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VT142 Anesthesia & Pain Management
Questions With Complete Solutions 2025
When a patient is recovering from anesthesia and
exhibits signs of excitement, possibly with exaggerated
and uncontrolled movements, this is termed:
Post-anesthetic shock
Pain
Allergic reaction to anesthetics
Emergence delirium - .....ANSWER ...✔✔ Emergence
delirium
Blood pressure cuff placement is common in all the
following areas except the:
Tail
Forelimb
Hind limb
Foot - .....ANSWER ...✔✔ Foot
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Pulse oximetry allows accurate estimation of:
Percent saturation of hemoglobin with oxygen
Arterial blood pressure
Pulse pressure
Blood gas values - .....ANSWER ...✔✔ Percent
saturation of hemoglobin with oxygen
What type of analgesic is best suited for moderate to
severe pain?
NSAID
Opioid
Ketamine
Alpha-2 adrenergic - .....ANSWER ...✔✔ Opioid
An esophageal stethoscope can be used to monitor:
Direct blood pressure
Oxygen saturation
Heart and respiratory rates
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Carbon dioxide levels - .....ANSWER ...✔✔ Heart and
respiratory rates
What is the best technique to secure an endotracheal
tube to an animal?
It is best not to secure the tube to the animal so that it
can move freely if the animal starts to wake up
It should be secured by gauze strips around the head in
cats and brachycephalic dogs and caudal to the upper
canines in other breeds of dogs
It can be secured by several wraps of cloth and tape
around the animal's nose and the tube
A rubber band can be looped tightly around the tube
and the animal's nose - .....ANSWER ...✔✔ It should
be secured by gauze strips around the head in cats and
brachycephalic dogs and caudal to the upper canines in
other breeds of dogs
After discontinuing the inhalant at the end of a
procedure, how many minutes of oxygen should be
administered to the patient?
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3 minutes
5 minutes
7 minutes
10 minutes - .....ANSWER ...✔✔ 5 minutes
An ETCO2 level of 65 would commonly be caused by:
Hyperventilation
Detachment of the endotracheal tube from the connector
Decreased tidal volume
Hypothermia - .....ANSWER ...✔✔ Decreased tidal
volume
Which of the following is not normally present in stage
IV of general anesthesia?
Cool extremities
Weak pulse
Constricted pupils
Bradycardia - .....ANSWER ...✔✔ Constricted pupils
VT142 Anesthesia & Pain Management
Questions With Complete Solutions 2025
When a patient is recovering from anesthesia and
exhibits signs of excitement, possibly with exaggerated
and uncontrolled movements, this is termed:
Post-anesthetic shock
Pain
Allergic reaction to anesthetics
Emergence delirium - .....ANSWER ...✔✔ Emergence
delirium
Blood pressure cuff placement is common in all the
following areas except the:
Tail
Forelimb
Hind limb
Foot - .....ANSWER ...✔✔ Foot
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Pulse oximetry allows accurate estimation of:
Percent saturation of hemoglobin with oxygen
Arterial blood pressure
Pulse pressure
Blood gas values - .....ANSWER ...✔✔ Percent
saturation of hemoglobin with oxygen
What type of analgesic is best suited for moderate to
severe pain?
NSAID
Opioid
Ketamine
Alpha-2 adrenergic - .....ANSWER ...✔✔ Opioid
An esophageal stethoscope can be used to monitor:
Direct blood pressure
Oxygen saturation
Heart and respiratory rates
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Carbon dioxide levels - .....ANSWER ...✔✔ Heart and
respiratory rates
What is the best technique to secure an endotracheal
tube to an animal?
It is best not to secure the tube to the animal so that it
can move freely if the animal starts to wake up
It should be secured by gauze strips around the head in
cats and brachycephalic dogs and caudal to the upper
canines in other breeds of dogs
It can be secured by several wraps of cloth and tape
around the animal's nose and the tube
A rubber band can be looped tightly around the tube
and the animal's nose - .....ANSWER ...✔✔ It should
be secured by gauze strips around the head in cats and
brachycephalic dogs and caudal to the upper canines in
other breeds of dogs
After discontinuing the inhalant at the end of a
procedure, how many minutes of oxygen should be
administered to the patient?
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3 minutes
5 minutes
7 minutes
10 minutes - .....ANSWER ...✔✔ 5 minutes
An ETCO2 level of 65 would commonly be caused by:
Hyperventilation
Detachment of the endotracheal tube from the connector
Decreased tidal volume
Hypothermia - .....ANSWER ...✔✔ Decreased tidal
volume
Which of the following is not normally present in stage
IV of general anesthesia?
Cool extremities
Weak pulse
Constricted pupils
Bradycardia - .....ANSWER ...✔✔ Constricted pupils
