VTNE PRACTICE TEST 2 QUESTIONS
WITH CORRECT ANSWERS
alpha 2 agonists used therapeutically decrease cardiac output in most animals this
decrease is due to
1. decreased afterload
2. coronary vasoconstriction
3. high catecholamine levels
4. increased myocardial oxygen consumption - ANSWER-2. coronary vasoconstriction
which of the following is a reason geriatric patients should be scheduled for surgery
before young patients
1. young patients become stressed more easily
2. geriatric patients take longer to recover
3. young patients need to eat more often
4. geriatric patients do not have to drink so often - ANSWER-2. geriatric patients take
longer to recover
which teeth are primarily used for cutting shearing and holding
1. premolars
2. incisors
3. molars
4. canines - ANSWER-1. premolars
which of the following is a correct statement concerning tissue samples
1. once removed from the animal tissue immediately starts to die
2. the process of autolysis is accelerated by cool temps
3. fixing tissues hastens the deterioration of cell membranes
4. tissues for standard histological examination should be frozen - ANSWER-1. once
removed from the animal tissue immediately starts to die
all the following are true of vet client patient relationships except
1. the client and owner of the patient should be skeptical of the vet
2. the vet should regularly visit animals in the clinic or in the field
3. the client and owner of the patient should be honest with the vet
,4. the vet should be on call and available in the event of an emergency - ANSWER-1.
the client and owner of the patient should be skeptical of the vet
which of the following is a major disadvantage in performing fluoroscopic studies on
animals
1. these studies are often expensive so owners choose not to consent to testing
2. these studies images can be saved in a variety of ways including videotape
3. these studies expose vet personnel to radiation
4. these studies replace angiographic catheters - ANSWER-3. these studies expose vet
personnel to radiation
vet techs may use the tape technique to examine an area of skin for all the following
except
1. bacteria
2. ringworm
3. malassezia
4. surface mites - ANSWER-2. ringworm
after surgical equipment is sterilized it is packaged and stored. items can become
unsterile if they are not stored or handled properly which of the following surgical items
is still sterile
1. the item was stored in a humid area and the packing is now wet
2. a tech pulled back the packing without touching the paper to the instrument
3. the item was stored in a pack that was punctured by another instrument
4. a tech pulled back the packing and touched the item with his forearm - ANSWER-2. a
tech pulled back the packing without touching the paper to the instrument
all the following statements about general toxicology specimens are true except
1. they shouldn't be washed or submitted to extraneous contamination
2. they should be submitted in leak proof and sterile glass or plastic containers
3. they should be collected fresh and then delivered to the lab frozen
4. they shouldn't be individually labeled only the largest containers need labels -
ANSWER-4. they shouldn't be individually labeled only the largest containers need
labels
many vet clinics do not line kennel floors with newspapers because newspapers are not
1. readily available
2. easily disposable
3. absorbent
4. warm - ANSWER-4. warm
,a correct statement regarding amiodarone a common class III antiarrhythmic agent is
that it
1. has a low iodine content
2. metabolizes to desethylamiodarone in dogs
3. blocks slow moving sodium channels
4. is structurally related to carvedilol - ANSWER-2. metabolizes to desethylamiodarone
in dogs
a correct statement regarding the use of atracurium as a muscle paralytic is it
1. doesn't cause a release of histamine
2. decreases intraocular pressure
3. doesn't cause sympathetic stimulation
4. is immediately effective - ANSWER-3. doesn't cause sympathetic stimulation
techs may occasionally care for cats experiencing Key-Gaskell Syndrome. all the
following statements are true regarding this condition except it:
1. is also known as feline dysautonomia
2. affects the autonomic nervous system
3. tends to appear in cats aged 3 years or older
4. affects more cats on the West Coast than the East Coast - ANSWER-3. tends to
appear in cats aged 3 years or older
in a generally healthy patient an anesthetic that is administered intravenously will most
likely take effect within a few
1. seconds
2. minutes
3. hours
4. days - ANSWER-1. seconds
vet medical teams wish to meet four goals when anesthetizing a patient for ophthalmic
surgery these include all of the following except to
1. provide a mobile eye
2. provide a pain free recovery
3. support cardiopulmonary function
4. avoid increases in intraocular pressure - ANSWER-1. provide a mobile eye
a correct statement concerning a Michel's trephine is it is
1. most often used for bone biopsies
2. able to cut a square hole through bone
, 3. only available in one diameter
4. battery or electric power operated - ANSWER-1. most often used for bone biopsies
which of the following urine preservatives is used for biochemical analyses of urea,
ammonia, calcium, nitrogen, and uric acid in animals
1. toluene
2. acetic acid
3. chloroform
4. hydrochloric acid - ANSWER-4. hydrochloric acid
which of the following types of anticestodal drugs is used to eliminate the presence of
most species of tapeworms except spirometra mansonoides and diphyllobothrium
erincacei in dogs and cats
1. praziquantel
2. niclosamide
3. bunamidine
4. albendazole - ANSWER-1. prazaiquantel
a vet tech receives a frantic call from a pet owner. from what the owner says the tech
concludes the owners dog has consciously collapsed with dyspnea in which of the
following categories of emergencies should the tech place the patient
1. nonemergency
2. minor
3. serious
4. life threatening - ANSWER-4. life threatening
during which of the stages of anesthesia does the patient react to external stimulus with
a struggling reflex
1. stage one
2. stage two
3. stage 3
4. stage 4 - ANSWER-2. stage 2
which of the following is a correct statement regarding the collection of animal feces.
