of the "five rights" of medication administration?

• Right patient

• Right time

• Right dose

• Right dose

Right dose

Antimicrobial medications must be given 

• as prescribed by the veterinarian until gone.

• on a full stomach for proper absorption. 

• as needed to control symptoms of infection. 

• until the pet feels better.

• as prescribed by the veterinarian until gone.

Prednisone should not be given with

• diphenhydramine

• famotidine

• midazolam

• meloxicam

meloxicam

How much sterile water is needed to make a 4% solution using 1 g of drug?

• 50 mL

• 400 mL

• 25 mL

• 100 mL

25 mL

Which of the following has a prostate but no bulbourethral gland?

• Horse

• Cat

• Cow

• Dog

Dog

During inhalation, the diaphragm moves

• ventrally

• cranially

• caudally 

• dorsally

• caudally 

Antimicrobial drugs would be ineffective for which of the following types of organisms?

• Fungus

• Bacteria

• Yeast 

• Nematode

Nematode

Which vessel contains oxygenated blood?

• Pulmonary artery

• Jugular vein

• Pulmonary vein 

• Vena cava

• Pulmonary vein 

Azathioprine is an 

• immunostimulant

• antiserum

• antitoxin

• immunosuppressant

immunosuppressant