Study Guide for Vet Assistant Exam NAVTA Questions and Complete Solutions Graded A+

NAVTA Practice Test Questions and Complete Solutions Graded A+ The ____ method is the most common way to file a medical record in a veterinary practice. - Answer: Alphabetical Most states require a veterinary practice to keep medical records for ____ years. - Answer: Seven The temperature and heart rate are examples of ____ information. - Answer: Objective Which vaccine is legally required to give to most animals? - Answer: Rabies Where is the SOAP format most commonly used in a medical record? - Answer: Progress notes In the SOAP format, where would you find the chief complaint? - Answer: Subjective Who owns the physical medical record? - Answer: The veterinary clinic When you make a mistake in a medical record, you should ____. - Answer: Use 1 line, correct it and initial it A kennel worker just let a dog get loose and it was hit by a car. Who is legally liable for that action? - Answer: The veterinarian What organization sets the standards of care for veterinary patients? - Answer: AVMA Which career(s) require a state and national board exam as part of their certification? - Answer: Veterinarian, Veterinary technician. If a veterinary staff member is under direct supervision that means ____. - Answer: The veterinarian is in the hospital with them. The Veterinary Practice Act is ____. - Answer: State regulations for all veterinary professionals. VCPR stands for ____. - Answer: Veterinary Client Patient Relationship. VCPR must be maintained every ____. - Answer: 1 year. The FDA regulates ____. - Answer: Pharmaceuticals and supplements that enter into food animals. The DEA regulates ____. - Answer: Controlled pharmaceuticals. The MSDS can be found _____. - Answer: In the right to know station. If a staff member is allergic to latex, they can use ____ gloves. - Answer: Nitrile. A health certificate is valid for ____. - Answer: One month. An example of an "over the counter" veterinary drug would be ____. - Answer: Flea shampoo. Dexamethasone is a common pharmaceutical that falls into the ____ category. - Answer: Steroid. A pharmaceutical that ____ is called a controlled drug. - Answer: Has addictive properties. When storing pesticides and chemicals, you should follow directions on the ____. - Answer: M.S.D.S. Vaccines are usually given using what route of administration? - Answer: S.Q., subcutaneous. A core vaccine for a cat would be ____. - Answer: Calicivirus. A core vaccine for a cat would be ____. - Answer: Feline herpesvirus. A core vaccine for a dog would be ____. - Answer: Parainfluenza. Lateral restraint means the animal is _____. - Answer: Laying on its side. An example of a zoonotic disease would be ____. - Answer: Ringworm. Rabies is spread through ____. - Answer: Contact with saliva. A normal pulse rate for a dog would be ____. - Answer: 80 beats per minute. A normal temperature for a dog would be ____. - Answer: 101 degrees Fahrenheit. A normal respiratory rate for a dog would be ____. - Answer: 20 breaths per minute. A normal pulse rate for a cat would be ____. - Answer: 200 beats per minute. A normal temperature for a cat would be ____. - Answer: 101.5 degrees Fahrenheit. A normal respiratory rate for a cat would be ____. - Answer: 27 breaths per minute. The anal sacs are located at the _____ position of the rectum. - Answer: 4 o'clock and 8 o'clock. Mite - Answer: Identify this parasite. Lice. - Answer: Identify this parasite. Flea. - Answer: Identify this parasite. Belgian Malanois. - Answer: Identify this dog. Australian Cattle Dog. - Answer: Identify this dog. Cairn Terrier. - Answer: Identify this dog. Wirehaired Fox Terrier. - Answer: Identify this dog. Brussels Griffon. - Answer: Identify this dog. Cavalier King Charles Spaniel - Answer: Identify this dog. Maine Coon - Answer: Identify this cat. Persian. - Answer: Identify this cat. Siamese. - Answer: Identify this cat. Dry kibble food is ____ percent moisture. - Answer: 10%. Wet foods have ____ percent moisture. - Answer: 75%. When calculating the dry matter basis in a dry food, you divide the percent of ingredient by ____. - Answer: 0.9. A syringe with a blood sample in it is called ____. - Answer: Hazardous waste. A needle used to give a vaccine is an example of ____. - Answer: Sharps. When sending hazardous waste to be disposed, you need to ____ the container. - Answer: Label & seal. When an animal is euthanized, they are given ____. - Answer: An overdose of an anesthetic drug. After an animal is euthanized, the body is ____. - Answer: Put into a cadaver bag and put into the freezer. An autoclave uses ____ to sterilize the instruments. - Answer: Pressure, heat, & time. An autoclave uses only ____ water. - Answer: Distilled. When cleaning a clinic, the ____ should be cleaned first. - Answer: Surgery room. Mayo scissor. - Answer: Identify this surgical instrument. Olson-Hegar Needle Holder. - Answer: Identify this surgical instrument. Allis Tissue Forceps. - Answer: Identify this surgical instrument. Spay Hook. - Answer: Identify this surgical instrument. Which suture would be bigger, 2-0 or 4-0? - Answer: 2-0. Which of