Harper Adams University AMTRA SQP Assessments: Sample Paper for AMTRA SQP: Base Module

Harper Adams University
AMTRA SQP Assessments:
Sample Paper for AMTRA SQP:
Base Module
14 March 2014
Desk No: _______________Student ID: _____________
LEVEL 4
DATE: 24 March 2014
MODULE NUMBER:
TIME: 2 hours
AC030
MODULE TITLE: AMTRA SQP: BASE
ANSWER ALL QUESTIONS IN
THE EXAMINATION PAPER
Write your desk number and student ID card number (provided
on your exam desk) on the front of this examination paper
Note that wrong answers in the multiple choice questions only
carry a small penalty (negative marking). If you leave the answer as
a blank you will receive nil marks. Correct answers score one mark
At the end of the examination, leave this examination paper, the
NOAH compendium and all other paperwork – including rough or
scrap paper – on the examination desk
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LEGISLATION (30 marks) ANSWER ALL QUESTIONS
Circle the correct answer when appropriate
MARKS
1.
What do you understand by withdrawal period?
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It is permissible for an SQP to break bulk when:
A.
The buyer only has a few animals and does not need
the whole pack
B.
The buyer only has a young animal needing a lower
dose
C.
Each medicine in a box is individually wrapped with a
package leaflet
D.
You have 2 buyers who agree to take half the pack
each
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3.
Explain what is meant by “the act of prescribing” in relation to
a POM-VPS medicine
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4.
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There are specific requirements for the storage of temperature
sensitive products. Outline these.
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5.
How do POM-VPS differ from NFA-VPS, both in terms of the
animals they treat and the details that must be recorded by the
SQP?
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7.
If having qualified as an SQP, you have, or intend to establish,
your own business, what would you need to do to enable you to
legally purchase and supply those medicines which your SQP
qualification enabled you to handle, from that business?
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8.
(1)
List TWO labelling features necessary to enable you to identify
a medicine you could legally sell from authorised premises, as
described in the current VMR and approved by the Secretary
of State.
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What do you understand by Off–Label or Off-Licence use,
illustrate your answer.
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10. As the SQP for the store what instructions relating to the sale
and supply of POM-VPS or NFA-VPS would you leave for a
non-SQP if you have to leave the registered premises during
working hours?
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11. What does VMD mean?
A.
Veterinary Medicines Department
B.
Veterinary Medicines Division
C.
Veterinary Medicines Directorate
D.
Veterinary Medicinal Directorate
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12. Draw lines to link the category of medicine with the group who
may supply it
Medicine category
Who can supply the medicine category?
POM-V
Anyone
POM-VPS
SQP
NFA-VPS
Vet and Pharmacist
AVM-GSL
Vet only
Vet, Pharmacist and SQP
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13. If a premises is approved and registered with the VMD to
supply farm animal and equine products, is there any action a
R-SQP has to take if they want to extend their range to
companion animal products?
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14. When must IIT (Inspections and Investigations Team)
inspectors be granted access to approved premises and their
records?
A.
On production of a warrant
B.
At any time that they may demand
C.
At any reasonable time
D.
On showing of an AMTRA ID card
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15. When a customer reports to you that they believe that there
may have been a suspected adverse reaction to a medicine
purchased from you, you must?
A.
Advise them to contact the manufacturer
B.
Advise them to use another product in future
C.
Report this to VMD
D.
Advise them to report the problem to AMTRA
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16. Which of the following criteria must be used when deciding
what product you should prescribe and supply? Answer A, B,
C or D
i.
The available authorised veterinary medicines
ii.
The competence of the person who will
administer the medicine
iii.
The best deal for the customer
iv.
The requirement to supply minimum amount of
the product necessary for the treatment
A. All of these
B. i), ii) and iii)
C. i), ii) and iv)
D. None of these – the need of the animal is the required criteria
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17. Which of the following statements is false?
A. A SQP must keep records of all outgoing transactions of POM-VPS
products, which includes products sold and out-of-date products
disposed of
B. A SQP must keep the following information for all products sold for a
minimum of 5 years – name and quantity of product sold, batch
numbers, name and address of customer, identify of animal, date of
supply
C. A SQP must keep the following records for all authorised medicines
coming into the registered premises – name of product quantity, name
of supplier, batch number
D. A SQP must do at least an annual physical check of the authorised
medicines held in their store
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18. Which of the following are required for premises that supply
authorised veterinary medicines directly to the public?
i.
Permanent building with a fixed address
ii.
