Everyday Pharmacology for Veterinary Nurses.

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How much sodium bicarbonate is there in a 500ml infusion of 1.26% w/v sodium bicarbonate?
6.3g
5.25g
3.6g
2.5g
 
How many milligrams of sodium chloride in 20 millilitre of a 0.9% normal saline solution?
90mg
180mg
9g
1800mg
 
It is important to understand how drugs are absorbed by the body so that:
You know if feeding effects absorption
You know what route to administer the medication for the desired effect
How long it will take for the desired effect
All of the above
 
Drugs that are lipophilic are:
More likely to be dissolved or bound to fats in the body
Less likely to be dissolved or bound to fats in the body
More likely to he be dissolved in water in the body
Less likely to be dissolved in water in the body
 
When calculating drug requirements for propofol you need to use:
Actual body weight
Ideal body weight
It doesn’t matter as given incrementally
Should be given according to the SPC/data sheet
 
How can you calculate the ideal body weight of an animal?
A: Not required for drug calculations
B: Body condition scores
C: Looking at previous histories for the animal
D: Both B and C
 
Which best describes synergism
Response is equal to the combined responses of the individual drugs
Response is greater than the combination of the individual drugs
One ineffective drug enhances the effect of another drug
One drug inhibits the effects of another drug.
 
Re-distribution in relation to pharmacology is when:
The movement of a drug from the GI tract into the blood stream
The excretion of the drug into the faeces
The excretion of the drug into the urine
The movement of a drug to and from the blood and various tissues of the body
 
What will NOT effect degree of renal elimination of a drug
Hypovolaemia
Glomerular filtration rate (GFR)
Liver function
Hypotension
 
How are drugs eliminated from the body in the process of hepatic elimination?
Secreted into the bile and then excreted into the faeces
In the urine
In other body fluids
None of the above answers