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| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| LONG TERM TOXICITY OF INHALANT ANESTHESTICS IS THOUGH TO BE CAUSED BY | RELEASE OF TOXIC METABOLITES DURING LIVER METABOLISM |
| THE ANESTHETIC MOST CLEARLY ASSOCIATED WITH NEUROLOGIC AND ADVERSE REPRODUCTIVE EFFECTS | NITROUS OXIDE |
| WHAT AN BE USED TO EFFECTIVELY MONITOR WASTE ANESTHETIC GAS LEVELS | PASSIVE DOSIMETER BADGE |
| TO CONDUCT A LOW-PRESSURE TEST ON AN ANESTHETIC MACHINE, YOU MUST | CLOSE THE POP OFF VALVE, TURN ON THE FLOW METER, OCCLUDE THE END OF THE CIRCUIT |
| HOW OFTEN SHOULD A TEST FOR LOW-PRESSURE LEAKS BE CONDUCTED | EACH DAY THE MACHINE IS USED |
| THE SAFEST WAY TO TRANSPORT A LARGE HIGH-PRESSURE TANK, SUCH AS AN OXYGEN TANK, IS BY | USING A HANDCART |
| A TECHNICIAN MAY REDUCE THE AMOUNT OF WASTE GASES BY | USING CUFFED ENDOTRACHEAL TUBES, ENSURING THAT THE ANESTHETIC MACHINE HAS BEEN TESTED FOR LEAKS, USING AN INJECTABLE AGENT RATHER THAN A MASK OR CHAMBER |
| IN UNITS ARE WASTE ANESTHETIC GAS LEVELS MEASURED | PARTS PER MILLION (PPM) |
| WHAT IS A SOURCE OF WASTE ANESTHETIC GASES | EXHALED BY THE PATIENT DURING RECOVERY |
| WHAT IS NOT A POTENTIAL LONG-TERM SIDE EFFECT OF WASTE GAS EXPOSURE | THYROID CANCER |
| WHAT IS THE MOST EFFECTIVE STRATEGY AT REDUCING WASTE GAS EXPOSURE | UTILIZE A SCAVENGING SYSTEM |
| WHAT INHALANT ANESTHETIC IS LEAST LIKELY TO CAUSE LONG-TERM SIDE EFFECT | ISOFLURANE |
| WHAT HOSPITAL AREAS CONTAIN THE LARGEST CONCENTRATION OF WASTE GAS | RECOVERY ROOM, SURGICAL SUITE, SURGICAL PREP ROOM |
| YOU ARE ABOUT TO USE THE ANESTHETIC MACHINE AND NOTICE THAT ALTHOUGH THE FLOW METER IS WORKING, THE PRESSURE GAUGE ON THE OXYGEN TANK READS CLOSE TO ZERO. THE BEST THING TO DO | CHANGE THE OXYGEN TANK |
| WHILE MONITORING A PATIENT UNDER ANESTHESIA ON A NON-REBREATHING CIRCUIT YOU REALIZE THAT THE OXYGEN TANK HAS BECOME EMPTY. THE BEST THING TO DO WOULD BE TO | DISCONNECT THE PATIENT FROM THE CIRCUIT, PUT ON A NEW OXYGEN TANK, AND THEN RECONNECT THE PATIENT OT THE CIRCUIT |
| IF THE POP-OFF VALVE IS INADVERTENTLY SHUT, IT WILL | CAUSE A SIGNIFICANT RISE OF PRESSURE WITHIN THE CIRCUIT |
| A GERIATRIC PATIENT IS CONSIDERED TO BE ONE THAT | HAS REACHED 75% OF ITS LIFE EXPECTANCY |
| YOU HAVE A PATIENT UNDER ANESTHESIA AND YOU SUSPECT THAT THE ENDOTRACHEAL TUBE IS BLOCKED. HOW DO YOU CHECK | BAG THE PATIENT AND SEE IF THEIR CHEST RISES |
| WHAT STRATEGY CAN BE USED TO DECREASE THE ANESTHETIC RISK FOR A GERIATRIC PATIENT | DECREASE THE IV FLUID RATE |
| WHICH OF THE FOLLOWING IS TRUE REGARDING ANESTHETIZING PEDIATRIC PATIENTS | HAVE A TENDENCY TO DEVELOP HYPOGLYCEMIA, ANESTHETIC DRUGS SHOULD BE CALCULATED AT LOWER DOSAGES, DEXTROSE CAN BE ADDED TO IV FLUIDS TO DECREASE THE ANESTHETIC RISK; ALL ARE TRUE |
| WHY SHOULD BRACHYCEPALICS BE PRE-OXYGENATED PRIOR TO INDUCING ANESTHESIA | IT PROVIDES A RESERVE OF PURE OXYGEN FOR THEM TO DRAW FROM DURING INDUCTION |
