VTNE practice test

What retractor is this

Weitlaner

Eimeria, Cystoisospora, Cryptosporidium, Sarcocystis, and Toxoplasma are all what type of parasite

Coccidia

Tapeworms are what type of parasite

Cestodes

What type of parasite are roundworms

Nematodes

Flukes are what type of parasite

Flukes

Forage for a horse should be at a minimum of - and a maximum of -

1%-3.2% of body weight

A breeding stallion should be at a minimum of 2.0% forage

Which substance should never be used for prepping the digits for a declaw if a laser is going to be used

Alcohol

A fistulogram involves taking a radiograph after a contrast agent is administered into what location

Draining Tract

What is the name of the portion of the stomach that attaches to the esophagus

Cardia

What is the name of th portion of the stomach where the stomach opens into the duodenum

Pylorus

What is the dental formula for a cat

2 (I 3/3 C 1/1 P 3/2 M 1/1)= 30

What is the average gestation length for a cow

Approximately 285 days

What can lead to insulin resistance and

type II diabetes

Chronic use of corticosteroids

What is the name of this suture pattern

Horizontal mattress

What hormone is the main cause of milk letdown

Oxytocin

What is not an acceptable means of euthanasia in reptiles

Freezing

Mulberry heart disease in swine is caused by what

Vitamine E deficiency

What is used in the major cross-match for blood products being transfused to a dog

Donor red blood cells, recipient plasma

What causes cutaneous larval migration in humans

Ancylostoma/hookworms

How long after birth can foals absorb protective maternal antibodies

18-24 hours

The pet in this photo is being tested for what condition

Glaucoma

What technical error in radiography will result in increased film density

Focal film too short

What is colic in a horse

Abdominal pain that can be secondary to multiple etiologies

When a horse is feeling threatened or is resisting restraint, what is its first instinct to do

Run away

Which of the following is NOT a measured analyze in a urine dipstick:

Ketones

Lactate

Protein

Blood

Lactate

Phenylbutazone (bute) is often used forpain relief in horses. What side effect has been associated with this drug?

Right dorsal colitis

What clinical sign is least commonly observed in horses with colic

Fever

You are asked to run an Azorstix strip on a dog prior to anesthesia, what does this test for

Blood urea nitrogen (BUN)

What is the normal tear production for a dog when performing a Schirmer Tear Test

More than 15mm/min

How many mammary glands does a goat have

2

How many mammary glands does a cow have

4

How many mammory glands does a horse have

2

An animal that has been diagnosed with underlying cardiac insufficiency may need to be restricted on intake of what

Sodium

What test checks for keratoconjunctivitis sicca?

Schirmer tear test

What does a tonometry test for

intraocular pressure (glaucoma)

What is the drug of choice for treating tritrichomonas fetus in cats

Ronidazole

What instrument is this

Senn Rake surgical retractor

Which species is particularly aggressive when with her young and extreme caution must be used

Sows (pigs)

What is pruritus

severe itching of the skin

What is not typically associated with pruritis

Demodex

A multi-lumen jugular catheter must be placed in a canine with renal disease for CVP monitoring. To what anatomical landmark should the catheter be inserted to?

Third thoracic vertebrae

What common drug is not approved for the use in cattle

xylazine

What is the normal Sulcus depth of the teeth in dogs when examining with a periodontal probe

0-3mm

Which condition would cause the bowel to appear plicated

String foreign body

Which of the following mostly produces endotoxins:

Gram positive bacteria

Yeast and other fungal organisms

Intestinal parasites (roundworm/hookworm)

Gram negativebacteria

Gram negative bacteria

What does the term euthanasia literally mean

The good death

What is the best way to restrain a foal

Cradle one hand under the neck and grasp the base of the tail with the other hand

Where would you give a Sub-Q injection in a snake

The proximal 1/3 of the snake along the lateral edge of the ventral scales

What is the proper terminology to describe a laceration under the right forelimb paw

Palmar aspect

What does anterior mean

Towards the head/front

What does posterior mean

Away from the head or towards the back

Which lymph nodes are not palpated peripherally

Perihilar

What test can be performed to confirm diabetes if a cat has hyperglycemia

Fructosamine

What is the term ''water on the brain'' known as

Hydrocephalus

Which disease may be transmitted to humans through aerosolization or direct handling of urine from an infected pet

