,AAVSB VTNE Practice Questions and Answers
2025/2026 – Volume 2: Veterinary Technician
National Exam Review with Clinical,
Pharmacological, Surgical, and Diagnostic Topics.
Sick, large animal neonates require a lot of nursing care. Ideally, the animal is housed with the dam,
and if necessary, a small area is accessible for the neonate if procedures or care is necessary without
the mother's presence. Ensuring that the neonate remains clean and dry is paramount to preventing
complications.
All of the following factors play a role in bedding used to care for neonates, except:
Durability
How is parenteral feeding administered?
intravenously
Your veterinarian requested that direct fecal smears be performed on a dog, cat, and rat from the
same household. The rat shows no clinical signs of disease, but because it resides in the same
household, a sample was brought for the rat. The dog, a four-month-old puppy, and the cat show
watery, mucoid diarrhea that isn't going away. When performing this fecal smear, you suspect a
zoonotic disease and alert your veterinarian to the concern.
You suspect which of the following diseases?
Cryptospordium parvum
Many general practitioners, not just oncologists, administer chemotherapeutic agents today. Care is
needed when using these drugs, as many are possibly teratogenic, mutagenic, or carcinogenic. A
chemo spill kit should be readily available for anyone using chemotherapy in their practice.
All of the following should be provided in a chemotherapy spill kit except:
Surgical gowns
Which of the following measures is always taken in order to protect the eyes of a patient during
dissociative anesthesia?
Application of a corneal lubricant
A goat has a history of urolithiasis and has been blocked three times before. He has had multiple
procedures to relieve the obstruction over the years but continues to make stones. The goat is a pet
and beloved friend of the owner's now nine-year-old daughter. The surgeon has evaluated the urethra
and appreciates a stricture.
What salvage procedure can be used to give this goat another chance?
Bladder marsupialization
, If a drug is to be administered at 5 mg/kg, what is the correct dose for a 25-pound dog? (Round to the
nearest whole number.)
57 mg
You have an equine patient requiring a dental procedure. The veterinarian suspects there may be a
diseased tooth and wants your opinion on what drugs you feel will work for adequate sedation and
pain management for the procedure. The patient is a bit high-strung.
Which of the following medications would you suggest should be included in the anesthetic protocol?
Detomidine
In many species, which of the following often results in an emergency cesarean section?
Dystocia
Which species among all that we commonly treat in veterinary medicine provides the biggest
anesthetic challenge?
The equine patient
What is the term used to describe any disorder that disrupts an animal's ability to form blood clots,
potentially resulting in excessive bleeding and bruising?
Coagulopathy
You admit a very dehydrated two-kg puppy who presented laterally recumbent with clinical signs and
diagnostics consistent with parvovirus. You need venous access, and the pet is too dehydrated for a
peripheral catheter. The veterinarian requests a jugular catheter be placed.
How do you determine the required distance for insertion?
Estimate by measuring the distance from the intended insertion site to the caudal edge of the triceps
muscle
Which of the following describes allodynia?
A pain response to a stimulus that is not usually painful
Many camelids are raised in zoos or used for fiber production for clothing, most commonly alpacas.
You are responding to a farm call with your veterinarian during the warm months for a new owner
just starting out with alpacas. You need to educate them on various common medical concerns in
these new world camelids.
Which of the following would you not need to discuss with them?
Abortion in the second trimester
When considering which inhalant anesthetic to use for your patient, all the following factors affect the
concentration of the inhalant anesthetics except:
Inhalant's potency
2025/2026 – Volume 2: Veterinary Technician
National Exam Review with Clinical,
Pharmacological, Surgical, and Diagnostic Topics.
Sick, large animal neonates require a lot of nursing care. Ideally, the animal is housed with the dam,
and if necessary, a small area is accessible for the neonate if procedures or care is necessary without
the mother's presence. Ensuring that the neonate remains clean and dry is paramount to preventing
complications.
All of the following factors play a role in bedding used to care for neonates, except:
Durability
How is parenteral feeding administered?
intravenously
Your veterinarian requested that direct fecal smears be performed on a dog, cat, and rat from the
same household. The rat shows no clinical signs of disease, but because it resides in the same
household, a sample was brought for the rat. The dog, a four-month-old puppy, and the cat show
watery, mucoid diarrhea that isn't going away. When performing this fecal smear, you suspect a
zoonotic disease and alert your veterinarian to the concern.
You suspect which of the following diseases?
Cryptospordium parvum
Many general practitioners, not just oncologists, administer chemotherapeutic agents today. Care is
needed when using these drugs, as many are possibly teratogenic, mutagenic, or carcinogenic. A
chemo spill kit should be readily available for anyone using chemotherapy in their practice.
All of the following should be provided in a chemotherapy spill kit except:
Surgical gowns
Which of the following measures is always taken in order to protect the eyes of a patient during
dissociative anesthesia?
Application of a corneal lubricant
A goat has a history of urolithiasis and has been blocked three times before. He has had multiple
procedures to relieve the obstruction over the years but continues to make stones. The goat is a pet
and beloved friend of the owner's now nine-year-old daughter. The surgeon has evaluated the urethra
and appreciates a stricture.
What salvage procedure can be used to give this goat another chance?
Bladder marsupialization
, If a drug is to be administered at 5 mg/kg, what is the correct dose for a 25-pound dog? (Round to the
nearest whole number.)
57 mg
You have an equine patient requiring a dental procedure. The veterinarian suspects there may be a
diseased tooth and wants your opinion on what drugs you feel will work for adequate sedation and
pain management for the procedure. The patient is a bit high-strung.
Which of the following medications would you suggest should be included in the anesthetic protocol?
Detomidine
In many species, which of the following often results in an emergency cesarean section?
Dystocia
Which species among all that we commonly treat in veterinary medicine provides the biggest
anesthetic challenge?
The equine patient
What is the term used to describe any disorder that disrupts an animal's ability to form blood clots,
potentially resulting in excessive bleeding and bruising?
Coagulopathy
You admit a very dehydrated two-kg puppy who presented laterally recumbent with clinical signs and
diagnostics consistent with parvovirus. You need venous access, and the pet is too dehydrated for a
peripheral catheter. The veterinarian requests a jugular catheter be placed.
How do you determine the required distance for insertion?
Estimate by measuring the distance from the intended insertion site to the caudal edge of the triceps
muscle
Which of the following describes allodynia?
A pain response to a stimulus that is not usually painful
Many camelids are raised in zoos or used for fiber production for clothing, most commonly alpacas.
You are responding to a farm call with your veterinarian during the warm months for a new owner
just starting out with alpacas. You need to educate them on various common medical concerns in
these new world camelids.
Which of the following would you not need to discuss with them?
Abortion in the second trimester
When considering which inhalant anesthetic to use for your patient, all the following factors affect the
concentration of the inhalant anesthetics except:
Inhalant's potency
