Anesthesia Exam 1 Questions 2024/2025 | Actual Questions and Answers
Latest Updated 2024/2025 (Graded A+)
While a mask may be utilized to maintain anesthesia, it is important that the anesthetist realizes it
predisposes the patient to which of the following? - ✔✔aspiration
IM administration of which of the following drugs does not allow the anesthetist to change the
anesthetic depth? - ✔✔ketamine
Which of the following routes of induction has the ability to produce unconsciousness within a few
seconds to a few minutes?
Mask administration
IM administration
IV administration
Chamber administration - ✔✔IV administration
The most appropriate drug for IM injection for induction is:
ketamine
propofol
etomidate
thiopental - ✔✔ketamine
,While intubating a patient, it is important to keep in mind that the location of the esophagus in relation
to the trachea is: - ✔✔dorsal
The time period between the time the anesthetic is discontinued and the time the animal is able to
stand and walk, without assistance, is best defined as: - ✔✔the anesthetic recovery period
Predisposition to which of the following conditions can contribute to difficulty in intubation of feline
patients? - ✔✔Laryngospasm
Stimulation of the vagus nerve, secondary to intubation, can cause which of the following symptoms?
bradycardia
tachycardia
hypertension
SNS stimulation - ✔✔bradycardia
In general, general anesthesia in canine and feline patients is induced and maintained via which
techniques? - ✔✔IM, IV, and inhalant
Induction with an intravenous injection of an ultrashort-acting agent where anesthetic depth increases
rapidly over 15 sec to a few minutes after the initial injection is - ✔✔anesthetic induction
During a surgical process, anesthetic agent Z (MAC = 1.3%) was delivered at a setting of 1.3%. Utilizing
the theory of MAC, how many dogs out of ten would respond to painful stimuli? - ✔✔five dogs
The principal organ(s) involved in the elimination of halogenated compounds is(are): - ✔✔lungs
, Vapor pressure is best defined as:
the amount of pressure exerted by the gaseous form of a substance when the gas and liquid states are
in equilibrium
both agent and temperature dependent
how readily the liquid condenses in the anesthetic machine
the causative agent for use of a precision vaporizer - ✔✔the amount of pressure exerted by the gaseous
form of a substance when the gas and liquid states are in equilibrium
Decreased renal blood flow can be seen when using inhalation agents, secondary to which side effect? -
✔✔depressed cardiovascular function
The agent with the fastest induction and recovery time is _______________.
isoflurane
sevoflurane
halothane
methoxyflurane - ✔✔sevoflurane
Which tissue type is likely to have the greatest concentration of inhalant anesthetic?
Bone
Skin
Latest Updated 2024/2025 (Graded A+)
While a mask may be utilized to maintain anesthesia, it is important that the anesthetist realizes it
predisposes the patient to which of the following? - ✔✔aspiration
IM administration of which of the following drugs does not allow the anesthetist to change the
anesthetic depth? - ✔✔ketamine
Which of the following routes of induction has the ability to produce unconsciousness within a few
seconds to a few minutes?
Mask administration
IM administration
IV administration
Chamber administration - ✔✔IV administration
The most appropriate drug for IM injection for induction is:
ketamine
propofol
etomidate
thiopental - ✔✔ketamine
,While intubating a patient, it is important to keep in mind that the location of the esophagus in relation
to the trachea is: - ✔✔dorsal
The time period between the time the anesthetic is discontinued and the time the animal is able to
stand and walk, without assistance, is best defined as: - ✔✔the anesthetic recovery period
Predisposition to which of the following conditions can contribute to difficulty in intubation of feline
patients? - ✔✔Laryngospasm
Stimulation of the vagus nerve, secondary to intubation, can cause which of the following symptoms?
bradycardia
tachycardia
hypertension
SNS stimulation - ✔✔bradycardia
In general, general anesthesia in canine and feline patients is induced and maintained via which
techniques? - ✔✔IM, IV, and inhalant
Induction with an intravenous injection of an ultrashort-acting agent where anesthetic depth increases
rapidly over 15 sec to a few minutes after the initial injection is - ✔✔anesthetic induction
During a surgical process, anesthetic agent Z (MAC = 1.3%) was delivered at a setting of 1.3%. Utilizing
the theory of MAC, how many dogs out of ten would respond to painful stimuli? - ✔✔five dogs
The principal organ(s) involved in the elimination of halogenated compounds is(are): - ✔✔lungs
, Vapor pressure is best defined as:
the amount of pressure exerted by the gaseous form of a substance when the gas and liquid states are
in equilibrium
both agent and temperature dependent
how readily the liquid condenses in the anesthetic machine
the causative agent for use of a precision vaporizer - ✔✔the amount of pressure exerted by the gaseous
form of a substance when the gas and liquid states are in equilibrium
Decreased renal blood flow can be seen when using inhalation agents, secondary to which side effect? -
✔✔depressed cardiovascular function
The agent with the fastest induction and recovery time is _______________.
isoflurane
sevoflurane
halothane
methoxyflurane - ✔✔sevoflurane
Which tissue type is likely to have the greatest concentration of inhalant anesthetic?
Bone
Skin