| WHY ARE OBESE PATIENTS AT AN INCREASED RISK UNDER ANESTHESIA | THEY HAVE A DIFFICULT TIME FULLY EXPANDING THEIR LUNGS, IT IS DIFFICULT TO ACCURATELY DOES ANESTHETIC DRUGS, ANESTHETICS POORLY DISTRIBUTE IN OBESE PATIENTS |
| WHAT PATIENTS HAVE THE HIGHEST RISK OF VOMITING OR REGURGITATING WHILE ANESTHETIZED | PREGNANT DAMS |
| HOW LONG AFTER IMPACT ARE PATIENTS WHO HAVE BEEN HIT BY CAR AT RISK FOR POTENTIALLY FATAL CARDIAC ARRHYTHMIAS | 72 HOURS |
| WHAT IS A SIGN OF FLUID OVERLOAD | INCREASED RESPIRATORY RATE |
| WHAT CONDITIONS MAKE PATIENTS MOST SUSCEPTIBLE TO FLUID OVERLOAD | CARDIAC DISEASE |
| WHAT IS AN INDICATION FOR AN ENTEROTOMY | INTESTINAL FOREIGN BODY |
| WHAT BONE FRACTURE FIXATION TECHNIQUES CARRY THE HIGHEST RISK OF INFECTION | EXTERNAL SKELETAL FIXATOR |
| IDIOPATHIC PAIN IS DEFINED AS | PAIN THAT IS OF UNKNOWN CAUSE |
| PATHOLOGIC PAIN IS DEFINED AS | PAIN THAT IS CAUSED BY TISSUE INJJURY |
| AN OVARIOHYSTERECTOMY WHICH INVOLVES SURGICALLY INCISING THE SKIN AND ABDOMINAL WALL AND EXCISING THE UTERUS AND OVARIES HAS THE FOLLOWING COMPONENTS OF PAIN | BOTH SOMATIC AND VISCERAL PAIN |
| THE PROCESS BY WHICH THERMAL, MECHANICAL, OR CHEMICAL NOXIOUS STIMULI ARE CONVERTED INTO ELECTRICAL SIGNALS CALLED ACTION POTENTIAL IS | TRANSDUCTION |
| IN THE SPINAL CORD, PAIN IMPLUSES CAN BE ALTERED BY NEURONS THAT EITHER SUPPRESS OR AMPLIFY NERVE IMPULSES. THIS PROCESS IS KNOWN AS | MODULATION |
| WHERE IN THE PAIN PATHWAY DOES SECONDARY SENSITIZATION (WINDUP) OCCUR | SPINAL CORD |
| T/F THE DOES OF EACH DRUG IS DECREASED WHEN SEVERAL DRUGS ARE USED | TRUE |
| WHAT EFFECT DOES PAIN/TREATING PAIN HAVE ON WOUND HEALING | TREATING PAIN IMPROVES WOUND HEALING |
| WHICH OF THE FOLLOWING IS NOT A CONSEQUENCE OF UNTREATED PAIN | DECREASED ANESTHETIC RISK |
| AN ANIMAL THAT IS ENDURING PAIN IS | SUFFERING |
| HOW DO WE PREVENT WINDUP IN ANIMALS | ADDING AN ANALGESIC TO THE PREMEDICATION PRIOR TO SURGERY |
| T/F REGARDING BEHAVIORAL RESPONSES TO PAIN; VARY DEPENDING ON SPECIES, BREED, AGE, TEMPERMENT, PRESENCE OF HUMANS OR ANIMALS; CATS TEND TO HIDE, DOGS TEND TO SEEK OWNER ATTETNION | TRUE |
| WHEN IN THE PERIOPERTATIVE PERIOD IS ANALGESIA NEEEDED | PREANESTHETIC PERIOD, SURGICAL PERIOD, POSTOPERATIVE PERIOD (IMMEDIATE AND AT HOME) |
| WHICH OF THE FOLLOWING TYPES OF ANALGESICS ALSO PROVIDE ANTI-INFLAMMATORY ACTION, HAVE THE RISK OF CAUSING GI ULCERS, AND ARE CONVENIENT TO SEND HOME WITH OWNERS | NSAIDS |
| WHICH OF THE FOLLOWING TYPES OF ANALGESICS ALSO PROVIDE SOME SEDATION, VARY IN POTENCY FOR TREATING MILD TO SEVERE PAIN AND ARE CONTROLLED SUBSTANCES | OPIOIDS |
| WHICH OF THE FOLLOWING TYPES OF ANALGESICS ARE USED AS AN ADJUNCT TO MORE POTENT ANALGESICS (USUALLY IN COMBO AS CRI) PREVENTS WINDUP, BUT CAN CAUSE TACHYCARDIA | KETAMINE |
| WHICH OF THE FOLLOWING TYPES OF ANALGESICS ARE USED IN HORSES MORE THAN SMALL ANIMALS, ARE POTENT SEDATIVES, AND REVERSIBLE | ALPHA 2 AGONISTS |
| WHICH OF THE FOLLOWING TYPES OF ANALGESICS CANNOT BE USED CONCURRENTLY WITH NSAIDS | CORTICOSTEROIDS |
| WHAT IS TRUE REGARDING TO TRANQULIZERS | POTENTIATE THE EFFECTS OF OPIOIDS IN ANXIOUS PATIENTS |
| GOOD NURSING CARE RELIEVES PAIN BY PROVIDING PATIENT COMFORT. WHAT IS EXAMPLES OF GOOD NURSING CARE | KEEPING THE PTS CAGE CLEAN AND DRY, MAKING SURE THE PT SURROUNDINGS ARE QUIET, SUPPLY A TOY OR BLANKET FROM HOME |
| WHAT SHOULD YOU DO AFTER ADMINISTERING AN IM INJECTION OF PREMEDICATION | PLACE THE PATIENT IN A DARK, QUIET CAGE WHERE YOU CAN CONSTANTLY OBSERVE THEM |
| WHICH TYPE OF ANESTHETIC INDUCTION IS MOST DANGEROUS | CHAMBER INDUCTION |
| WHICH TYPE OF ANESTHETIC INDUCTION ALLOWS THE ANESTHETIST TO CONTROL BOTH INCREASES AND DECREASES IN DEPTH | INHALANT INDUCTION |
| WHICH ANIMALS SHOULD NOT BE INDUCED THROUGH A MASK INDUCTION | EXCITABLE OR ANXIOUS PATIENTS, BRACHYCEPHALIC PATIENTS, VOMITING PATIENTS |
| WHICH OF THE FOLLOWING TYPES OF ANESTHETIC INDUCTION REQUIRES SKILLFUL RESTRAINT OF THE PATIENT | MASK INDUCTION |
| WHAT IS A COMPLICATION OF INTUBATION | TRACHEAL RUPTURE-> OVERZEALOUS INTUBATION |
| WHICH OF THE FOLLOWING SHOULD YOU DO IF YOUR PATIENT IS SIGNIFICANTLY TOO DEEP UNDER ANESTHESIA | TURN OFF VAPORIZER |
| WHAT SHOULD YOU DO BEFORE RE-POSITIONING A PATIENT102 | DISCONNECT THE ENDOTRACHEAL TUBE FORM THE ANESTHETIC MACHINE |
| T/F PHYSIOLOGIC PARAMETERS SHOULD BE MONITORED EVERY 5 MIN UNTIL ALL RETURN TO NORMAL | TRUE |
| IN GATHERING A PATIENT HISTORY, WHAT WOULD BE THE BEST WAY TO FRAME A QUESTION ABOUT A PATIENTS EXERCISE LEVEL | HOW MANY TIMES A WEEK DOES YOUR PET GO FOR A WALK OR EXERCISE |
| YOU ARE EVALUATING A PATIENTS LEVEL OF CONSCIOUSNESS AND FIND THE PATIENT IN A SLEEPLIKE STATE, NONRESPONSIVE TO A VERBAL STIMULUS BUT AROUSABLE BY A PAINFUL STIMULUS. THIS PATIENT IS | STUPOROUS |
| HOW LONG SHOULD SMALL ANIMALS BE FASTED PRIOR TO SURGERY | 12 HOURS |
| PATIENTS THAT ARE VERY YOUNG OR SMALL SHOULD BE FASTED | NOT AS LONG AS OTHER ANIMALS |
| USING THE ASA PHYSICAL STATUS CLASSIFICATION SYSTEM, A PATIENT THAT IS MODERATELY ANEMIC PR MODERATELY DEHYDRATED WOULD BE CLASSIFIED AS | CLASS P3 |
| WHAT PHYSICAL EXAM FINDING IS ALWAYS AN EMERGENCY | TEMP > 102.5 |
| WHAT SPECIES OR BREED MUST BE WATCHED ESPECIALLY CLOSELY DURING ANY ANESTHETIC PROCEDURE TO ENSURE A PATENT AIRWAY | BRACHIOCEPHALIC BREED |
| WHICH IS THE MOST COMMON REASON THAT VET STAFF ARE SUED | LACK OF COMMUNICATION |
| WHAT IS A COMMON ADVERSE EFFECT OF THE USE OF INDUCTION AGENTS | TACHYCARDIA, HYPOTENSION, APNEA |
| WHAT INFORMATION IS INCLUDED IN A PATIENTS SIGNALMENT | AGE, GENDER, BREED, CAUTIONS, PREVIOUS SURGERIES |
| THE MINIMUM PATIENT DATABASE FOR A YOUNG HEALTHY CAT HAVING ELECTIVE SURGERY WOULD INCLUDE WHICH DIAGNOSTIC TESTS | PCV/TP, BUN, ALT, BLOOD GLUCOSE |
| WHAT IS A SAFE TECHNIQUE FOR PREVENTING HYPOTHERMIA IN SMALL ANIMAL SURGICAL PATIENTS | CIRCULATING HOT WATER BLANKET |
| WHAT ARE THE TWO MOST IMPORTANT PRACTICES USED TO PREVENT SURGICAL INFECTION | STERILE AND SEPTIC TECHNIQUE |
| STRIKE THROUGH RENDERS SURGICAL DRAPES | ASEPTIC |
| ONLY SCRUBBED IN (STERILE) PERSONNEL SHOULD | REACH OVER A STERILE FIELD |
