VTNE EXAM
COMPLETE QUESTIONS AND DETAILED SOLUTIONS
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Question 1: What does the presence of petechiae and ecchymoses
indicate in a patient?
A. Anemia
B. Coagulation disorder
C. Dehydration
D. Hypertension
Answer:
Coagulation disorder
Petechiae, or pinpoint bruising of the tissue surfaces, and ecchymoses, or wide
bruised areas on the tissue surfaces, indicate dysfunction of coagulation
mechanisms. Anemia can result from bleeding disorders, although not always
present with the two signs. Dehydration is related to fluid balance and is unrelated
to petechiae and ecchymoses. Hypertension is an elevation of the blood pressure,
which is also unrelated.
Question 2: Which of the following describes a patient suffering
from mastitis?
A. Hard, painful nipple, and galactostasis.
B. Hypocalcemia, muscle spasms, fever, tachycardia, and seizures.
C. In hard labor for 30 to 60 minutes with no new young produced.
D. Vaginal discharge, vomiting, diarrhea, dehydration, anorexia,
polyuria, and polydipsia.
Answer:
, Hard, painful nipple and galactostasis
Mastitis results in hard, painful nipple, and galactostasis (loss of milk production).
Eclampsia is a condition of hypocalcemia arising from lactation, resulting in muscle
spasms, fever, tachycardia, and seizures. Hard labor for 30 to 60 minutes with no
new young is a form of dystocia. Vaginal discharge, vomiting, diarrhea, dehydration,
anorexia, polyuria, and polydipsia are all signs of pyometra.
Question 3: Which of the following is least likely to be available for
at-home induction of emesis?
A. Apomorphine
B. Syrup of ipecac
C. Hydrogen peroxide
D. Salt
Answer:
Apomorphine
Apomorphine is a medical drug that is not found outside a veterinary clinic. Syrup of
ipecac, hydrogen peroxide, and salt are all readily available in any grocery store.
Question 4: Polyuria and polydipsia are not commonly seen in what
endocrine disorder?
A. Hyperadrenocorticism
B. Diabetes insipidus
C. Hyperparathyroidism
D. Diabetes mellitus
Answer:
, Hyperparathyroidism
Many animals will show no clinical signs of primary hyperparathyroidism; it is
usually diagnosed on a routine serum chemistry examination. Therefore,
polydipsia/polyuria (PU/PD) is not commonly seen in hyperparathyroidism. In
hyperadrenocorticism, diabetes insipidus, and diabetes mellitus, PU/PD is a
common clinical sign.
Question 5: The prefix atel- refers to which of the following?
A. Injury
B. Intestines
C. Incomplete
D. Inward
Answer:
Incomplete
The prefix atel- refers to being incomplete. The prefix noci- refers to injury. The
prefix enter- refers to intestines. The prefixes em- and en- refer to inward.
Question 6: Which of these tubes must never be placed on a blood
rocker after being filled with blood? .
A. Blue top
B. Green top
C. Purple top
D. Red top
Answer:
, Red top
Red top tubes should be left in a rack to clot; they should not be rocked to prevent
coagulation. Blue, green, and purple top tubes all contain an anticoagulant and
therefore should be rocked gently in the rocker until they can be read.
Question 7: A patient is to be prepared for a femoral head
ostectomy. What part of the body is prepped?
A. Top of the head
B. Hip
C. Shoulder
D. Lumbar spine
Answer:
Hip
A femoral head ostectomy is the removal of the proximal end of the femur, which is
located in the hip. The head, shoulder, and spine are insignificant.
Question 8: Looking under a microscope at a blood smear, you see
erythrocytes that are elliptical, not nucleated, and lacking central
pallor. From which species was this sample most likely collected?
A. Bird
B. Horse
C. Llama
D. Snake
Answer:
COMPLETE QUESTIONS AND DETAILED SOLUTIONS
LATEST UPDATE THIS YEAR JUST RELEASED
Question 1: What does the presence of petechiae and ecchymoses
indicate in a patient?
A. Anemia
B. Coagulation disorder
C. Dehydration
D. Hypertension
Answer:
Coagulation disorder
Petechiae, or pinpoint bruising of the tissue surfaces, and ecchymoses, or wide
bruised areas on the tissue surfaces, indicate dysfunction of coagulation
mechanisms. Anemia can result from bleeding disorders, although not always
present with the two signs. Dehydration is related to fluid balance and is unrelated
to petechiae and ecchymoses. Hypertension is an elevation of the blood pressure,
which is also unrelated.
Question 2: Which of the following describes a patient suffering
from mastitis?
A. Hard, painful nipple, and galactostasis.
B. Hypocalcemia, muscle spasms, fever, tachycardia, and seizures.
C. In hard labor for 30 to 60 minutes with no new young produced.
D. Vaginal discharge, vomiting, diarrhea, dehydration, anorexia,
polyuria, and polydipsia.
Answer:
, Hard, painful nipple and galactostasis
Mastitis results in hard, painful nipple, and galactostasis (loss of milk production).
Eclampsia is a condition of hypocalcemia arising from lactation, resulting in muscle
spasms, fever, tachycardia, and seizures. Hard labor for 30 to 60 minutes with no
new young is a form of dystocia. Vaginal discharge, vomiting, diarrhea, dehydration,
anorexia, polyuria, and polydipsia are all signs of pyometra.
Question 3: Which of the following is least likely to be available for
at-home induction of emesis?
A. Apomorphine
B. Syrup of ipecac
C. Hydrogen peroxide
D. Salt
Answer:
Apomorphine
Apomorphine is a medical drug that is not found outside a veterinary clinic. Syrup of
ipecac, hydrogen peroxide, and salt are all readily available in any grocery store.
Question 4: Polyuria and polydipsia are not commonly seen in what
endocrine disorder?
A. Hyperadrenocorticism
B. Diabetes insipidus
C. Hyperparathyroidism
D. Diabetes mellitus
Answer:
, Hyperparathyroidism
Many animals will show no clinical signs of primary hyperparathyroidism; it is
usually diagnosed on a routine serum chemistry examination. Therefore,
polydipsia/polyuria (PU/PD) is not commonly seen in hyperparathyroidism. In
hyperadrenocorticism, diabetes insipidus, and diabetes mellitus, PU/PD is a
common clinical sign.
Question 5: The prefix atel- refers to which of the following?
A. Injury
B. Intestines
C. Incomplete
D. Inward
Answer:
Incomplete
The prefix atel- refers to being incomplete. The prefix noci- refers to injury. The
prefix enter- refers to intestines. The prefixes em- and en- refer to inward.
Question 6: Which of these tubes must never be placed on a blood
rocker after being filled with blood? .
A. Blue top
B. Green top
C. Purple top
D. Red top
Answer:
, Red top
Red top tubes should be left in a rack to clot; they should not be rocked to prevent
coagulation. Blue, green, and purple top tubes all contain an anticoagulant and
therefore should be rocked gently in the rocker until they can be read.
Question 7: A patient is to be prepared for a femoral head
ostectomy. What part of the body is prepped?
A. Top of the head
B. Hip
C. Shoulder
D. Lumbar spine
Answer:
Hip
A femoral head ostectomy is the removal of the proximal end of the femur, which is
located in the hip. The head, shoulder, and spine are insignificant.
Question 8: Looking under a microscope at a blood smear, you see
erythrocytes that are elliptical, not nucleated, and lacking central
pallor. From which species was this sample most likely collected?
A. Bird
B. Horse
C. Llama
D. Snake
Answer:
