VTNE/VET TECH PREP |ACTUAL QUESTIONS AND
VERIFIED ANSWERS|BRAND NEW 2026-2027
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Question 1
A horse with flared nostrils and a heave line from the tuber coxae towards the elbow with
forced expiration likely has which of the following conditions?
A.) Congestive heart failure
B.) Obstructive airway disease
C.) Lead poisoning
D.) Laminitis
CORRECT ANSWER
Answer: Obstructive airway disease
These symptoms are typical of a horse with chronic increased respiratory effort.
Coughing, weight loss, lack of energy, and exercise intolerance are also signs of this
condition, termed "chronic obstructive pulmonary disease" (COPD). It is more common
in older horses that are stabled during winter months. It is helpful to turn these horses
out to pasture to help control the disease. COPD is similar to asthma in humans.
Question 2
A rupture or tear in the thoracic duct would result in which of the following?
A.) Chylothorax
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,B.) Pyothorax
C.) Pericardial effusion
D.) Hemoabdomen
CORRECT ANSWER
Answer: Chylothorax
Chyle (a fluid high in chylomicrons and lymph) effuses from the thoracic duct into the
pleural space if the thoracic duct tears or ruptures (usually trauma-related). The effusion
typically appears as a milky white fluid and is odorless. This is only one cause of
chylothorax. Other causes include lymphangiectasia, lung lobe torsion, heartworm
disease, cardiomyopathy, neoplasia, idiopathic, and others.
If the triglyceride level of the effusion is greater than that of peripheral blood, this can
help to determine the effusion is chylous.
The necropsy on this animal reveals a chylous effusion. Note the milky appearance of the
fluid.
Question 3
What does it mean if an animal is a paratenic host of a parasite?
CORRECT ANSWER
Answer: The parasite does not undergo development on the animal
A paratenic host is also known as a transport host. This indicates a type of intermediate
host on which a parasite does not undergo development into the next stage. The
definitive host harbors the adult, sexual stage of a parasite. The intermediate host
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, harbors larval, asexual, or immature forms of a parasite. A reservoir host is another
vertebrate host for a parasite that serves as a source of infection for people or domestic
animals.
Question 4
Canine parvovirus causes which of the following laboratory changes?
A.) Neutrophilia
B.) Neutropenia
C.) Hemolytic anemia
D.) Thrombocytopenia
CORRECT ANSWER
Answer: Neutropenia
Parvoviral enteritis causes severe vomiting and diarrhea, which leads to dehydration and
often sepsis and fever. The sepsis (overwhelming infection) leads to a low neutrophil
count.
Question 5
In a cow that is having difficulty calving and seems to have her legs splaying out from
underneath her, you are most concerned about damage to which nerve?
CORRECT ANSWER
Answer: Obturator
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, Obturator nerve paralysis (ONP) is most common. This nerve is responsible for adducting
the hind limbs and runs from the spinal cord into the birth canal before it innervates the
inner thighs. During birthing, this nerve can become crushed and lead to this problem.
Question 6
Which of the following tests would be most helpful in the diagnosis of feline pancreatitis?
A.) Serum glucose
B.) Serum pancreatic lipase immunoreactivity (PLI)
C.) Serum amylase
D.) Serum lipase
CORRECT ANSWER
Answer: Serum pancreatic lipase immunoreactivity (PLI)
Amylase and lipase are not sufficiently sensitive or specific in the cat to diagnose
pancreatitis, but PLI has been shown to correlate very well with the presence and
severity of pancreatitis in cats.
Question 7
What technique should be used to obtain a lateral oblique radiograph of the left tympanic
bulla?
CORRECT ANSWER
Answer:
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VERIFIED ANSWERS|BRAND NEW 2026-2027
UPDATE|GRADED A+
Question 1
A horse with flared nostrils and a heave line from the tuber coxae towards the elbow with
forced expiration likely has which of the following conditions?
A.) Congestive heart failure
B.) Obstructive airway disease
C.) Lead poisoning
D.) Laminitis
CORRECT ANSWER
Answer: Obstructive airway disease
These symptoms are typical of a horse with chronic increased respiratory effort.
Coughing, weight loss, lack of energy, and exercise intolerance are also signs of this
condition, termed "chronic obstructive pulmonary disease" (COPD). It is more common
in older horses that are stabled during winter months. It is helpful to turn these horses
out to pasture to help control the disease. COPD is similar to asthma in humans.
Question 2
A rupture or tear in the thoracic duct would result in which of the following?
A.) Chylothorax
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,B.) Pyothorax
C.) Pericardial effusion
D.) Hemoabdomen
CORRECT ANSWER
Answer: Chylothorax
Chyle (a fluid high in chylomicrons and lymph) effuses from the thoracic duct into the
pleural space if the thoracic duct tears or ruptures (usually trauma-related). The effusion
typically appears as a milky white fluid and is odorless. This is only one cause of
chylothorax. Other causes include lymphangiectasia, lung lobe torsion, heartworm
disease, cardiomyopathy, neoplasia, idiopathic, and others.
If the triglyceride level of the effusion is greater than that of peripheral blood, this can
help to determine the effusion is chylous.
The necropsy on this animal reveals a chylous effusion. Note the milky appearance of the
fluid.
Question 3
What does it mean if an animal is a paratenic host of a parasite?
CORRECT ANSWER
Answer: The parasite does not undergo development on the animal
A paratenic host is also known as a transport host. This indicates a type of intermediate
host on which a parasite does not undergo development into the next stage. The
definitive host harbors the adult, sexual stage of a parasite. The intermediate host
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, harbors larval, asexual, or immature forms of a parasite. A reservoir host is another
vertebrate host for a parasite that serves as a source of infection for people or domestic
animals.
Question 4
Canine parvovirus causes which of the following laboratory changes?
A.) Neutrophilia
B.) Neutropenia
C.) Hemolytic anemia
D.) Thrombocytopenia
CORRECT ANSWER
Answer: Neutropenia
Parvoviral enteritis causes severe vomiting and diarrhea, which leads to dehydration and
often sepsis and fever. The sepsis (overwhelming infection) leads to a low neutrophil
count.
Question 5
In a cow that is having difficulty calving and seems to have her legs splaying out from
underneath her, you are most concerned about damage to which nerve?
CORRECT ANSWER
Answer: Obturator
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, Obturator nerve paralysis (ONP) is most common. This nerve is responsible for adducting
the hind limbs and runs from the spinal cord into the birth canal before it innervates the
inner thighs. During birthing, this nerve can become crushed and lead to this problem.
Question 6
Which of the following tests would be most helpful in the diagnosis of feline pancreatitis?
A.) Serum glucose
B.) Serum pancreatic lipase immunoreactivity (PLI)
C.) Serum amylase
D.) Serum lipase
CORRECT ANSWER
Answer: Serum pancreatic lipase immunoreactivity (PLI)
Amylase and lipase are not sufficiently sensitive or specific in the cat to diagnose
pancreatitis, but PLI has been shown to correlate very well with the presence and
severity of pancreatitis in cats.
Question 7
What technique should be used to obtain a lateral oblique radiograph of the left tympanic
bulla?
CORRECT ANSWER
Answer:
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