| WHAT POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATIONS INVOLVE PREMATURE SUTURE LOSS AND SURGICAL SITE OPENING | DEHISCENCE |
| WHAT IS THE PURPOSE OF PRESOAKING SURGICAL INSTRUMENTS | TO PREVENT BLOOD AND OTHER SURGICAL DEBRIS FROM DRYING ON THE INSTRUMENTS |
| WHAT IS THE SURGICAL ASSISTANT RESPONSIBLE FOR | MONITORING THE PATIENT, MAINTAINING STERILITY, MAINTAINING HEMOSTASIS |
| T/F THE HANDS MUST REMAIN INSIDE THE GOWNS CUFFS UNTIL GLOVES ARE ON | TRUE |
| T/F IF UNSCRUBBED PERSONNEL ENTER OR TOUCH THE STERILE FIELD, IT IS NO LONGER CONSIDERED STERILE | T |
| T/F THE SPACE ABOVE AND SURROUNDING AN OPEN STERILE PACK IS CONSIDERED PART OF THE STERILE FIELD | T |
| T/F SCRUBS CAN BE WORN FOR SURGERY MORE THAN ONE DAY IN A ROW AS LONG AS NO BLOOD IS ON THEM | FALSE |
| T/F FINGERNAIL POLISH PROTECTS THE NAILS AGAINST MICROBIAL GROWTH | FALSE |
| T/F CONSENT FORMS FOR SURGERY/ANESTHESIA ARE LEGALLY REQUIRED | TRUE |
| T/F CAPS AND MASKS ARE PUT ON AFTER SCRUBBING GOWNING AND GLOVING | FALSE |
| T/F A PATIENT WHO IS UNDERWEIGHT WILL APPEAR MORE DEHYDRATED THAN THEY ACTUALLY ARE | TRUE |
| T/F NECKLACES CAN BE WORN WHEN SCRUBBING IN FOR SURGERY | FALSE |
| WHEN THEY OXYGEN TANK IS FULL, THE TANK PRESSURE GAUGE WILL READ APPROXIMATELY | 2200PSI |
| AT WHICH OXYGEN TANK PRESSURE SHOULD THE TANK BE REPLACED | 500PSI |
| THE AMOUNT OF OXYGEN AN ANIMAL IS RECEIVING IS INDICATED BY THE | FLOW METER |
| THE UNIDIRECTIONAL VALVES ON AN ANESTHETIC MACHINE HELP | CONTROL THE DIRECTION OF MOVEMENT OF GASES |
| THE POP OFF VALVE IS PART OF THE ANESTHETIC MACHINE AND HELPS | PREVENT GAS PRESSURE FROM BUILDING UP WITHIN THE BREATHING CIRCUIT |
| WHEN SHOULD THE POP OFF VALVE BE CLOSED | WHEN GIVING THE PATIENT A BREATH |
| HYPOTENSION CAN BE CAUSED BY | CARDIAC INSUFFICIENCY |
| WHICH REFLEX SIGNIFICANTLY DIMINISHES OR IS ABSENT WHEN THE PATIENT ENTERS THE SURGICAL PLANE OF ANESTHESIA | PALPEBRAL |
| WHICH MONITORING DEVICE MEASURES EXHALED CO2 LEVELS | CAPNOMETER |
| TO ENSURE THE MOST ACCURATE BLOOD PRESSURE READING, THE CUFF SHOULD BE WHAT PERCENTAGE OF THE LIMB | 40% |
| WHEN A DOG IS IN THE SURGICAL PLANE OF ANESTHESIA (MEDIUM ANESTHETIC DEPTH) WHICH POSITION WILL THE EYES BE | VENTRAL |
| WHAT WAYS ALLOW MONITORING OF RESPIRATIONS | WATCHING THE RESERVOIR BAG, WATCHING THE ENDOTRACHEAL TUBE FOG, AUSCULTATION OF THE CHEST |
| IF THE PATIENT IS APNEIC WHAT SHOULD YOU DO | TURN THE INHALANT GAS DOWN |
| IN SMALL ANIMAL ANESTHESIA, WHEN THE PATIENT IS BAGGED THE PRESSURE MANOMETER READING SHOULD NOT EXCEED | 20 CM H20 |
| HOW CAN YOU TELL WHEN THE GRANULES IN THE CARBON DIOXIDE ABSORBER HAVE BEEN DEPLETED | GRANULES WILL BE BRITTLE, CHANGE COLOR, GRANULES MAY BE HARD |
| A PATIENT WEIGHING 6.5 POUNDS SHOULD USE WHICH BREATHING CIRCUIT | NON-REBREATHING |
| A SCAVENGING SYSTEM IS GENERALLY ATTACHED TO | THE POP OFF VALVE |
| A RESERVOIR BAG THAT IS NOT MOVING WELL MAY INDICATE THAT | THE ENDOTRACHEAL TUBE IS NOT IN THE TRACHEA, THE ANIMAL HAS A DECREASED TIDAL VOLUME, THERE IS A LEAK AROUND THE ENDOTRACHEAL TUBE |
