Exam Questions and CORRECT Answers
Which of the following statements define regional anesthesia? - CORRECT ANSWER -
Loss of sensation in a limited area of the body produced by administration of a local anesthesia.
if an oxygen flowmeter uses a ball for oxygen readings, where is the reading taken from to
determine flow of oxygen in the system? - CORRECT ANSWER - the center of the ball
Which of the following statements define balanced anesthesia? - CORRECT ANSWER -
administration of multiple drugs concurrently in smaller quantities than would be required if
each were administered alone
Which of the following terms refers to a loss of sensation in a small area of the body produced
by administration of a local anesthetic? - CORRECT ANSWER - local anesthesia
Which of these statements regarding anesthesia is incorrect? - CORRECT ANSWER -
anesthetic agents have wide therapeutic indices.
physical examinations are an important step when assessing the patient's risk factor. Which of
the following statements is incorrect, as it refers to PE findings? - CORRECT ANSWER -
a dog with a body condition score of 8/9 will require more anesthetic per unit body weight than a
dog of the same breed with a body condition score of 5/9.
when a capnometer is combined with a continuous graphical display, the monitoring device is
referred to as a: - CORRECT ANSWER - capnograph
using a Doppler for blood pressure measurement will yield which of the following readings? -
CORRECT ANSWER - systolic
, when using the emergency oxygen flush valve, what step must the technician also do
simultaneously? - CORRECT ANSWER - disconnect the patient from the breathing circuit
to avoid barotrauma
You have a patient that looks asleep, will not respond to voice, but will respond to pain. Which
of the following would describe it's level of consciousness? - CORRECT ANSWER -
stuporous
Which of the following is used for direct blood pressure monitoring? - CORRECT
ANSWER - arterial catheter
Which of the following products listed would be considered a colloid solution? - CORRECT
ANSWER - hetastarch
What is the function of a vaporizer? - CORRECT ANSWER - to deliver safe and effective
levels of anesthetic gas
Which of the following fluids listed is an example of a colloid? - CORRECT ANSWER -
whole blood
You have a calm canine patient that mist be anesthetized. Which of the following conditions
could present the greatest risk of anesthesia? - CORRECT ANSWER - wheezing while
breathing
Which of the following inhaled anesthetics has a very low boiling point and therefore has to be
contained within an electrically heated chamber? - CORRECT ANSWER - desflurane
Which of the following patients would be of the greatest concern regarding the patent airway
when anesthesia is being considered? - CORRECT ANSWER - brachiocephalic breeds
What does the term minutes volume mean? - CORRECT ANSWER - the sum of all gas
volumes exhaled in 1 min.