VTNE Practice Questions

VTNE Practice Questions What is a sarcolemma? A calcium storage unit in the muscle A contractile cell in the muscle Connective tissue putting muscle fibers into groups The cell membrane which encloses a muscle fiber - The cell membrane which encloses a muscle fiber ` You make a 1:5 dilution of a serum sample and measure the urea nitrogen. The analyzer reads that the concentration of urea nitrogen is 30 mg/dl. What is the urea nitrogen level of the patient's serum? 35 mg/dl 120 mg/dl 6 mg/dl 180 mg/dl 150 mg/dl - 150 mg/dl When a dilution is made prior to analyzing a sample, you must multiply that dilution factor with the reported value to obtain the true level in the sample. In this case, the sample was diluted by a factor of 5. Therefore, 30 x 5 = 150 The National Association of Veterinary Technicians in America adopting a code of ethics is an example of which branch of ethics? Descriptive ethics Normal ethics Administrative ethics Official ethics - Official ethics Which of the following drugs is NOT useful in the treatment of seizures? Potassium bromide Butorphanol Phenobarbital Propofol Diazepam - Butorphanol Butorphanol is an opiate partial agonist and is mostly used as an antitussive, analgesic, or sedative. You are reading a cardiologist report discussing tricuspid valve insufficiency and grade 3 murmur. The mitral valve is said to be normal. If you listened to this patient, where would you expect to hear the murmur the loudest? Sternal Left side cranial portion of the chest Left side caudal portion of the chest Right side - Right side The tricuspid valve is located between the right atrium and right ventricle. Which of these forms of chocolate contains the highest concentration of theobromine? Unsweetened baking chocolate White chocolate Semi-sweet chocolate Milk chocolate - Unsweetened baking chocolate The correct answer is unsweetened baking chocolate. This contains about 7 times more theobromine than milk chocolate. White chocolate has very little methylxanthines. Semi-sweet chocolate rates in between. Theobromine per oz. of milk chocolate= 44-60 mg/oz Baker's chocolate has 390-450 mg/oz, Semi-sweet chocolate has about half as much as Baker's or dark chocolate. How are bladder stone types identified? Submit to lab for analysis Gross examination Check the urine pH Look for crystals on the urinalysis - Submit to lab for analysis