| WHEN A PATIENT IS ATTACHED TO THE ANESTHETIC MACHINE, THE POP OFF VALVE SHOULD ALWAYS BE | OPEN |
| HOW FREQUENTLY SHOULD PHYSIOLOGIC PARAMETERS BE DURING A SURGERY | EVERY 5 MIN |
| WHAT CONTRIBUTES TO HYPOTHERMIA IN THE ANESTHETIZED PATIENT | ANESTHETIC-INDUCED MUSCLE RELAXATION, THE SURGICAL PREP USING WATER AND ALCOHOL, ADMINISTERING ROOM TEMPERATURE IV FLUIDS |
| WHAT IS A NORMAL SA02 FOR AN ANESTHETIZED PATIENT | >95% |
| WHAT MAY TACHYCARDIA INDICATE IN AN ANESTHETIZED PATIENT | THE PATIENT IS TOO LIGHT |
| A JAW THAT HAS NO TONE INDICATES THAT THE PATIENT | IS TOO DEEP |
| HOW SHOULD THE LENGTH OF THE ENDOTRACHEAL TUBE BE MEASURED FOR A PATIENT | TO THE THORACIC INLET |
| WHICH AREAS OF THE SCRUBBED IN PERSONNELS GOWN ARE PART OF THE STERILE FEILD | FRONT FROM CHEST TO TABLE |
| WHAT CANNOT BE WORN BY THE SURGICAL ASSISTANT | SANDALS, JEWELRY, NAIL POLISH, |
| HOW LONG SHOULD CATS AND DOGS BE FASTED PRIOR TO SURGERY | 12 HOURS |
| A DRUG INDUCED STATE OF CALM IN WHICH THE PATIENT IS RELUCTANT TO MOVE AND IS AWARE OF BUT UNCONCERNED ABOUT ITS SURROUNDINGS | TRANQUILIZATION |
| THE TERM BALANCED ANESTHESIA REFERS TO | ADMINISTRATION OF MULTIPLE DRUGS CONCURRENTLY IN SMALLER QUANTITIES THAN WOULD BE REQUIRED IF EACH WERE GIVEN ALONE |
| T/F ANESTHETIC AGENTS HAVE WIDE THERAPEUTIC INDICES | FALSE |
| ANESTHETIC ACCIDENTS MAY RESULT IN | PERMANENT DISEASE OR DYSFUNCTION FOR THE PATIENT, DEATH OF PATIENT, LEGAL ACTION AGAINST THE VET STAFF |
| WHEN THE OXYGEN TANK IS HALF FULL WHAT IS THE PSI | 1100PSI |
| IN ADDITION TO DELIVERING INHALATION TO A SURGICAL PATIENT, WHICH OF THE FOLLOWING IS THE OTHER PURPOSSE OF THE ANESTHESIA MACHINE | REMOVE RESPIRATORY WASTE PRODUCTS |
| WHAT PART OF THE ANESTHESIA MACHINE IS MOST LIKELY TO ENABLE QUICK INFUSION OF OXYGEN INTO THE BREATHING CIRCUIT | OXYGEN FLUSH VALVE |
| FLOW METERS THAT HAVE A BALL FOR READING THE GAUGE SHOULD BE READ FROM THE | MIDDLE OF THE BALL |
| THE POP OFF VALVE IS PART OF THE ANESTHETIC MACHINE AND HELPS | PREVENT GAS PRESSURE FROM BUILDING UP WITHIN THE BREATHING CIRCUIT |
| IN SMALL ANIMAL ANESTHESIA WHEN THE PATIENT IS BAGGED THE PRESSURE MANOMETER READING SHOULD NOT EXCEED | 20 CM H20 |
| DURING SURGERY ON A 12 YR OLD LAB THE TECH DETERMINES THAT INADEQUATE TISSUE PERFUSION IS OCCURING. WHAT ORGAN IS THIS DOG MOST AT RISK OF DAMAGE FROM THIS CONDITION | KIDNEY |
| YOU ARE MONITORING A DOG UNDER ANESTHESIA AND NOTICE THAT THE EYES ARE IN A VENTRAL POSITION. WHICH STAGE +/- PLANE OF ANESTHESIA IS THIS DOG IN | STAGE 3/ PLANE 2 |
| WHICH REFLEX SIGNIFICANTLY DIMINISHES OR IS ABSENT WHEN THE PATIENT ENTERS THE SURGICAL PLANE OF ANESTHESIA | PALPEBRAL |
| A 5 YR OLD DOG IS UNDERGOING SX. A FEW MIN IN THE TECH NOTICES A PULSE DEFICITS. WHAT IS THE MOST LIKELY RESULT OF THIS CONDITION IF IT IS NOT TREATED QUICKLY | SHOCK |
| WHEN A DOG IS TOO DEEP UNDER ANESTHESIA WHICH POSITION WILL THE EYES BE IN | CENTRAL |