1. better results come from feces collected from the ground or litter box than fresh feces
2. it is best to collect feces before collecting urine to avoid contaminating the urine
3. feces collection usually requires restraining the animal so the process is
uninterrupted
WITH CORRECT ANSWERS
alpha 2 agonists used therapeutically decrease cardiac output in most animals this
decrease is due to
1. decreased afterload
2. coronary vasoconstriction
3. high catecholamine levels
4. increased myocardial oxygen consumption - ANSWER-2. coronary vasoconstriction
which of the following is a reason geriatric patients should be scheduled for surgery
before young patients
1. young patients become stressed more easily
2. geriatric patients take longer to recover
3. young patients need to eat more often
4. geriatric patients do not have to drink so often - ANSWER-2. geriatric patients take
longer to recover
which teeth are primarily used for cutting shearing and holding
1. premolars
2. incisors
3. molars
4. canines - ANSWER-1. premolars
which of the following is a correct statement concerning tissue samples
1. once removed from the animal tissue immediately starts to die
2. the process of autolysis is accelerated by cool temps
3. fixing tissues hastens the deterioration of cell membranes
4. tissues for standard histological examination should be frozen - ANSWER-1. once
removed from the animal tissue immediately starts to die
all the following are true of vet client patient relationships except
1. the client and owner of the patient should be skeptical of the vet
2. the vet should regularly visit animals in the clinic or in the field
3. the client and owner of the patient should be honest with the vet
,4. the vet should be on call and available in the event of an emergency - ANSWER-1.
the client and owner of the patient should be skeptical of the vet
which of the following is a major disadvantage in performing fluoroscopic studies on
animals
1. these studies are often expensive so owners choose not to consent to testing
2. these studies images can be saved in a variety of ways including videotape
3. these studies expose vet personnel to radiation
4. these studies replace angiographic catheters - ANSWER-3. these studies expose vet
personnel to radiation
vet techs may use the tape technique to examine an area of skin for all the following
except
1. bacteria
2. ringworm
3. malassezia
4. surface mites - ANSWER-2. ringworm
after surgical equipment is sterilized it is packaged and stored. items can become
unsterile if they are not stored or handled properly which of the following surgical items
is still sterile
1. the item was stored in a humid area and the packing is now wet
2. a tech pulled back the packing without touching the paper to the instrument
3. the item was stored in a pack that was punctured by another instrument
4. a tech pulled back the packing and touched the item with his forearm - ANSWER-2. a
tech pulled back the packing without touching the paper to the instrument
all the following statements about general toxicology specimens are true except
1. they shouldn't be washed or submitted to extraneous contamination
2. they should be submitted in leak proof and sterile glass or plastic containers
3. they should be collected fresh and then delivered to the lab frozen
4. they shouldn't be individually labeled only the largest containers need labels -
ANSWER-4. they shouldn't be individually labeled only the largest containers need
labels
many vet clinics do not line kennel floors with newspapers because newspapers are not
1. readily available
2. easily disposable
3. absorbent
4. warm - ANSWER-4. warm
,a correct statement regarding amiodarone a common class III antiarrhythmic agent is
that it
1. has a low iodine content
2. metabolizes to desethylamiodarone in dogs
3. blocks slow moving sodium channels
4. is structurally related to carvedilol - ANSWER-2. metabolizes to desethylamiodarone
in dogs
a correct statement regarding the use of atracurium as a muscle paralytic is it
1. doesn't cause a release of histamine
2. decreases intraocular pressure
3. doesn't cause sympathetic stimulation
4. is immediately effective - ANSWER-3. doesn't cause sympathetic stimulation
techs may occasionally care for cats experiencing Key-Gaskell Syndrome. all the
following statements are true regarding this condition except it:
1. is also known as feline dysautonomia
2. affects the autonomic nervous system
3. tends to appear in cats aged 3 years or older
4. affects more cats on the West Coast than the East Coast - ANSWER-3. tends to
appear in cats aged 3 years or older
in a generally healthy patient an anesthetic that is administered intravenously will most
likely take effect within a few
1. seconds
2. minutes
3. hours
4. days - ANSWER-1. seconds
vet medical teams wish to meet four goals when anesthetizing a patient for ophthalmic
surgery these include all of the following except to
1. provide a mobile eye
2. provide a pain free recovery
3. support cardiopulmonary function
4. avoid increases in intraocular pressure - ANSWER-1. provide a mobile eye
a correct statement concerning a Michel's trephine is it is
1. most often used for bone biopsies
2. able to cut a square hole through bone
, 3. only available in one diameter
4. battery or electric power operated - ANSWER-1. most often used for bone biopsies
which of the following urine preservatives is used for biochemical analyses of urea,
ammonia, calcium, nitrogen, and uric acid in animals
1. toluene
2. acetic acid
3. chloroform
4. hydrochloric acid - ANSWER-4. hydrochloric acid
which of the following types of anticestodal drugs is used to eliminate the presence of
most species of tapeworms except spirometra mansonoides and diphyllobothrium
erincacei in dogs and cats
1. praziquantel
2. niclosamide
3. bunamidine
4. albendazole - ANSWER-1. prazaiquantel
a vet tech receives a frantic call from a pet owner. from what the owner says the tech
concludes the owners dog has consciously collapsed with dyspnea in which of the
following categories of emergencies should the tech place the patient
1. nonemergency
2. minor
3. serious
4. life threatening - ANSWER-4. life threatening
during which of the stages of anesthesia does the patient react to external stimulus with
a struggling reflex
1. stage one
2. stage two
3. stage 3
4. stage 4 - ANSWER-2. stage 2
which of the following is a correct statement regarding the collection of animal feces.
1. better results come from feces collected from the ground or litter box than fresh feces
2. it is best to collect feces before collecting urine to avoid contaminating the urine
3. feces collection usually requires restraining the animal so the process is
uninterrupted
