2026 VTNE UPDATED CORRECT QUESTIONS AND
ANSWERS SURE A+
✔✔In treating hypovolemic shock in the canine, the most important form of therapy is to:
- administer IV fluids
- inject corticosteroids
- keep the patient warm
- give analgesics - ✔✔Administer IV fluids
✔✔Which of the following is the smallest suture?
- #1
-0
- 3-0
- 5-0 - ✔✔5-0
✔✔When a patient shows clinical signs of dyspnea and cyanosis, the technician should
check for:
- ataxia
- hypothermia
- respiratory obstruction
- urethral obstruction - ✔✔Respiratory obstruction
✔✔For a 20-kg dog that is 5% dehydrated, how much fluid replacement is required?
- 250 ml
- 500 ml
- 1000 ml
- 2000 ml - ✔✔1000 ml
✔✔A vial containing 1 gram of medication has to be reconstituted to a 2.5% solution
(w/v). What volume of diluent is needed and what concentration will result?
, - 25 mL, resulting in a concentration of 4 mg/L
- 40 mL, resulting in a concentration of 2.5 mg/L
- 40 mL, resulting in a concentration of 4 mg/mL
- 40 mL, resulting in a concentration of 25 mg/mL - ✔✔40 ml, resulting in a
concentration of 25 mg/ml
✔✔In the anesthetized, healthy patient, which of the following abnormalities is most
commonly encountered?
- Respiratory alkalosis
- Metabolic acidosis
- Metabolic alkalosis
- Respiratory acidosis - ✔✔Respiratory acidosis
✔✔The standard culture medium used for bacterial sensitivity testing is:
- MacConkey
- Hektoen enteric
- Sabouraud dextrose
- Mueller-Hinton - ✔✔Mueller-Hinton
✔✔The inhalant anesthetic isoflurane:
- is a liquid at room temperature when stored in a sealed container
- is odorless
- is flammable
- does not vaporize at room temperature when stored in an open container - ✔✔Is a
liquid at room temperature when stored in a sealed container
✔✔For horses under anesthesia in lateral recumbency, padding and positioning of the
front legs and head is important to prevent:
- decubital sores
- granuloma
- laminitis
- neuromuscular damage - ✔✔Neuromuscular damage
✔✔adequate tissue perfusion is presumed when an animal exhibits normal:
- heart rate
- body temperature
- capillary refill
- pupillary size - ✔✔Capillary refill
ANSWERS SURE A+
✔✔In treating hypovolemic shock in the canine, the most important form of therapy is to:
- administer IV fluids
- inject corticosteroids
- keep the patient warm
- give analgesics - ✔✔Administer IV fluids
✔✔Which of the following is the smallest suture?
- #1
-0
- 3-0
- 5-0 - ✔✔5-0
✔✔When a patient shows clinical signs of dyspnea and cyanosis, the technician should
check for:
- ataxia
- hypothermia
- respiratory obstruction
- urethral obstruction - ✔✔Respiratory obstruction
✔✔For a 20-kg dog that is 5% dehydrated, how much fluid replacement is required?
- 250 ml
- 500 ml
- 1000 ml
- 2000 ml - ✔✔1000 ml
✔✔A vial containing 1 gram of medication has to be reconstituted to a 2.5% solution
(w/v). What volume of diluent is needed and what concentration will result?
, - 25 mL, resulting in a concentration of 4 mg/L
- 40 mL, resulting in a concentration of 2.5 mg/L
- 40 mL, resulting in a concentration of 4 mg/mL
- 40 mL, resulting in a concentration of 25 mg/mL - ✔✔40 ml, resulting in a
concentration of 25 mg/ml
✔✔In the anesthetized, healthy patient, which of the following abnormalities is most
commonly encountered?
- Respiratory alkalosis
- Metabolic acidosis
- Metabolic alkalosis
- Respiratory acidosis - ✔✔Respiratory acidosis
✔✔The standard culture medium used for bacterial sensitivity testing is:
- MacConkey
- Hektoen enteric
- Sabouraud dextrose
- Mueller-Hinton - ✔✔Mueller-Hinton
✔✔The inhalant anesthetic isoflurane:
- is a liquid at room temperature when stored in a sealed container
- is odorless
- is flammable
- does not vaporize at room temperature when stored in an open container - ✔✔Is a
liquid at room temperature when stored in a sealed container
✔✔For horses under anesthesia in lateral recumbency, padding and positioning of the
front legs and head is important to prevent:
- decubital sores
- granuloma
- laminitis
- neuromuscular damage - ✔✔Neuromuscular damage
✔✔adequate tissue perfusion is presumed when an animal exhibits normal:
- heart rate
- body temperature
- capillary refill
- pupillary size - ✔✔Capillary refill