SACP 3 Final Exam Review questions
with complete solutions
a. Compressed gas supply, anesthetic vaporizer, breathing circuit, scavenging system - correct
answer ✔✔ The anesthetic machine consists of four distinct systems, which are ...
a. Compressed gas supply, anesthetic vaporizer, breathing circuit, scavenging system
b. Anesthetic gas chamber, anesthetic vaporizer, endotracheal tube, pin-index system
c. Breathing circuit, anesthetic vaporizer, base and frame
d. Yoke, pin-index system, compressed gas supply, pressure regulator
b. Stage III, plane III - correct answer ✔✔ Which level of anesthetic depth is unnecessary for
most surgical procedures unless profound muscle relaxation is desired (orthopedic surgery)?
a. Stage III, plane Il
b. Stage III, plane III
c. Stage Il, plane lll
d. Stage I, plane ll
c. Most recently manufactured precision vaporizers are temperature compensated - correct
answer ✔✔ Which of the following statements is true of precision calibrated vaporizers?
a. There is no temperature compensation and vaporizer output is inaccurate at low or high
ambient temperatures and can only be considered accurate at normal room temperature
b. Any volatile (inhalational) agent can be used in any type of precision calibrated vaporizer
c. Most recently manufactured precision vaporizers are temperature compensated
d. Carrier gas flow rate does not influence the concentration of anesthetic in the breathing
circuit
,c. Helps prevent inadvertent use of the wrong cylinder and wrong gas - correct answer ✔✔
What is the purpose of the pin-index system located on the oxygen tank and yoke?
a. Reduces and limits the gas pressure between the compressed gas tank and the anesthesia
machine
b. Supports the tank to facilitate changing compressed gas cylinders
c. Helps prevent inadvertent use of the wrong cylinder and wrong gas
d. Maintains compatibility between the components obtained from different manufacturers
d. Less resistance to breathing - correct answer ✔✔ A non-rebreathing circuit, when compared
to a rebreathing circuit, causes ...
a. Less expense to the veterinarian to operate
b. Less heat loss and water loss of the patient
c. Smaller volume of waste gases
d. Less resistance to breathing
b. Administration of multiple drugs concurrently in smaller quantities than would be required if
each were given alone - correct answer ✔✔ The term balanced anesthesia refers to ...
a. The administration of two or more agents in equal volume
b. Administration of multiple drugs concurrently in smaller quantities than would be required if
each were given alone
c. General anesthesia in which the patient's physiologic status remains stable
d. The administration of a local and general anesthetic concurrently
b. Decrease cardiac output - correct answer ✔✔ A higher rate of crystalloid fluid administration
during anesthesia is intended to do all of the following except?
a. Compensation for vasodilation
b. Decrease cardiac output
c. Compensation of increase of insensible fluid loss during anesthesia
,d. Maintain hydration
a. Brachycephalic breeds - correct answer ✔✔ Which of the following species or breeds must be
closely monitored during any anesthetic procedure and recovery to ensure a patent airway?
a. Brachycephalic breeds
b. Exotic breeds
c. Cats and horses
d. Sighthounds
b. Hypotension - correct answer ✔✔ Which of the following is not a sign of fluid overload?
a. Ocular and nasal discharge
b. Hypotension
c. Increased lung sounds and respiratory rate
d. Dyspnea
b. Pressure necrosis of the tracheal mucosa - correct answer ✔✔ A problem associated with
endotracheal intubation is ...
a. Decreased anatomic dead space
b. Pressure necrosis of the tracheal mucosa
c. Prevention of aspiration pneumonia
d. Ventilation of the patient
c. Length - correct answer ✔✔ What measurement of the endotracheal tube is most important
in reference to adequately ventilating a patient (gas exchange within the alveoli)?
a. Inner diameter
b. Outer diameter
c. Length
, d. Volume of air injected into the cuff
b. Modified rectangle - correct answer ✔✔ The shape of a normal capnogram waveform can be
described as a ...
a. Pyramid peak
b. Modified rectangle
c. Half moon
d. Squared-off
c. Production of CO - correct answer ✔✔ What is the result of using depleted carbon dioxide
granules with an anesthetized patient?
a. Production of CO2
b. Production of O2
c. Production of CO
d. Production of H2O
b. Pressure manometer - correct answer ✔✔ The ... indicates the pressure of gases within the
breathing circuit (and patient's lungs) and can be used to "leak test" an anesthesia machine.
a. Flowmeter
b. Pressure manometer
c. Reservoir bag
d. Indicator ball
a. Closing the quick occlusion valve or pop-off valve - correct answer ✔✔ To administer a "true
breath" or perform manual ventilation, the anesthetist gently squeezes the reservoir bag
after ...