Have air conditioning to ensure storage
temperature requirements can be met
iii.
Have toilet areas for staff
iv.
Medicinal products storage areas clearly
separated from food and drink for human
consumption
v.
Measures to prevent pests
A. All of these
B. i), ii) and iii)
C. i), iii), iv) and v)
D. i), iv) and v)
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19. Which of the following statements are correct? Choose A, B,
C or D. When prescribing and supplying a POM-VPS or NFAVPS medicine, a SQP must:
i.
Be satisfied the user is competent to use it safely
ii.
Specifically advise on contraindications and
warnings for the product supplied
iii.
Be satisfied the person intends to use it for the
authorised use
iv.
Talk to the customer face to face
v.
Take any available health plan into account
vi.
Only supply a customer if they are over the age of
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vii.
Keep products in a locked cabinet until sold
viii.
Advise on safe administration of the product
supplied
A. All of these
B. i), ii), iii), iv) and viii)
C. ii), vi), vii) and viii)
D. i), ii), iii), v) and viii)
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20. Where appropriate a SQP may split the outer packaging of an
authorised veterinary medicine. In addition to the normal
advice requirements what else should you do in such a case?
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21. Briefly describe the role of the Inspections and Investigations
Team (IIT)
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22. Which categories of veterinary medicines have withdrawal
periods?
A
POM-V, POM-VPS, NFA-VPS and AVM-GSL
B
POM-V, POM-VPS and AVM-GSL
C
POM-V and POM-VPS
D
POM-V, POM-VPS and NFA-VPS
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GENERAL PHYSIOLOGY (30 marks)
20. Which two cavities are found within the body of a mammal?
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21. In most species, why doesn’t milk drain out of the mammary
gland due to gravity?
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22. i)
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Give ONE example of a fibrous carbohydrate.
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ii)
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What is it that makes them so difficult to digest?
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23. What is meant by certain teeth having ‘open roots’?
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24. Name TWO structures present in the small intestine of an
animal that facilitate absorption of nutrients.
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25. Describe the structure of arteries and explain how their
structure is related to their function.
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26. Explain the process of copraphagy.
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Figure Two – Pulmonary Ventilation in mammals
Use Figure 2 to complete the blanks below
27. a)
For air to pass inwards, the pressure of the air in the
lungs has to be _______________________________
than the air pressure outside the animal.
b)
To achieve this;
i)
The diaphragm muscle _________________
ii)
Diaphragm moves _____________________
iii)
Intercostal muscles_____________________
iv)
Ribs move____________________________
v)
Volume of thorax ______________________
vi)
Pressure inside thorax __________________
vii)
Air moves _______________________lungs
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28. . What are the THREE main categories of white blood cells
(leucocytes) and their function?
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Name THREE functions of the liver.
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30.
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What is the function of mucus in the stomach?
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What is the function of muscle tissue?
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32.
What are symbiotic microbes and give an example?
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GENERAL (40 marks)
33.
a)
When is an animal protected by innate immunity?
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Give THREE innate defence mechanisms that protect
an animal from infectious disease agents.
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34. Outline THREE differences between a bacteria and a virus
and (iv) explain how one of these differences influences the
way these microorganisms can be controlled.
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35. . What is the most important component of a vaccine?
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36. . Choose the word from Table Y below that best match these
definitions and write it in the appropriate space.
Inflammation of the skin
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Inflammation of the lung
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Cell of the innate immune system that defends the body
by engulfing and destroying foreign material
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Milk produced by a dam around parturition that contains
protective antibodies for the newborn
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A preparation of antigen given to stimulate an immune
response
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Table Y
phagocyte
antibody
pneumonia
antisera
dermatitis
T cell
bronchitis
B cell
injection
antigen
vaccine
pathogen
interferon
pleurisy
colostrum
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37.
Briefly describe (or draw) the life cycle of a louse, say where it
lives and how it feeds and suggest how an animal can
become infected for the first time.
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38. What is a notifiable disease?
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39.
a)
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What does “pathogen” mean?
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Give examples of TWO different types of pathogen.
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40. Give THREE ways an animal keeper can reduce the risk of
bacterial infection spreading from one animal to others.
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41. Give an example of a different zoonotic disease for each of the
following animal species;
dog
cow
pig
chicken
horse
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42. Briefly describe (or draw) the life cycle of a tapeworm, say
where it lives and how it feeds. Suggest how an animal can
become infected for the first time.
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43. Describe how to ensure a baby animal gets the maximum
benefit from colostrum.
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