VTNE Practice Test B – Veterinary Technician National Exam –
Veterinary Assisting Program – Academic Year 2026 – Exam Practice
Material
C, A, D, B - correct answer ✔✔ Given the following four patients in an emergency clinic staffed
by one veterinarian and one veterinary technician:
A. a dog bleeding profusely from a paw laceration
B. a cat that has been inappetant for 3 days
C. a rabbit with dyspnea
D. a dog with a suspected hock dislocation
In which order should the technician recommend that the veterinarian see the patients?
electrocardiograph - correct answer ✔✔ Which of the following monitoring devices displays
heart rate and rhythm?
sodium hypochlorite - correct answer ✔✔ In the suspected presence of viral enteritis, which of
the following would be the agent of choice to disinfect an area?
doxapram - correct answer ✔✔ Which of the following drugs is injected sublingually to
stimulate breathing of neonates after delivery by cesarean section?
sodium - correct answer ✔✔ The osmotic pressure of body fluids is primarily maintained by
which of the following ions?
oxytocin - correct answer ✔✔ Dystocia caused by uterine inertia is commonly treated with:
3,000 cells/uL - correct answer ✔✔ If a patient has a WBC count of 10,000/uL showing 30%
monocytes and 70% lymphocytes, the patient's absolute monocyte count is:
, poor visceral analgesia - correct answer ✔✔ One characteristic of dissociative anesthesia is:
1 fl oz = 30 ml - correct answer ✔✔ Which of the following conversions is most accurate?
dentin - correct answer ✔✔ The part of the mature tooth that is continuously deposited
throughout life by odontoblasts is the:
hypercapnia and atelectasis - correct answer ✔✔ Anesthetized patients should be periodically
ventilated to control the development of:
air - correct answer ✔✔ Which of the following will absorb the fewest x-rays?
buccal edge of the upper arcade and lingual edge of the lower arcade - correct answer ✔✔
Horses develop enamel points on which surfaces of the teeth?
arterial oxygen saturation - correct answer ✔✔ Pulse oximetry is a noninvasive method of
measuring:
bone curette - correct answer ✔✔ The appropriate surgical instrument for harvesting an
autogenous bone graft is a/an:
apex - correct answer ✔✔ The tip of the tooth root is called the:
hind paw - correct answer ✔✔ A metatarsal bone is located in the:
ascites - correct answer ✔✔ Abdominal distention caused by fluid accumulation is commonly
known as:
Veterinary Assisting Program – Academic Year 2026 – Exam Practice
Material
C, A, D, B - correct answer ✔✔ Given the following four patients in an emergency clinic staffed
by one veterinarian and one veterinary technician:
A. a dog bleeding profusely from a paw laceration
B. a cat that has been inappetant for 3 days
C. a rabbit with dyspnea
D. a dog with a suspected hock dislocation
In which order should the technician recommend that the veterinarian see the patients?
electrocardiograph - correct answer ✔✔ Which of the following monitoring devices displays
heart rate and rhythm?
sodium hypochlorite - correct answer ✔✔ In the suspected presence of viral enteritis, which of
the following would be the agent of choice to disinfect an area?
doxapram - correct answer ✔✔ Which of the following drugs is injected sublingually to
stimulate breathing of neonates after delivery by cesarean section?
sodium - correct answer ✔✔ The osmotic pressure of body fluids is primarily maintained by
which of the following ions?
oxytocin - correct answer ✔✔ Dystocia caused by uterine inertia is commonly treated with:
3,000 cells/uL - correct answer ✔✔ If a patient has a WBC count of 10,000/uL showing 30%
monocytes and 70% lymphocytes, the patient's absolute monocyte count is:
, poor visceral analgesia - correct answer ✔✔ One characteristic of dissociative anesthesia is:
1 fl oz = 30 ml - correct answer ✔✔ Which of the following conversions is most accurate?
dentin - correct answer ✔✔ The part of the mature tooth that is continuously deposited
throughout life by odontoblasts is the:
hypercapnia and atelectasis - correct answer ✔✔ Anesthetized patients should be periodically
ventilated to control the development of:
air - correct answer ✔✔ Which of the following will absorb the fewest x-rays?
buccal edge of the upper arcade and lingual edge of the lower arcade - correct answer ✔✔
Horses develop enamel points on which surfaces of the teeth?
arterial oxygen saturation - correct answer ✔✔ Pulse oximetry is a noninvasive method of
measuring:
bone curette - correct answer ✔✔ The appropriate surgical instrument for harvesting an
autogenous bone graft is a/an:
apex - correct answer ✔✔ The tip of the tooth root is called the:
hind paw - correct answer ✔✔ A metatarsal bone is located in the:
ascites - correct answer ✔✔ Abdominal distention caused by fluid accumulation is commonly
known as:
