AAVSB – Practice Test Study Guide for Veterinary
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The probing of which tooth would most likely confirm an oronasal fistula?
a. Maxillary fourth premolar
b. Maxillary canine
c. Mandibular canine
d. Mandibular fourth premolar - correct answer ✔✔ b
Which vitamin is essential for coagulation?
a. A
b. C
c. E
d. K - correct answer ✔✔ d
When given IM to a canine patient, the duration of buprenorphine compared to morphine is:
a. approximately the same
b. shorter
c. longer
d. variable by breed - correct answer ✔✔ c
Which of the following is the correct order of the main steps in nociception?
a. Transduction, transmission, modulation, perception
b. Perception, transmission, transduction, modulation
c. Transmission, perception, modulation, transduction
,d. Perception, transduction, transmission, modulation - correct answer ✔✔ a
Calcium channel blocking agents are typically used to treat:
a. edema
b. bradycardia
c. hypertension
d. hypotension - correct answer ✔✔ c
A dog requires 150mg of a liquid medication with a concentration of 200mg/ml. What volume
should be given?
a. 0.75ml
b. 1.3 ml
c. 7.5ml
d. 13.0 ml - correct answer ✔✔ a
What is the maximum dietary calcium-to-phosphorus ratio for a growing puppy?
a. 1.1: 1
b. 2.2 : 1
c. 3.2 : 1
d. 4.1 : 1 - correct answer ✔✔ a
The adult stage of whipworms is usually located in which anatomical area of its canine host?
a. Cecum and colon
b. Trachea and lungs
c. Small intestine
d. Stomach - correct answer ✔✔ a
, This hand-held dental instrument is a/an:
a. explorer
b. scaler
c. periodontal probe
d. periosteal elevator - correct answer ✔✔ b
Which of the following drugs is used to treat several types of fungal infections in dogs and cats?
a. Metronidazole
b. Tetracycline
c. Enrofloxacin
d. Miconazole - correct answer ✔✔ d
Deciduous incisors in the feline erupt at age:
a. 2-3 weeks
b. 4-5 weeks
c. 6-7 weeks
d. 8-9 weeks - correct answer ✔✔ a
An example of a radiolucent contrast agent in radiology is:
a. diatrizoate
b. barium sulfate
c. iothalamate
d. carbon dioxide - correct answer ✔✔ d
Certification
The probing of which tooth would most likely confirm an oronasal fistula?
a. Maxillary fourth premolar
b. Maxillary canine
c. Mandibular canine
d. Mandibular fourth premolar - correct answer ✔✔ b
Which vitamin is essential for coagulation?
a. A
b. C
c. E
d. K - correct answer ✔✔ d
When given IM to a canine patient, the duration of buprenorphine compared to morphine is:
a. approximately the same
b. shorter
c. longer
d. variable by breed - correct answer ✔✔ c
Which of the following is the correct order of the main steps in nociception?
a. Transduction, transmission, modulation, perception
b. Perception, transmission, transduction, modulation
c. Transmission, perception, modulation, transduction
,d. Perception, transduction, transmission, modulation - correct answer ✔✔ a
Calcium channel blocking agents are typically used to treat:
a. edema
b. bradycardia
c. hypertension
d. hypotension - correct answer ✔✔ c
A dog requires 150mg of a liquid medication with a concentration of 200mg/ml. What volume
should be given?
a. 0.75ml
b. 1.3 ml
c. 7.5ml
d. 13.0 ml - correct answer ✔✔ a
What is the maximum dietary calcium-to-phosphorus ratio for a growing puppy?
a. 1.1: 1
b. 2.2 : 1
c. 3.2 : 1
d. 4.1 : 1 - correct answer ✔✔ a
The adult stage of whipworms is usually located in which anatomical area of its canine host?
a. Cecum and colon
b. Trachea and lungs
c. Small intestine
d. Stomach - correct answer ✔✔ a
, This hand-held dental instrument is a/an:
a. explorer
b. scaler
c. periodontal probe
d. periosteal elevator - correct answer ✔✔ b
Which of the following drugs is used to treat several types of fungal infections in dogs and cats?
a. Metronidazole
b. Tetracycline
c. Enrofloxacin
d. Miconazole - correct answer ✔✔ d
Deciduous incisors in the feline erupt at age:
a. 2-3 weeks
b. 4-5 weeks
c. 6-7 weeks
d. 8-9 weeks - correct answer ✔✔ a
An example of a radiolucent contrast agent in radiology is:
a. diatrizoate
b. barium sulfate
c. iothalamate
d. carbon dioxide - correct answer ✔✔ d
