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VTNE Practice Test 1 Diagnostics Questions
With Verified Answers.
3. nitrous oxide - answer✔All the following inhaled anesthetic drugs should be used with a
rebreathing system except:
1. halothane.
2. isoflurane.
3. nitrous oxide.
4. desflurane.
2. Golden retriever - answer✔You should bury the needle in the vein of which of the following
animals when taking a blood sample?
1. Persian cat
2. Golden retriever
3. Oriental cat
4. Pomeranian
3. Gastrointestinal obstruction - answer✔Which of the following would contraindicate the
administration of morphine as a preanesthetic agent?
1. Preexisting tachycardia
2. Liver disease
3. Gastrointestinal obstruction
4. Respiratory disease
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2. report of a contagious or zoonotic disease - answer✔All the following pieces of information
would be subject to the confidentiality requirements of patients' medical records except a:
1. report of injuries sustained as a result of abuse.
2. report of a contagious or zoonotic disease.
3. record of a patient's vaccination history.
4. record of abnormal behavioral.
2. collection of material from a bacterial infection in the tooth. - answer✔An abscess is best
described as a/an:
1. abnormal communication between the oral and nasal cavities.
2. collection of material from a bacterial infection in the tooth.
3. tooth that can't break past the gum surface.
4. hole or chip in the tooth.
3. Bisacodyl - answer✔Which medication would be given to a patient experiencing constipation?
1. Oxazepam
2. Ranitidine
3. Bisacodyl
4. Apomorphine
4. stimulates the parasympathetic nervous system. - answer✔A cholinergic is a drug that:
1. decreases pain sensations.
2. blocks the action of adrenaline at beta-adrenergic receptors.
3. causes pupil dilation.
4. stimulates the parasympathetic nervous system.
4. handle the needle carefully and dispose of it in the appropriate container. - answer✔When
disposing of a used needle, you should:
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1. destroy the needle and dispose of it in the appropriate container.
2. separate the needle and syringe and dispose of it in the appropriate container.
3. recap the needle and dispose of it in the appropriate container.
4. handle the needle carefully and dispose of it in the appropriate container.
3. 10-12% dehydration - answer✔You are treating a dehydrated dog that presents with sunken
eyes, increased CRT, and dry mucus membranes. What is the patient's estimated degree of
dehydration?
1. 5-6% dehydration
2. 8% dehydration
3. 10-12% dehydration
4. 12-15% dehydration
4. Life threatening - answer✔A veterinary technician receives a frantic call from a pet owner.
From what the owner says, the technician concludes the owner's dog is experiencing gastric
dilation and volvulus. In which of the following categories of emergency should the technician
place the patient?
1. Nonemergency
2. Minor
3. Serious
4. Life threatening
4. insoluble positive contrast medium. - answer✔Barium is considered a/an:
1. soluble positive contrast medium.
2. insoluble negative contrast medium.
3. soluble negative contrast medium.
4. insoluble positive contrast medium.
2. Poodle - answer✔Trichiasis most commonly affects which breed of canine?
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1. English bulldog
2. Poodle
3. Pug
4. Cocker spaniel
4. advance pin placement - answer✔A surgeon uses Jacobs chucks to:
1. break up and remove bone.
2. hold bone fragments in reduction.
3. cut through bone.
4. advance pin placement.
3. Purchasing the most affordable medications possible - answer✔Which of the following would
be considered a poor inventory control practice?
1. Using control cards or a computer system for inventory control
2. Closely monitoring expiration dates of the stored products
3. Purchasing the most affordable medications possible
4. Arranging medications based on frequency of use
3. Mannitol - answer✔Which of the following drugs would be used to reduce intracranial
pressure?
1. Atropine
2. Pimobendan
3. Mannitol
4. Prazosin
2. It crosses the placental barrier but has little effect on the fetus. - answer✔Which of the
following statements would be true of the anesthetic agent guaifenesin?