| A PATIENT THAT IS UNCONSCIOUS BUT RESPONDS TO SURGERY WITH MOVEMENT IS IN WHICH STAGE +/- PLANE OF ANESTHESIA | STAGE 3/PLANE 1 |
| IF THE PATIENT IS APNEIC WHAT SHOULD YOU DO | TURN THE INHALANT GAS DOWN |
| WHAT MAY TACHYCARDIA INDICATE IN AN ANESTHETIZED PATIENT | THE PATIENT IS TOO LIGHT |
| A JAW THAT HAS GOOD TONE (IS SNAPPING BACK)INDICATED THAT THE PATIENT | IS TOO LIGHT |
| YOU ARE ANESTHETIZING A PATIENT AND THE PATIENT IS LOSING CONCIOUSNESS BUT IS VOCALIZING AND STRUGGLING. WHAT STAGE +/-PLANE OF ANESTHESIA IS THE PATIENT IN | STAGE 2 |
| WHAT IS TRUE WHEN SIZING AN ENDOTRACHEAL TUBE FOR A BRACHYCEPHALIC PATIENT | SELECT A TUBE THAT IS 1-2 SIZES SMALLER THAN MEASURED |
| WHAT IS AN INDICATION THAT THE ENDOTRACHEAL TUBE IS IN TOO FAR | THE PATIENT WILL BREATHE WITH AN ABDOMINAL PRESS |
| OVER INFLATION OF THE ENDOTRACHEAL TUBE CUFF WILL RESULT IN | TRACHEAL NECROSIS |
| A PATIENT THAT IS UNDER ANESTHESIA HAS JERKY ABDOMINAL RESPIRATIONS, LOOSE JAW TONE, IS BRADYCARDIAC, AND HAS A PROLONGED CRT THIS PATIENT IS IN WHICH STAGE +/- PLANE OF ANESTHESIA | STAGE 3 PLANE 4 |
| LARGE OXYGEN TANKS SHOULD BE STORED | CHAINED TO THE WALL |
| WHAT PART OF THE ANESTHETIC MACHINE DOES NOT NEED TO BE CHECKED PRIOR TO AN ANESTHETIC PROCEDURE | THE OXYGEN FLUSH VALVE |
| WHAT SHOULD YOU DO IF A PATIENT IS BREATHING RAPIDLY UNDER ANESTHESIA | TURN UP THE INHALANT GAS |
| WHAT IS THE FIRST THING YOU SHOULD DO IF YOUR OXYGEN SATURATION READING IS LOW | CHECK YOUR EQUIPMENT |
| WHAT SHOULD YOU NOT DO IF YOUR PATIENT IS BRADYCARDIAC | TURN UP THE INHALANT GAS |
| WHAT IS A POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATION THAT INVOLVES PREMATURE SUTURE LOSS AND SURGICAL SITE OPENING | DEHISCENCE |
| A DOG IS BROUGHT INTO THE CLINIC FOR DEBRIDEMENT OF AN INFECTED SCRATCH. WHAT AREA OF THE CLINIC IS IT MOST APPROPRIATE TO TREAT THE DOGS WOUND | PREP |
| THE AUTO CLAVE SHOULD BE IN WHAT ROOM | SCRUB |
| WHAT IS A NONMOVABLE PIECE OF EQUIPMENT IN A SURGERY ROOM | OVERHEAD LIGHTS |
| AFTER SURGERY THE TECH TURNS THE ANESTHESIA OFF. WHAT IS THE NEXT APPROPRIATE STEP | LEAVE THE DOG ON OXYGEN FOR 5 MIN |
| IT IS MOST APPROPRIATE FOR THE VET TECH TO DELAY EXTUBATION AFTER SURGERY ON WHICH ANIMAL UNTIL THEY CAN LIFT THE HEAD BY THEMSELF | PEKINESE |
| THE TIME OF ANESTHETIC PERIOD DURING WHICH THE PATIENT IS MOST LIKELY TO DIE IS | INDUCTION AND RECOVERY |
| THE POSTANESTHESIA PATIENT IS MOST LIKELY TO BE CONSIDERED RECOVERED WHEN WHAT OCCURS | THE ANIMALS PHYSIOLOGIC PARAMETERES RETURN TO NORMAL |
| A 7 YR OLD CAT IS IN THE RECOVERY CAGE AFTER SURGERY AND IS THRASHING ABOUT, CRYING AND PADDLING ALL FOUR LIMBS. WHAT IS THE MOST LIKELY EXPLANATION OF THIS FINDING | EMERGENCE DELIRIUM |
| WHAT ANIMAL SHOULD BE GIVEN REDUCED CONCENTRATIONS OF ANESTHETIC AGENTS DURING SURGERY | NEONATES, SIGHT HOUND, PATIENTS WITH LIVER OR KIDNEY DISEASE |
| A NEW VET TECH IS INSTRUCTED TO ENGAGE IN TERMINAL CLEANING. WHAT DOES THIS MEAN | STAY TO THE END OF THE SURGERY DAY TO CLEAN THE SURGERY AND PREP ROOMS AND ALL EQUIPMENT |