Leptospirosis

What is the recommended treatment option for a closed pyometra

Ovariohysterectomy

What is the ideal recommended age for spays and neuters

5-6 months

What hormone stimulates uterine contraction

Oxytocin

If Anisocoria is noted during a physical exam, what type of trauma would be expected

Head trauma

What common drug is toxic to cats

Acetaminophen

Which cardiac gas would be most likely to induce a cardiac arrhythmia:

Sevoflurane

Oxygen

Halothane

Isoflurane

Halothane

How long does it take for a cat to absorb SQ fluids

5-8 hours

Where would you find the loop of Henle

kidney

How can you differentiate a male tortoise from a female?

The plastron is concave in males

What material is used to record impressions or imprints of teeth or orthodontic evaluation

Alginate

What is plaster of paris

classic material that is used to make casts

What is Gel foam

a collagen sponge that surgeons use to help create clots during surgical procedures

What are Omega 3 and Omega 6

fatty acids

A urine protein: creatine ratio may be requested for which purpose

Quantify urine protein

Which drug is a sedative, analgesic, and also provides muscle relaxation

Xylazine

Which intestinal parasite is NOT considered zoonotic to humans:

Giardia

Coccidia

Toxocara

Ancylostoma

Coccidia

Without a heart worm test, wha is the latest age that heart worm preventative could safely be started in a dog

6 months

Pre-renal azotemia is most commonly caused by what

dehydration

When looking under the microscope at a blood sample of a patient with iron deficiency, which of the following terms decribes what you would most likely see?

Hyponatremia

Hyperchromasia

Hypochromasia

Hypovolemia

Hypochromasia (lack of color)

What type od drug is bethanechol

Cholinergic

What is hypovolemia

lack of volume of blood in the body

What is hyperchromasia

enhanced or increased color in red blood cells

What is hypoatremia

low blood sodium

What does the liver do

makes and stores glucose

What is the most common blood type in cats in the United States

Type A

he tibiotarsal joint may also be referred to as what

Hock

Which procedure is a celiotomy performed

spay

A drug that is a cholinergic agent will have what effect

slow the heart rate

What condition occurs least commonly in a horse:

Lamninitis

Intestina; imcarceration

Enterolithiasis

Urolithiasis

Urolithiasis

Ina cytology you see many cells with pink-staining granules. These are most likely what

Eosinophils

If a dog sustains a humeral fracture which nerve would most likely be damaged

radial nerve

Casts in urine generally indicate damage in what part of the urinary system

Renal tubules

Coxiella burnetti is the cause of what zoonotic disease in humans

Q fever

What is cat scratch disease caused by

Bortonella

What is Undulant fever, or Bang's disease caused by

Brucella

If you are taking an indirect blood pressure on a cat, what needs to happen when choosing a cuff

The cuff diameter should be about 40% the circumference of the limb

The cat in this picture is having an IV catheter placed into which vein?

Medial saphenous

When a vet is talking about parturition what are they talking about

Giving birth

Which of the following pairs of measurements are equivalent to each other:

Nanometer and microliter

Kilogram and liter

Kilogram and kiloliter

Cubic centimeter and milliliter

ubic foot and meter

Cubic centimeter and millimeter

What zoonotic pathogen might a technician contract from treating a 10 day old dairy calf with diarrhea?

Cryptosporidium parvum

List the correct order of the phases in the estrous cycle:

Anestrus, diestrus, estrus, metestrus, proestrus

Proestrus, estrus, metestrus, diestrus, anestrus

What is the largest diameter of cerclage wire used by doctors performing orthopedic surgery

18 gauge

What is the average cloacal temperature of a chicken

107F

Which antibiotic choice is not bactericidal:

Baytril

Doxycycline

Cephalexin

Gentamicin

Doxycycline

Which of the following could be used for hemostasis at the site of a liver punch biopsy

Gelfoam

Silver Nitrate

Styptic Powder

Bone wax

Gelfoam