Sample Questions

Domain – PHARMACOLOGY
1. Which chemotherapeutic drug is able to cross the blood-brain barrier and achieve potentially beneficial drug concentrations in the cerebrospinal fluid?
A. Carboplatin
B. CCNU
C. L-Aspariginase
D. Mitoxantrone

Domain – PHARMACOLOGY
2. In regards to doxorubicin chemotherapy and cardio toxicity, which statement is correct?
A. Cardiotoxicity is a cumulative problem with doxorubicin
B. Cardiovascular effects from doxorubicin can be reversed
C. Dogs with pre-existing cardiomyopathy can be treated with doxorubicin
D. Doxorubicin-induced cardiomyopathy causes bradycardia

Domain – ANESTHESIA & ANALGESIA
3. What would be an effective analgesia for radiographing a potentially pathologically fractured tibia, from a biopsy confirmed chondrosarcoma, in an otherwise normal, healthy, 5-year old Labrador retriever?
A. Acepromazine
B. Dexmedetomidne
C. Pamidronate
D. Piroxicam 

Answers 1. Answer: B 2. Answer: A 3. Answer: B

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