VTNE - EXAM QUESTIONS WITH 100%
ACCURATE ANSWERS
Non-absorbable suture types - Accurate answers Nylon, silk polypropylene
Gestation lengths of animals - Accurate answers Llamas (1 year - 350 days)
Horses (11 m - 330 days)
Cows (9 m - 280 days)
Sheep/Goat (5 m - 150 days)
Pigs (4 m - 114 days)
Dogs/Cats (2 m - 63 days)
Ferrets (1.5 m - 42 days)
Rats (3 weeks - 21-23 days)
Mice (<1 m - 19-21 days)
Hamsters (2 weeks - 15 days) *shortest of all rodents*
Tidal volume of a dog - Accurate answers ~15 mL/kg
20 kg dog = 300 mL
Hock joint in horses - aka - Accurate answers tarsocrural joint
CRI pain control meds for critical care setting - Accurate answers MILK
Morphine, Lidocaine, Ketamine
What can be given to correct a blood pH of 6.4 but would not be used as a long-term therapy? -
Accurate answers Sodium bicarbonate
A cataract is an opaque protein deposit on which structure? - Accurate answers LENS
The main stimulus for ventilation is the partial pressure of what gas? - Accurate answers
CO2
2 part exposure process, what happens in x-ray when first step is started? - Accurate answers
Anode rotates, filament is heated
Stimulation of the Vagus nerve causes? - Accurate answers slowed heart rate
What can be changed by a tech to increase the amount of exposure on a radiograph w/o
affecting amount of contrast? - Accurate answers increase mA
,Yersinia pestis - Accurate answers Plague
Bartonella henselae - Accurate answers Cat scratch fever
Chlamydophilia psittaci - Accurate answers Parrot fever
Coxiella burnetti - Accurate answers Q fever
Horse with obstructive airway disease would exhibit - Accurate answers heave line, flared
nostrils, cough, tachypnea, & labored expiratory phase
Pyothorax - Accurate answers Purulent fluid (pus) in the pleural space that often has a
very foul odor
Hemothorax - Accurate answers blood in the pleural space
Chylothorax - Accurate answers Chyle (lymphatic fluid) in the pleural space
Penumothorax - Accurate answers air in the pleural space
Side effect of acepromazine in geldings - Accurate answers Hypotension
Trichodectes - Accurate answers Biting louse in dogs
Hematopinus - Accurate answers sucking louse in cattle
Damalinia - Accurate answers biting louse in cattle
Felicola - Accurate answers chewing / biting louse in cats
mineralized debris on the tooth surface - Accurate answers calculus
plaque - Accurate answers mixture of bacteria, saliva, & food parts that cover the tooth in
a thin film
dentin - Accurate answers hard, white portion of the tooth
cementum - Accurate answers calcified connective tissue
Causative agent of John's disease - Accurate answers mycobacterium
Thoracic vertebrae of horses, dogs/cats/cows/sheep, & pigs - Accurate answers 18
13
,14-15
Parasite that emerges from holes in the skin of cattle - Accurate answers Hypoderma
bovis
Bog spavin - Accurate answers Tarsocrural effusion
Non-screen film is more _____________ to x-rays than screen film - Accurate answers
sensitive
Urinary stone that is lucent and does NOT typically show up on radiographs - Accurate
answers urate & cystine
dental decay aka - Accurate answers caries
DLPMO radiograph of a horse's fetlock - Accurate answers x-ray beam = dorsal side
film = medial aspect
lumbar vertebrae of horses/cows, dogs, & pig/sheep - Accurate answers 6
7
6-7
parathyroid gland is responsible for - Accurate answers maintaining blood calcium level
Anatomical landmark for placing a multi-lumen jugular catheter to monitor CVP - Accurate
answers 3rd thoracic vertebrae
Mayo scissor - Accurate answers Cut thick tissues
Backhaus - Accurate answers towel clamp
Carmalt clamp - Accurate answers grooves run parallel w/ the blades
Kelly clamp - Accurate answers grooves run perpendicular w/ the blades
Order of electrical conduction in the heart - Accurate answers SA node, AV node, Bundle
of His, Purkinje fibers
Valium can be given ____________ to stop seizures - Accurate answers rectally
Azostix strip tests - Accurate answers BUN
, Sites commonly used to obtain bone marrow sample - Accurate answers humeral head &
iliac crest
Alginate - Accurate answers material used for making dental impressions
Where to find Anaplasma marginale - Accurate answers RBC's of cattle
tick-born pathogen*
How long can donated blood be stored in the fridge? - Accurate answers 35 days
Uric acid is major end product of nitrogen metabolism for which animal? - Accurate answers
Birds
Abduction - Accurate answers movement AWAY from the midline
Adduction - Accurate answers movement TOWARD the midline
Variation in cell size - Accurate answers Anisocytosis
Anisokaryosis - Accurate answers implies variation between cells in the amount of
cytoplasm present
Medication for cats that can cause facial pruritis
*used to treat hyperthyroidism* - Accurate answers Methimazole
Vector for tularemia - Accurate answers Ticks
Instrument that is least traumatic to use on the intestine? - Accurate answers Debakey
forceps
Common location for placement of arterial catheter in a dog - Accurate answers dorsal
metatarsal artery
Linear artifacts are usually due to - Accurate answers the grid
How tall should a fence be to keep goats confined? - Accurate answers 6 feet
rectal temp of a puppy should be - Accurate answers 94-99
Sertoli cell tumor can be found in the - Accurate answers testicle
