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EMERGENCY AND CRITICAL CARE VTNE EXAM LATEST 2026-2027 ACTUAL
EXAM WITH COMPLETE QUESTIONS AND CORRECT DETAILED ANSWERS
(100% VERIFIED ANSWERS) |ALREADY GRADED A+| ||PROFESSOR VERIFIED||
||BRANDNEW!!!||
Multiple parameters are measured to determine a category of
shock that an animal may be experiencing. The central venous
pressure is high in which of the following types of shock?
a. cardiogenic
b. distributive
c. hypovolemic
d. septic - ANSWER-cardiogenic
Hypoglycemia is most common in patients that experience?
a. anaphylactic shock
b. cardiogenic shock
c. neurogenic shock
d. septic shock - ANSWER-septic shock
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A patient has increased muscular tone in thoracic limbs and
flaccid paralysis in the pelvic limbs when lying on his side. He is
able to ambulate when placed on his feet and has a normal
mentation. What posture do these clinical signs indicate?
a. decerebellate
b. decerebrate
c. opisthotonus
d. Schiff-Sherrington - ANSWER-Schiff-Sherrington
The Schiff-Sherrington posture is indicative of injury to which part
of the spine?
a. Cranial-C6
b. C6-T2
c. T1-T3
d. T3-L3 - ANSWER-T3-L3
NSAIDs are also referred to as?
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a. anti-prostaglandins
b. neoprostaglandins
c. pro-prostaglandins
d. prostaglandoids - ANSWER-anti-prostaglandins
Which of the following is a colloid solution?
a. Hetastarch
b. Lactated Ringer's
c. Normosol-R
d. Plasma-Lyte 148 - ANSWER-Hetastarch
Defibrillation is the passing of an electrical current through the
heart to?
a. cause the already depolarized cardiac cells to repolarize in a
uniform manner
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b. cause the cardiac cells to depolarize and then repolarize in a
uniform manner
c. prevent the cardiac cells from depolarizing, thus maintaining
rhythm
d. prevent any contractile activity of the cardiac cells temporarily -
ANSWER-cause the cardiac cells to depolarize and then
repolarize in a uniform manner
Which of the following is least likely to be seen in a patient
suffering from shock?
a. hyperthermia
b. hypotension
c. tachycardia
d. tachypnea - ANSWER-hyperthermia
Gastric dilatation/volvulus (GDV) is a life-threatening emergency.
Which of the following veins becomes obstructed as a result of
GDV?
EMERGENCY AND CRITICAL CARE VTNE EXAM LATEST 2026-2027 ACTUAL
EXAM WITH COMPLETE QUESTIONS AND CORRECT DETAILED ANSWERS
(100% VERIFIED ANSWERS) |ALREADY GRADED A+| ||PROFESSOR VERIFIED||
||BRANDNEW!!!||
Multiple parameters are measured to determine a category of
shock that an animal may be experiencing. The central venous
pressure is high in which of the following types of shock?
a. cardiogenic
b. distributive
c. hypovolemic
d. septic - ANSWER-cardiogenic
Hypoglycemia is most common in patients that experience?
a. anaphylactic shock
b. cardiogenic shock
c. neurogenic shock
d. septic shock - ANSWER-septic shock
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A patient has increased muscular tone in thoracic limbs and
flaccid paralysis in the pelvic limbs when lying on his side. He is
able to ambulate when placed on his feet and has a normal
mentation. What posture do these clinical signs indicate?
a. decerebellate
b. decerebrate
c. opisthotonus
d. Schiff-Sherrington - ANSWER-Schiff-Sherrington
The Schiff-Sherrington posture is indicative of injury to which part
of the spine?
a. Cranial-C6
b. C6-T2
c. T1-T3
d. T3-L3 - ANSWER-T3-L3
NSAIDs are also referred to as?
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a. anti-prostaglandins
b. neoprostaglandins
c. pro-prostaglandins
d. prostaglandoids - ANSWER-anti-prostaglandins
Which of the following is a colloid solution?
a. Hetastarch
b. Lactated Ringer's
c. Normosol-R
d. Plasma-Lyte 148 - ANSWER-Hetastarch
Defibrillation is the passing of an electrical current through the
heart to?
a. cause the already depolarized cardiac cells to repolarize in a
uniform manner
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b. cause the cardiac cells to depolarize and then repolarize in a
uniform manner
c. prevent the cardiac cells from depolarizing, thus maintaining
rhythm
d. prevent any contractile activity of the cardiac cells temporarily -
ANSWER-cause the cardiac cells to depolarize and then
repolarize in a uniform manner
Which of the following is least likely to be seen in a patient
suffering from shock?
a. hyperthermia
b. hypotension
c. tachycardia
d. tachypnea - ANSWER-hyperthermia
Gastric dilatation/volvulus (GDV) is a life-threatening emergency.
Which of the following veins becomes obstructed as a result of
GDV?