1. It crosses the placental barrier but has no effect on the fetus.
VTNE Practice Test 1 Diagnostics Questions
With Verified Answers.
3. nitrous oxide - answer✔All the following inhaled anesthetic drugs should be used with a
rebreathing system except:
1. halothane.
2. isoflurane.
3. nitrous oxide.
4. desflurane.
2. Golden retriever - answer✔You should bury the needle in the vein of which of the following
animals when taking a blood sample?
1. Persian cat
2. Golden retriever
3. Oriental cat
4. Pomeranian
3. Gastrointestinal obstruction - answer✔Which of the following would contraindicate the
administration of morphine as a preanesthetic agent?
1. Preexisting tachycardia
2. Liver disease
3. Gastrointestinal obstruction
4. Respiratory disease
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2. report of a contagious or zoonotic disease - answer✔All the following pieces of information
would be subject to the confidentiality requirements of patients' medical records except a:
1. report of injuries sustained as a result of abuse.
2. report of a contagious or zoonotic disease.
3. record of a patient's vaccination history.
4. record of abnormal behavioral.
2. collection of material from a bacterial infection in the tooth. - answer✔An abscess is best
described as a/an:
1. abnormal communication between the oral and nasal cavities.
2. collection of material from a bacterial infection in the tooth.
3. tooth that can't break past the gum surface.
4. hole or chip in the tooth.
3. Bisacodyl - answer✔Which medication would be given to a patient experiencing constipation?
1. Oxazepam
2. Ranitidine
3. Bisacodyl
4. Apomorphine
4. stimulates the parasympathetic nervous system. - answer✔A cholinergic is a drug that:
1. decreases pain sensations.
2. blocks the action of adrenaline at beta-adrenergic receptors.
3. causes pupil dilation.
4. stimulates the parasympathetic nervous system.
4. handle the needle carefully and dispose of it in the appropriate container. - answer✔When
disposing of a used needle, you should:
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1. destroy the needle and dispose of it in the appropriate container.
2. separate the needle and syringe and dispose of it in the appropriate container.
3. recap the needle and dispose of it in the appropriate container.
4. handle the needle carefully and dispose of it in the appropriate container.
3. 10-12% dehydration - answer✔You are treating a dehydrated dog that presents with sunken
eyes, increased CRT, and dry mucus membranes. What is the patient's estimated degree of
dehydration?
1. 5-6% dehydration
2. 8% dehydration
3. 10-12% dehydration
4. 12-15% dehydration
4. Life threatening - answer✔A veterinary technician receives a frantic call from a pet owner.
From what the owner says, the technician concludes the owner's dog is experiencing gastric
dilation and volvulus. In which of the following categories of emergency should the technician
place the patient?
1. Nonemergency
2. Minor
3. Serious
4. Life threatening
4. insoluble positive contrast medium. - answer✔Barium is considered a/an:
1. soluble positive contrast medium.
2. insoluble negative contrast medium.
3. soluble negative contrast medium.
4. insoluble positive contrast medium.
2. Poodle - answer✔Trichiasis most commonly affects which breed of canine?
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1. English bulldog
2. Poodle
3. Pug
4. Cocker spaniel
4. advance pin placement - answer✔A surgeon uses Jacobs chucks to:
1. break up and remove bone.
2. hold bone fragments in reduction.
3. cut through bone.
4. advance pin placement.
3. Purchasing the most affordable medications possible - answer✔Which of the following would
be considered a poor inventory control practice?
1. Using control cards or a computer system for inventory control
2. Closely monitoring expiration dates of the stored products
3. Purchasing the most affordable medications possible
4. Arranging medications based on frequency of use
3. Mannitol - answer✔Which of the following drugs would be used to reduce intracranial
pressure?
1. Atropine
2. Pimobendan
3. Mannitol
4. Prazosin
2. It crosses the placental barrier but has little effect on the fetus. - answer✔Which of the
following statements would be true of the anesthetic agent guaifenesin?
1. It crosses the placental barrier but has no effect on the fetus.