these types of sutures are absorbable? - Answer: PDS. Which type of needle would be used to suture the skin? - Answer: Cutting. When using a steam autoclave, the correct time / temperature / pressure is ____. - Answer: 9 to 15 minutes / 15psi / 121 degrees Celsius. Senn Retractor. - Answer: Identify this retractor. #15 blade. - Answer: Identify this scalpel blade. #11 blade. - Answer: Identify this scalpel blade. #10 blade. - Answer: Identify this scalpel blade. Gelpi. - Answer: Identify this retractor. When handling rabies suspects, you would need to call _____. - Answer: Health department. When sending samples of a rabies suspect to a lab, you would send _____. - Answer: The brain. The animal is in what position for a VD radiograph? - Answer: On their back. If the animal is in right lateral recumbency, which side of the animal is touching the radiograph table? - Answer: The right side. An anterior-posterior radiograph is one that takes a picture ____. - Answer: From the front to back. X-ray cassette screens must be cleaned with ____. - Answer: Screen cleaner. If you are using manual developing techniques for radiographs, what will your film look like if your temperature on the chemicals is too high? - Answer: Dark. When refilling the processing chemicals for developing radiographs, you need to wear ____. - Answer: Gloves & Mask. A cat has renal failure. That means that the ____ isn't/aren't working. - Answer: Kidneys. A dog has gastritis. This means ____. - Answer: Inflammation of the stomach. A dog has hepatitis. This means ____. - Answer: Inflammation of the liver. A medication needs to be given P.O. This means ____. - Answer: Orally, by mouth. A dog needs ear medication P.R.N. This means ____. - Answer: As needed. A cat needs medication Q.I.D. This means ____. - Answer: 4 times a day. A cat needs a cystocentesis. Another way of saying this is ____. - Answer: Needle into the bladder. A dog needs medication O.S. This means ____. - Answer: Left eye. The name of the vein in the front leg is ____. - Answer: Cephalic. The vertebrae that make up the neck are called the ____. - Answer: Cervical. The vertebrae that make up the tail are called the ____. - Answer: Coccygeal. Slicker Brush. - Answer: Identify this grooming tool. Pin Brush. - Answer: Identify this grooming tool. Claw-Type Nail Trimmers - Answer: Identify this grooming tool. Guillotine Nail Trimmers. - Answer: Identify this grooming tool. Dremel - Answer: Identify this grooming tool. When restocking inventory, move old inventory to the ____. - Answer: Front. True or False: It is the sole responsibility of the inventory manager to keep track of items that are low and need to be ordered. - Answer: False If an animal is having a D.V. radiograph taken, the beam will be traveling ____. - Answer: Back to front. Before completing a contrast study of any type, you would need to make sure ____. - Answer: A survey film was taken to see what the animal looks like before given contrast medium. When preparing an animal for ultrasound, it is important to ____. - Answer: Clip the hair with a 40 blade. When measuring for a radiograph, you use ____. - Answer: Centimeters. What is a true indicator of an instrument pack being sterilized? - Answer: Indicator strip inside pack turning color. How do you convert kilograms to pounds? - Answer: Multiply by 2.2 What is the gestation period for a feline? - Answer: 63 days. What is the gestation period for a canine? - Answer: 63 days. A red top tube, once spun, will result in ____. - Answer: Serum. A purple top tube, once spun, will result in ____. - Answer: Plasma. What type of gloves should you never use when handling chemicals? - Answer: Vinyl. What instrument do you use to look into an ear? - Answer: Otoscope. The O.F.A. stands for ____. - Answer: Orthopedic Foundation for Animals. The C.F.A. stands for ____. - Answer: Cat Fanciers Association. The tooth surface that is on the inside of the teeth is called ____. - Answer: Lingual surface. The tooth surface that is on the outside of the teeth is called ____. - Answer: Buccal surface. If an animal won't eat its food, ____ will help increase its appetite. - Answer: Heating the food. The clipper blade that clips the shortest is the _____. - Answer: Number 40. The needle with the largest bore is the ____. - Answer: 14. The needle with the smallest bore is the ____. - Answer: 25. When scrubbing for surgery, the scrub should be ____. - Answer: Chlorhexadine, 3x, don't rinse. What position should an animal be in for an ovariohysterectomy? - Answer: Ventrodorsal. When restraining for an intravenous injection, you should ____. - Answer: Hold off until the vein is confirmed, then let off. You have a urine sample that has been refrigerated, when should you run the sample? - Answer: Wait until it is at room temperature. When collecting a free catch urine sample, it is important to ____. - Answer: Get a mid-stream sample. The term flocculent for describing urine means ____. - Answer: Cloudy. An I.M. injection is given ____. - Answer: In the muscle. A S.C. injection is given ____. - Answer: Under the skin. An invoice is another word for a ____. - Answer: Bill.