| WHAT SHOULD NEVER BE USED TO CLEAN THE SURGERY ROOM | DRY DUSTING |
| WHAT IS MOST LIKELY TO DEACTIVATE THE EFFECTS OF A CHLORINE BASED DISINFECTANT | FECAL MATTER |
| WHAT IS A SIGN OF DISEASE IN A CLAM K9 WOULD BE MOST SIGNIFICANT IN TERMS OF THE POTENTIAL TO INCREASE THE RISK OF ANESTHESIA | INCREASED RESPIRATORY EFFORT |
| IF A VET TECH NOTICES HEMORRHAGE FROM A SURGICAL INCISION, WHAT SHOULD SHE DO | APPLY DIRECT PRESSURE FOR 5-10 MIN |
| A CAT WAS SPAYED 3 DAYS AGO. SHE PRESENTS TO THE CLINIC FOR SOFT, NON PAINFUL SWELLING AROUND THE INCISION. THE SWELLING IS DIAGNOSED AS A SEROMA. WHAT SHOULD YOU DO | USE WARM COMPRESSES |
| IF A PATIENT EXPERIENCES EMERGENCE DELIRIUM. WHAT IS THE MOST APPROPRIATE TREATMENT | HOLD THE PATIENT, TALK QUIETLY TO THEM, ASK VET TO ADMINISTER A TRANQUILIZER |
| SURGICAL INSTRUMENTS ARE DIPPED IN INSTRUMENT MILK FOR WHICH PURPOSE | LUBRICATION |
| WHICH DRUGS SHOULD NOT BE MIXED WITH ANY OTHER DRUGS EXCEPT FOR KETAMINE | DIAZEPAM |
| THE BODY SYSTEM BEING TARGETED BY ANESTHETIC AGENTS IS THE | BRAIN |
| T/F ANESTHETICS PROVIDE ANALGESIA | FALSE |
| PREANESTHETIC MEDICATIONS ARE ADMINISTERED FOR WHICH PURPOSES | SEDATION OR TO CALM EXCITED ANIMALS, ANALGESIA AND MUSCLE RELAXATION, MAKE INDUCTION AND RECOVERY SMOOTHER |
| WHAT IS NOT AN APPROPRIATE ROUTE OF ADMINISTRATION FOR PREANESTHETIC AGENTS | PO |
| WHAT IS THE PRIMARY EFFECT OF ANTICHOLINERGICS, SUCH AS ATROPINE AND GLYCOPYRROLATE | INCREASED SALIVATION, INCREASED HEART RATE, INCREASED RESPIRATORY RATE |
| WHAT DRUG PROVIDES ANALGESIA | DEXMEDETOMIDINE |
| WHAT PREANESTHETIC DRUG CAN CAUSE HYPOTENSION AND REDUCTION OF THE SEIZURE THRESHOLD | ACEPROMAZINE |
| WHICH PREANESTHETIC DRUG IS SAFE FOR HIGH RISK AND GERIATRIC ANIMALS | DIAZEPAM |
| DURING ANESTHETIC PERIOD, ANTIBIOTICS | SHOULD NOT BE NEEDED IF STERILE AND ASEPTIC TECHNIQUE ARE MAINTAINED |
| WHAT IS A SIDE EFFECT OF PROPOFOL | APNEA |
| WHICH INDUCTION AGENTS CAUSE HYPERSENSITIVITY TO LIGHT, SOUND, AND TOUCH | DISSOCIATIVES |
| WHAT INHALANT ANESTHETIC IS APPROPRIATE FOR MASK INDUCTIONS | SEVOFLURANE |
| WHICH STAGE OF ANESTHESIA SHOULD A SMOOTH INDUCTION BYPASS | STAGE 2 |
| WHAT CAN KILL A CAT DURING ANESTHESIA | LARYNGOSPAMS FROM IMPROPER INTUBATION TECHNIQUE, LEAVING THE POP OFF VALVE ON THE ANESTHETIC MACHINE CLOSED, |
| WHICH OF THE FOLLOWING CHARACTERISTICS WILL A MALE FELINE PENIS DISPLAY WHEN THE PATIENT IS INTACT | BARBS |
| ATRAUMATIC SURGICAL INSTRUMENTS | CAUSE LITTLE DAMAGE TO TISSUE |
| SURGICAL INSTRUMENTS "BOX LOCKS" | ABSORB THE GREATEST STRESS DURING USE |
| THE PART OF THE SURGICAL INSTRUMENT THAT DETERMINES THE LENGTH OF THE INSTRUMENT IS THE | SHANK |
| THE PART OF RING HANDLED SURGICAL INSTRUMENTS THAT LOCKS THE JAW CLOSED IS THE | RATCHET |
| THE RINGS OF RING-HANDLED SURGICAL INSTRUMENTS SHOULD BE HELD WITH WHICH TWO FINGERS | THUMB AND RING FINGER |
| OPERATING SCISSORS ARE USED FOR WHAT PURPOSE | TO CUT INANIMATE OBJECTS |