a. Closing the quick occlusion valve or pop-off valve
b. Turning off the flowmeter
with complete solutions
a. Compressed gas supply, anesthetic vaporizer, breathing circuit, scavenging system - correct
answer ✔✔ The anesthetic machine consists of four distinct systems, which are ...
a. Compressed gas supply, anesthetic vaporizer, breathing circuit, scavenging system
b. Anesthetic gas chamber, anesthetic vaporizer, endotracheal tube, pin-index system
c. Breathing circuit, anesthetic vaporizer, base and frame
d. Yoke, pin-index system, compressed gas supply, pressure regulator
b. Stage III, plane III - correct answer ✔✔ Which level of anesthetic depth is unnecessary for
most surgical procedures unless profound muscle relaxation is desired (orthopedic surgery)?
a. Stage III, plane Il
b. Stage III, plane III
c. Stage Il, plane lll
d. Stage I, plane ll
c. Most recently manufactured precision vaporizers are temperature compensated - correct
answer ✔✔ Which of the following statements is true of precision calibrated vaporizers?
a. There is no temperature compensation and vaporizer output is inaccurate at low or high
ambient temperatures and can only be considered accurate at normal room temperature
b. Any volatile (inhalational) agent can be used in any type of precision calibrated vaporizer
c. Most recently manufactured precision vaporizers are temperature compensated
d. Carrier gas flow rate does not influence the concentration of anesthetic in the breathing
circuit
,c. Helps prevent inadvertent use of the wrong cylinder and wrong gas - correct answer ✔✔
What is the purpose of the pin-index system located on the oxygen tank and yoke?
a. Reduces and limits the gas pressure between the compressed gas tank and the anesthesia
machine
b. Supports the tank to facilitate changing compressed gas cylinders
c. Helps prevent inadvertent use of the wrong cylinder and wrong gas
d. Maintains compatibility between the components obtained from different manufacturers
d. Less resistance to breathing - correct answer ✔✔ A non-rebreathing circuit, when compared
to a rebreathing circuit, causes ...
a. Less expense to the veterinarian to operate
b. Less heat loss and water loss of the patient
c. Smaller volume of waste gases
d. Less resistance to breathing
b. Administration of multiple drugs concurrently in smaller quantities than would be required if
each were given alone - correct answer ✔✔ The term balanced anesthesia refers to ...
a. The administration of two or more agents in equal volume
b. Administration of multiple drugs concurrently in smaller quantities than would be required if
each were given alone
c. General anesthesia in which the patient's physiologic status remains stable
d. The administration of a local and general anesthetic concurrently
b. Decrease cardiac output - correct answer ✔✔ A higher rate of crystalloid fluid administration
during anesthesia is intended to do all of the following except?
a. Compensation for vasodilation
b. Decrease cardiac output
c. Compensation of increase of insensible fluid loss during anesthesia
,d. Maintain hydration
a. Brachycephalic breeds - correct answer ✔✔ Which of the following species or breeds must be
closely monitored during any anesthetic procedure and recovery to ensure a patent airway?
a. Brachycephalic breeds
b. Exotic breeds
c. Cats and horses
d. Sighthounds
b. Hypotension - correct answer ✔✔ Which of the following is not a sign of fluid overload?
a. Ocular and nasal discharge
b. Hypotension
c. Increased lung sounds and respiratory rate
d. Dyspnea
b. Pressure necrosis of the tracheal mucosa - correct answer ✔✔ A problem associated with
endotracheal intubation is ...
a. Decreased anatomic dead space
b. Pressure necrosis of the tracheal mucosa
c. Prevention of aspiration pneumonia
d. Ventilation of the patient
c. Length - correct answer ✔✔ What measurement of the endotracheal tube is most important
in reference to adequately ventilating a patient (gas exchange within the alveoli)?
a. Inner diameter
b. Outer diameter
c. Length
, d. Volume of air injected into the cuff
b. Modified rectangle - correct answer ✔✔ The shape of a normal capnogram waveform can be
described as a ...
a. Pyramid peak
b. Modified rectangle
c. Half moon
d. Squared-off
c. Production of CO - correct answer ✔✔ What is the result of using depleted carbon dioxide
granules with an anesthetized patient?
a. Production of CO2
b. Production of O2
c. Production of CO
d. Production of H2O
b. Pressure manometer - correct answer ✔✔ The ... indicates the pressure of gases within the
breathing circuit (and patient's lungs) and can be used to "leak test" an anesthesia machine.
a. Flowmeter
b. Pressure manometer
c. Reservoir bag
d. Indicator ball
a. Closing the quick occlusion valve or pop-off valve - correct answer ✔✔ To administer a "true
breath" or perform manual ventilation, the anesthetist gently squeezes the reservoir bag
after ...
a. Closing the quick occlusion valve or pop-off valve
b. Turning off the flowmeter
