LATG Chapter 16. Anesthesia &
Analgesia
Which of the four stages of anesthesia should be attained before the trachea can be
intubated?
a. Stage 1: Induction
b. Stage 2: Excitement
c. Stage 3: Operative
d. Stage 4: Overdose - answerc
Which of these animal groups do NOT need to be routinely fasted before anesthesia?
a. Rodents
b. Goats
c. Cats
d. Dogs - answera
Coprophagy in rabbits must be taken into consideration in which of the following
circumstances?
a. When rabbits will be anesthetized for a long period of time.
b. When rabbits will be fasted prior to gastric surgery.
c. When rabbits will be intubated endotracheally during anesthesia.
d. When rabbits will receive narcotic analgesics during surgical recovery. - answerb
At what stage of anesthesia are reflexes lost?
a. Induction
b. Excitement
c. Operative
d. Overdose - answerc
Which of these animals should be fasted overnight if it is to be intubated?
a. Cat
b. Rabbit
c. Rat
d. Mouse - answera
How often should vital parameters be recorded in the anesthetic log for each animal?
a. At 5 minute intervals
b. Every 10-15 minutes
c. About every 30 minutes
d. At the beginning and the end of the procedure - answerb
Which of the following provides a measure of an animal's pulse rate?
, a. Ventilator
b. Capillary refill time
c. Pulse oximeter
d. Flow meter - answerc
What does a pulse oximeter measure?
a. The level of hydration of the animal's tissues
b. The level of oxygen in the blood
c. The animal's platelet functions
d. The tidal volume of the animal - answerb
Which of the following is the type of respiration seen in normal, awake animals?
a. Pneumonic
b. Thoracic
c. Thoracic-abdominal
d. Abdominal - answerb
What does an ultrasonic doppler flow detector measure?
a. Respiration rate
b. Red blood cell count
c. Blood pressure
d. Blood oxygenation - answerc
Which of the following animals are more susceptible to hypothermia while under
anesthesia?
a. Rodents
b. Rabbits
c. Nonhuman primates
d. Amphibians - answera
Heating devices used to maintain the body temperature of anesthetized animals should
be
____°F higher than the animal's normal body temperature.
a. 1-2
b. 3-4
c. 5-6
d. 7-8 - answera
Heat lamps are the best equipment for maintaining the animal's body temperature
during
long surgical procedures.
a. True
b. False - answerb
If an animal's blood oxygen level is normal, what color are its mucous membranes?
a. Whitish
Analgesia
Which of the four stages of anesthesia should be attained before the trachea can be
intubated?
a. Stage 1: Induction
b. Stage 2: Excitement
c. Stage 3: Operative
d. Stage 4: Overdose - answerc
Which of these animal groups do NOT need to be routinely fasted before anesthesia?
a. Rodents
b. Goats
c. Cats
d. Dogs - answera
Coprophagy in rabbits must be taken into consideration in which of the following
circumstances?
a. When rabbits will be anesthetized for a long period of time.
b. When rabbits will be fasted prior to gastric surgery.
c. When rabbits will be intubated endotracheally during anesthesia.
d. When rabbits will receive narcotic analgesics during surgical recovery. - answerb
At what stage of anesthesia are reflexes lost?
a. Induction
b. Excitement
c. Operative
d. Overdose - answerc
Which of these animals should be fasted overnight if it is to be intubated?
a. Cat
b. Rabbit
c. Rat
d. Mouse - answera
How often should vital parameters be recorded in the anesthetic log for each animal?
a. At 5 minute intervals
b. Every 10-15 minutes
c. About every 30 minutes
d. At the beginning and the end of the procedure - answerb
Which of the following provides a measure of an animal's pulse rate?
, a. Ventilator
b. Capillary refill time
c. Pulse oximeter
d. Flow meter - answerc
What does a pulse oximeter measure?
a. The level of hydration of the animal's tissues
b. The level of oxygen in the blood
c. The animal's platelet functions
d. The tidal volume of the animal - answerb
Which of the following is the type of respiration seen in normal, awake animals?
a. Pneumonic
b. Thoracic
c. Thoracic-abdominal
d. Abdominal - answerb
What does an ultrasonic doppler flow detector measure?
a. Respiration rate
b. Red blood cell count
c. Blood pressure
d. Blood oxygenation - answerc
Which of the following animals are more susceptible to hypothermia while under
anesthesia?
a. Rodents
b. Rabbits
c. Nonhuman primates
d. Amphibians - answera
Heating devices used to maintain the body temperature of anesthetized animals should
be
____°F higher than the animal's normal body temperature.
a. 1-2
b. 3-4
c. 5-6
d. 7-8 - answera
Heat lamps are the best equipment for maintaining the animal's body temperature
during
long surgical procedures.
a. True
b. False - answerb
If an animal's blood oxygen level is normal, what color are its mucous membranes?
a. Whitish