| METZENBAUM SCISSORS | HAVE LONGER BLADES THAN MOST OTHER SURGICAL SCISSORS, ARE USED TO CUT DELICATE TISSUE ONLY, HAVE THIN BLADES. |
| YOU ARE ASSISTING A SURGEON WHO IS CUTTING THROUHG THE GASTROCNEMIUS MUSCLE AND ASKS YOU TO PASS THE APPROPRIATE SCISSORS. WHAT SCISSORS DO YOU PASS | OPERATING SCISSORS |
| YOU ARE MAKING A SURGICAL PACK AND GRAB A PAIR OF HEMOSTATS WITH HORIZONTAL SERRATIONS ON THE JAW THAT EXTEND ONLY HALFWAY FROM THE TIP/ THESE HEMOSTATS ARE | KELLY HEMOSTATS |
| WHILE ASSISTING IN SURGERY THE SURGEON ASKS YOU TO CLAMP A SMALL BLEEDING VESSEL IN THE SKIN. WHICH INSTRUMENT DO YOU REACH FOR | HALSTEAD MOSQUITO HEMOSTAT |
| YOU ARE ORDERING SURGICAL INSTRUMENTS TO MAKE NEW SURGICAL PACKS FOR ROUTINE SPAYS AND NEUTERS. THE VET ASKS YOU TO INCLUDE NEEDLE HOLDERS IN THE PACK THAT HAVE SCISSORS BUILT INTO THE INSTRUMENT TO SAVE ON TIME WHEN SUTURING | OLSON-HEGAR |
| WHY ARE NEEDLE HOLDERS THE ONLY SURGICAL INSTRUMENTS THAT SHOULD BE USED TO HOLD METAL | IT IS UNSAFE TO USE OTHER INSTRUMENTS, IT WILL WEAR THE JAWS OF OTHER INSTRUMENTS, IT WILL PLACE TOO MUCH STRESS ON THE BOX LOCK OF OTHER INSTRUMENTS |
| WHICH SCALPEL BLADE IS USED FOR MOST SURGICAL PROCEDURES PERFORMED ON DOGS AND CATS | 10 |
| YOU ARE PREPARING THE PREP TABLE FOR A DECLAW PROCEDURE. WHAT BLADE SHOULD YOU SET OUT | 12 |
| HOW SHOULD THUMB FORCEPS BE HELD | LIKE A PENCIL |
| WHAT RETRACOTORS REQUIRE MORE THAN ONE PERSON FOR PROPER USE | SENN |
| YOU ARE ORDERING TOWEL CLAMPS FOR SURGICAL PACKS. THE VET ASKS YOU TO ORDER TOWEL CLAMPS THAT WILL PENETRATE THROUGH THE DRAPE AND INTO THE SKIN, AND ARE THE TYPE MOST COMMONLY USED. WHICH TYPE OF TOWEL CLAMPS DO YOU ORDER | BACKHAUS |
| WHAT SHOULD BE AVOIDED WHEN PASSING INSTRUMENTS | MISCOMMUNICATION, QUICK MOVEMENTS, NOT SECURELY GRABBING THE INSTRUMENT |
| WHAT METHOD SHOULD BE USED TO PLACE A SCAPEL BLADE ON A SCALPEL HANDLE | NEEDLE HOLDER |
| HOW SHOULD YOU PASS A SCALPEL HANDLE | WITH THE HANDLE FACING TOWARD THE SURGEON AND TEH CUTTING EDGE OF THE BLADE FACING AWAY FROM YOU |
| WHY IS GENTLE TISSUE HANDLING IMPORTANT | TO AVOID CAUSING TRAUMA TO HEALTHY TISSUE, TO AVOID CAUSING COMPLICATIONS SUCH AS INCREASED HEMORRHAGE, DEHISCENCE, TO AVOID FURTHER COMPROMISING UNHEALTHY TISSUE |
| HOW ARE EXPOSED TISSUES KEPT MOIST | BY DRIPPING STERILE SOLUTION ONTO THEM |
| WHAT SHOULD BE PERFORMED TO AID IN HEMOSTASIS | APPLY FIRM, BUT NOT EXCESSIVE PRESSURE TO THE SITE OF HEMORRHAGE, PASS THE APPROPRIATE HEMOSTAT, BLOT THE BLOOD, |
| WHY IS IT IMPORTANT TO PERFORM AN INSTRUMENT AND SPONGE COUNT AT THE BEGINNING AND END OF THE SURGERY | TO AVOID LEAVING INSTRUMENTS OR SPONGES INSIDE THE BODY |
| THE FIRST GROUND DRAPE PLACED FOR FOUR CORNER DRAPING IS ON WHICH SIDE OF THE PATIENT | THE SIDE CLOSEST TO THE PERSON DRAPING |
| WHAT IS THE NAME OF THE PHENOMENON THAT OCCURES WHEN NEURONS IN THE SPINAL CORD BECOME HYPERSENSITIVE AND INTERPRET NON-PAINFUL STIMULI AS PAINFUL | NOCICOPTION |
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