PRACTICE TESTS QUESTIONS
AND ANSWERS
(LATEST)
For an onychectomy, a tourniquet should be placed distal to the elbow
to prevent damage to which of the following nerves?
A. Median
B. Metacarpal
C. Radial
D. Ulnar - ANSWERS-C. Radial
Severe acute lameness in horses is most commonly caused by a:
A. bowed tendon.
B. hoof abscess.
C. ringbone.
D. neurologic disease. - ANSWERS-B. hoof abscess.
,In order to accurately deliver 1:10 dilution of 2.27% enrofloxacin to a
40 g (1.41 oz) parakeet that needs to be treated with 5 mg/kg IM,
which of the following volume values is required?
A. 0.009 mL
B. 0.09 mL
C. 0.9 mL
D. 9.0 mL - ANSWERS-B. 0.09 mL
The level of consciousness of a feline patient was assessed and it was
determined that the cat was unresponsive to all stimuli, including
pain. Which of the following terms should be written on the
examination record?
A. Comatose
B. Obtunded
C. Stuporous
D. Lethargic - ANSWERS-A. Comatose
Which of the following classes of drugs decreases oral secretions and
increases heart rate prior to anesthetic induction?
,A. Anticholinergics
B. Tranquilizers
C. Cholinergics
D. Barbiturates - ANSWERS-A. Anticholinergics
One common side effect of narcotics in dogs is:
A. hypertension.
B. mydriasis.
C. tachycardia.
D. respiratory depression. - ANSWERS-D. respiratory depression.
Dehydrated animals will most likely have which of the following
laboratory findings?
A. Increased total protein and increased urine specific gravity
B. Increased total protein and decreased urine specific gravity
C. Decreased total protein and increased urine specific gravity
D. Decreased total protein and decreased urine specific gravity -
ANSWERS-A. Increased total protein and increased urine specific
gravity
, Unused media intended for microbiology purposes should be stored:
A. in an incubator.
B. in the freezer.
C. at room temperature.
D. in the refrigerator. - ANSWERS-D. in the refrigerator.
Acute hypercapnic respiratory failure is associated with:
A. asthma.
B. pneumonia.
C. pulmonary thromboembolism.
D. pulmonary edema. - ANSWERS-A. asthma.
Creeping eruption is an intensely pruritic eruption of the human skin,
usually caused by the larvae of:
A. whipworms.
B. roundworms.