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BONUS QUESTION worth 1 point: Which of the following most correctly describes the ‘first pass effect’?  

Phase 3 of the action potential of cardiac myocytes (myocardial cells), which is denoted by 10, IS SPECIFICALLY ASSOCIATED with which of the following?

Which of the following is the most appropriate/best name for the blood components labeled as question 2?  

TRUE or FALSE: Problems = Vomiting + Renal Failure + Possible Death For Grapes/Raisins In Dogs. Depression + Anorexia +/- Vomiting + Renal Failure + Possible Death For “True” Lilies In Cats.

           VTTTT Pool #5:                                                                                                                           Please provide the following information for the VTTTT shown in the images above and their associated intoxications: “Plants”/Product Name: Poisons: Patients: Pathogenesis: Problems: Plan: Dx by EET & CCDA. Rx by RFS/SABCs/SC + Extra Bolded Information.  

Which of the following steps would be considered LEAST appropriate for addressing the stabilization ABCs and/or the supportive care of a dog showing clinical signs after exposure to a potentially lethal amount of a given toxicant?  

VTTTT Pool #7: Please provide the following information for the two VTTTTs shown in the images above and their associated intoxications: “Plants”/Product Name: Poisons: Patients: Pathogenesis: Problems: Plan: Dx by EET & CCDA. Rx by RFS/SABCs/SC + Extra Bolded Information.

Which of the following is an evolving decontamination/antidotal therapy adapted from human medicine, which involves the use of triglycerides mostly of plant origin and which has shown promise for the treatment of severe canine and feline intoxications associated with some lipophilic/fat soluble xenobiotics, such as those found in marijuana and other THC-containing products, ivermectin dewormers intended for use in horses, permethrin-based insecticides (especially in cats), baclofen, bromethalin, beta-adrenergic blockers, calcium channel blockers, and, potentially, many other toxicants?

The LD50 for 100% Bromethalin in dogs is reported to be 2.4 to 3.7 mg Bromethalin/kg body weight, with a a minimum lethal dosage of 1 mg Bromethalin/kg of body weight being reported by some references. TRUE OR FALSE: If the calculated final Bromethalin dosage is greater than the LD50 for Bromethalin, there is cause to worry, BUT if the calculated final Bromethalin dosage is less than the LD50 for Bromethalin, there is absolutely no cause for alarm. Everything is obviously going to be OK.

  TRUE or FALSE: Methylxanthines are only found in products containing White Chocolate.