VT102 Anesthesia Review questions and
answers
Anesthesia machines function to deliver all of the following, except: ✔✔to
remove oxygen
Nitrous oxide cylinders are painted what color? ✔✔blue
The benefits of placing an arterial catheter include all of the following
except: ✔✔Ability to obtain central venous pressure
What will the approximate blood volume of a 40-g adult mouse be? ✔✔3
mL
Which of the following is the ideal way to assess ventilation in the horse?
✔✔blood gas analysis
In the feline patient, the spinal cord ends at the level of which of the
following vertebra? ✔✔L7
Apneustic breathing patterns are frequently seen in cats when high doses
of _________ are used. ✔✔Ketamine
The width of the blood pressure cuff in a dog should be what percentage of
the circumference of the leg? ✔✔40%
,Which drug is an antagonist of xylazine? ✔✔Yohimbine
You must extract multiple molars and premolars on the lower left and right
dental arcade. Which of the following local blocks can be used to provide
pain relief both during and after the procedure? ✔✔Inferior alveolar block
All of the following patients would be a good candidate for etomidate as the
induction drug, except for patients that are experiencing: ✔✔-Cesarean
section
-Known cardiac disease
-Cardiovascular instability resulting from trauma
Which of the following would be considered a complication of recovery for a
patient that had a foreign body removed from the trachea? ✔✔Airway
obstruction resulting from swelling
Which of the following products listed would be considered a colloid
solution? ✔✔Hetastarch
You are monitoring a 12-year-old dog for a humeral fracture repair. You
notice that the complexes on the ECG are intermittently wide and bizarre;
otherwise, the rhythm is normal. Which arrhythmia is most likely occurring?
✔✔ventricular premature complexes
Which drug is the most potent sedative?
, Xylazine
Detomidine
Acepromazine
Diazepam ✔✔Detomidine
Which of the following best represents systolic blood pressure? ✔✔The
pressure measured when the left ventricle contracts
Which of the following types of pain is most associated with trauma or
surgery? ✔✔adaptive pain
Which of the following is a direct response of epinephrine administration?
✔✔vasoconstriction
What could be a complication from improper intubation? ✔✔Pressure
necrosis of the tracheal mucosa
Which of the following can result in decreased drug binding, prolonged
recoveries, and relative overdose from highly protein-bound drugs? ✔✔Low
total protein and low albumin
answers
Anesthesia machines function to deliver all of the following, except: ✔✔to
remove oxygen
Nitrous oxide cylinders are painted what color? ✔✔blue
The benefits of placing an arterial catheter include all of the following
except: ✔✔Ability to obtain central venous pressure
What will the approximate blood volume of a 40-g adult mouse be? ✔✔3
mL
Which of the following is the ideal way to assess ventilation in the horse?
✔✔blood gas analysis
In the feline patient, the spinal cord ends at the level of which of the
following vertebra? ✔✔L7
Apneustic breathing patterns are frequently seen in cats when high doses
of _________ are used. ✔✔Ketamine
The width of the blood pressure cuff in a dog should be what percentage of
the circumference of the leg? ✔✔40%
,Which drug is an antagonist of xylazine? ✔✔Yohimbine
You must extract multiple molars and premolars on the lower left and right
dental arcade. Which of the following local blocks can be used to provide
pain relief both during and after the procedure? ✔✔Inferior alveolar block
All of the following patients would be a good candidate for etomidate as the
induction drug, except for patients that are experiencing: ✔✔-Cesarean
section
-Known cardiac disease
-Cardiovascular instability resulting from trauma
Which of the following would be considered a complication of recovery for a
patient that had a foreign body removed from the trachea? ✔✔Airway
obstruction resulting from swelling
Which of the following products listed would be considered a colloid
solution? ✔✔Hetastarch
You are monitoring a 12-year-old dog for a humeral fracture repair. You
notice that the complexes on the ECG are intermittently wide and bizarre;
otherwise, the rhythm is normal. Which arrhythmia is most likely occurring?
✔✔ventricular premature complexes
Which drug is the most potent sedative?
, Xylazine
Detomidine
Acepromazine
Diazepam ✔✔Detomidine
Which of the following best represents systolic blood pressure? ✔✔The
pressure measured when the left ventricle contracts
Which of the following types of pain is most associated with trauma or
surgery? ✔✔adaptive pain
Which of the following is a direct response of epinephrine administration?
✔✔vasoconstriction
What could be a complication from improper intubation? ✔✔Pressure
necrosis of the tracheal mucosa
Which of the following can result in decreased drug binding, prolonged
recoveries, and relative overdose from highly protein-bound drugs? ✔✔Low
total protein and low albumin