ACCURATE ANSWERS
Non-absorbable suture types - Accurate answers Nylon, silk polypropylene
Gestation lengths of animals - Accurate answers Llamas (1 year - 350 days)
Horses (11 m - 330 days)
Cows (9 m - 280 days)
Sheep/Goat (5 m - 150 days)
Pigs (4 m - 114 days)
Dogs/Cats (2 m - 63 days)
Ferrets (1.5 m - 42 days)
Rats (3 weeks - 21-23 days)
Mice (<1 m - 19-21 days)
Hamsters (2 weeks - 15 days) *shortest of all rodents*
Tidal volume of a dog - Accurate answers ~15 mL/kg
20 kg dog = 300 mL
Hock joint in horses - aka - Accurate answers tarsocrural joint
CRI pain control meds for critical care setting - Accurate answers MILK
Morphine, Lidocaine, Ketamine
What can be given to correct a blood pH of 6.4 but would not be used as a long-term therapy? -
Accurate answers Sodium bicarbonate
A cataract is an opaque protein deposit on which structure? - Accurate answers LENS
The main stimulus for ventilation is the partial pressure of what gas? - Accurate answers
CO2
2 part exposure process, what happens in x-ray when first step is started? - Accurate answers
Anode rotates, filament is heated
Stimulation of the Vagus nerve causes? - Accurate answers slowed heart rate
What can be changed by a tech to increase the amount of exposure on a radiograph w/o
affecting amount of contrast? - Accurate answers increase mA
,Yersinia pestis - Accurate answers Plague
Bartonella henselae - Accurate answers Cat scratch fever
Chlamydophilia psittaci - Accurate answers Parrot fever
Coxiella burnetti - Accurate answers Q fever
Horse with obstructive airway disease would exhibit - Accurate answers heave line, flared
nostrils, cough, tachypnea, & labored expiratory phase
Pyothorax - Accurate answers Purulent fluid (pus) in the pleural space that often has a
very foul odor
Hemothorax - Accurate answers blood in the pleural space
Chylothorax - Accurate answers Chyle (lymphatic fluid) in the pleural space
Penumothorax - Accurate answers air in the pleural space
Side effect of acepromazine in geldings - Accurate answers Hypotension
Trichodectes - Accurate answers Biting louse in dogs
Hematopinus - Accurate answers sucking louse in cattle
Damalinia - Accurate answers biting louse in cattle
Felicola - Accurate answers chewing / biting louse in cats
mineralized debris on the tooth surface - Accurate answers calculus
plaque - Accurate answers mixture of bacteria, saliva, & food parts that cover the tooth in
a thin film
dentin - Accurate answers hard, white portion of the tooth
cementum - Accurate answers calcified connective tissue
Causative agent of John's disease - Accurate answers mycobacterium
Thoracic vertebrae of horses, dogs/cats/cows/sheep, & pigs - Accurate answers 18
13
,14-15
Parasite that emerges from holes in the skin of cattle - Accurate answers Hypoderma
bovis
Bog spavin - Accurate answers Tarsocrural effusion
Non-screen film is more _____________ to x-rays than screen film - Accurate answers
sensitive
Urinary stone that is lucent and does NOT typically show up on radiographs - Accurate
answers urate & cystine
dental decay aka - Accurate answers caries
DLPMO radiograph of a horse's fetlock - Accurate answers x-ray beam = dorsal side
film = medial aspect
lumbar vertebrae of horses/cows, dogs, & pig/sheep - Accurate answers 6
7
6-7
parathyroid gland is responsible for - Accurate answers maintaining blood calcium level
Anatomical landmark for placing a multi-lumen jugular catheter to monitor CVP - Accurate
answers 3rd thoracic vertebrae
Mayo scissor - Accurate answers Cut thick tissues
Backhaus - Accurate answers towel clamp
Carmalt clamp - Accurate answers grooves run parallel w/ the blades
Kelly clamp - Accurate answers grooves run perpendicular w/ the blades
Order of electrical conduction in the heart - Accurate answers SA node, AV node, Bundle
of His, Purkinje fibers
Valium can be given ____________ to stop seizures - Accurate answers rectally
Azostix strip tests - Accurate answers BUN
, Sites commonly used to obtain bone marrow sample - Accurate answers humeral head &
iliac crest
Alginate - Accurate answers material used for making dental impressions
Where to find Anaplasma marginale - Accurate answers RBC's of cattle
tick-born pathogen*
How long can donated blood be stored in the fridge? - Accurate answers 35 days
Uric acid is major end product of nitrogen metabolism for which animal? - Accurate answers
Birds
Abduction - Accurate answers movement AWAY from the midline
Adduction - Accurate answers movement TOWARD the midline
Variation in cell size - Accurate answers Anisocytosis
Anisokaryosis - Accurate answers implies variation between cells in the amount of
cytoplasm present
Medication for cats that can cause facial pruritis
*used to treat hyperthyroidism* - Accurate answers Methimazole
Vector for tularemia - Accurate answers Ticks
Instrument that is least traumatic to use on the intestine? - Accurate answers Debakey
forceps
Common location for placement of arterial catheter in a dog - Accurate answers dorsal
metatarsal artery
Linear artifacts are usually due to - Accurate answers the grid
How tall should a fence be to keep goats confined? - Accurate answers 6 feet
rectal temp of a puppy should be - Accurate answers 94-99
Sertoli cell tumor can be found in the - Accurate answers testicle
