Veterinary Technician Exam Practice Questions - Question List

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36. Which of the following statements adequately describes the period of time between which a parasite can infect a host and the time at which it can be diagnosed?
  1. Post-latent period
  2. Post-patent period
  3. Pre-patent period
  4. Recovery period
37. Sally is about to premedicate a surgical patient with 0.011mg/kg of glycopyrrolate. What reason(s) do she and the veterinarian have for using this drug?
  1. Increases heart rate
  2. Dries secretions
  3. Long duration of action
  4. All of the above
38. A patient is prescribed a medication with the instructions to apply it O.S. q.i.d. x 10 days. What does this mean?
  1. Apply to the left ear, every six hours, for ten days.
  2. Administer by mouth, every ten hours, for five days.
  3. Apply to the left eye, four times daily, for ten days.
  4. Apply to the right eye, every six hours, for ten days.
39. An 11 ½-pound toy poodle is prescribed Ketoconazole at a recommended dose rate of 10 mg/kg, PO, bid. If the Ketoconazole tablets are 100 mg each, how many milligrams(rounded up or down to the nearest whole number) would this dog need and how often?
  1. 50 mg twice daily
  2. .25 mg once daily
  3. 110 mg twice daily
  4. 250 mg once daily
40. When considering classes of drugs in veterinary pharmacology, what is the mode of action for antiemetic compounds?
  1. Suppress the vomiting reflex
  2. Anti-parasitic
  3. Reduce salivary secretions
  4. Both B and C

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