Anesthesia pretest

Preparing a patient's skin for surgery:

Reduces the bacterial flora to a level that can be controlled by the patient's immune system

All the following statements regarding surgical milk are true, except it

Must be rinsed off

Which instrument can be used to cut through bone?

Osteotome

The forceps with longitudinal grooves and distal transverse grooves are called

Rochester- carmalt

Which of the following terms describes the volume of gas exhaled in one breath

tidal volume

Which of the following statements defines regional anesthesia?

Loss of sensation in a limited area of the body produced by administration of a local anesthetic or other agent in proximity to sensory nerves

Suture materials are:

Braided or monofilament

Which of the following is a needle driver that is also able to cut suture material?

Olesen-Hegar

If you notice an item at the edge of a sterile filed during surgery, you should:

Consider it unsterile if you are not certain

Which of the following methods is the most accurate way to assess blood pressure in pediatric patients?

direct

The component that is color coded and fitted with noninterchangeable, gas specific connectors on an anesthesia machine is termed the6

Diameter-indexed safety system

A declaw is also known as an:

Onychectomy

Which of the following drugs us most used to treat bradycardia?

atropine

Which breathing consists of a CO2 absorber with inspiratory and expiratory unidirectional valves, the inspiratory tube within the expiratory tube, a rebreathing bag, a pop-off valve (exhaust valve), and a scavenger hose?

Universal F breathing circle system

All the following are pure mu agonists except

Butorphanol

What is the desired anesthetic plane for surgical procedures?

Stage 3, plane 2

What is the main component of soda line (a substance used to absorb carbon dioxide from the breathing system)?

Calcium hydroxide

When a dog is presented to the hospital to be spayed, the veterinary technician should be preparing the surgical site. In which area is the incision most made?

Abdominal ventral midline

What is the name given to the opening opposite the bevel of the endotracheal tube?

Murphy eye

What is the primary function of a brown-Adson?

Thumb forceps

Which of the following offers a continuous, noninvasive way to estimate the partial pressure of carbon dioxide in arterial blood?

Capnometry

Which method of gloving minimizes the chance of contamination?

Closed

The effectiveness of a surgical scrub on the hands and arms with an antibacterial soap depends on the:

Combination of contact time and scrubbing action

A 35kg canine patient is about to be induced. The anesthesia machine has been prepared by a student technician. After attaching a 2-L reservoir bag and the universal F-circuit, she then completed a leak test and declared the system ready to be used. she also prepared an induction tray and placed on the tray three endotracheal tubes sizes 10, 11, and 12mm. what is wrong with her plan?

The patient requires a 3-L bad and a rebreathing circuit

Which of the following terms to a loss of sensation in a small area of the body produced by administration of a local anesthetic?

Local anesthesia

Blood pressure cuff placement is common in all the following areas except the:

foot

Clipper burn can cause all the following adverse effects except:

Follicular damage preventing hair growth

Which of the following drug is classified as an opioid?

Butorphanol

A ____ monitor is a device that measures end-tidal CO2

Capnograph

Preanesthetic drugs area advantageous for all the following except

As a respiratory stimulant

Before starting the surgical procedure, the technician who has scrubbed in with the surgeon should be all the following except:

Open the suture material

Which of the following patients would be of greatest concern regarding the patent airway when anesthesia is being considered?

Brachycephalic breeds

.Placement of IV catheters is just as critical as the techniques used to administer medications. Which of the following actions should not be done?

Choose a catheter that is small in diameter to minimize the risk of bleeding

When using the emergency oxygen flush valve, what must the technician also do simultaneously?

Disconnect the patient from the breathing circuit to avoid barotrauma

If any oxygen flowmeter uses a ball for oxygen readings, where is the reading taken from to determine flow of oxygen in the system?

The center of the ball

Which substance in blood can alter the rate and amount of absorption of barbiturates?

protein

What volume of LRS fluid did a patient receive if the drip rate was approximately 30 drops/min using a 20 drop/ml administration set and the veterinarian requested that the patient receive this volume of LRS over the next hour?

90mls

Which of the following locations would be acceptable for placement of a pulse oximeter probe?

Prepuce, tongue, nonpigmented toe

What is the tidal volume range for a 20kg beagle mix?

200-400mls

Which of the following suffixes is used to describe the surgical creation of an artificial opening?

-ostomy

Proper splint and bandage care includes all the following except:

Washing the splint or bandage daily

All inhalant anesthetic machines should have:

An anesthetic waste gas scavenging system

The width of the blood pressure cuff in a dog should be what percentage of the circumference of the leg?

40%

What agent, method, or device is most appropriate for sterilizing a needle holder to be used in a surgical procedure?

autoclave

Which of the following preanesthetic drugs will cross the blood brain barrier and placental barrier in pregnant patients?

atropine

Reptiles have a three-chambered heart consisting of the following:

Two atria and one ventricle

Which of the following drug may be reversed with naloxone?

morphine

Using a doppler for blood pressure measurement will yield which of the following readings?

systolic

an example of nonsynthetic absorbable suture material is

surgical gut

which is the surgical instrument designed to hold metal?

Mayo-Hegar needle holder

When passing surgical instruments to the surgeon, the technician should do all the following except

Pass the instrument in the open position

Which of the following blood pressure measuring techniques is considered "gold standard" in terms of accurate measurements?

Invasive blood pressure measurements

Which route of preanesthetic administration tends to produce longer lasting effects?

SC

an example of nonabsorbable synthetic suture is

fetafil

in non- brachycephalic breeds of dogs recovering from anesthesia, the endotracheal tube should be removed when:

swallowing reflex returns

which of the following preanesthetic drugs should be avoided in GDV patients?

morphine

surgical preparation/clipping is performed with a no. _____ blade

40

autoclave indicator tape does all the following except

indicate that the inside of the pack has been exposed to the appropriate temperature and pressure for the appropriate time

an anesthesia machine flush valve does not

relieve pressure within the rebreathing system

surgical instruments should be

placed on surfaces and never dropped or thrown

which of the following organs plays a crucial role in the metabolism and clearance of the most anesthetic drugs?

liver

when a capnometer is combined with a continuous graphical display, the monitoring device is referred to as

capnograph

you are monitoring a 12-year-old dog for a humeral fracture repair. You notice that the complexes on the ECG are intermittently wide and bizarre; otherwise, they rhythm is normal. Which arrhythmia is most probably occurring?

ventricular premature complexes

all the following techniques can be used to prevent laryngospasm in cats except

spraying the endotracheal tube with lidocaine

which instrument has no gripping teeth and is a self-retaining forceps used for delicate tissue?

babcock

what is the function of an esophageal stethoscope?

cardiac and lung auscultation via the esophagus

which of the following statements is correct regarding sedation and anesthesia in the pediatric patient?

drug doses often need to be reduced because of slow metabolism, biotransformation, and excretion of drugs

which of the following is a classification of drug that calms an anxious patient but will not necessarily reduce awareness?

tranquilizer

when assisting the surgeon, the technician should:

blot the surgical site with a gauze square to clear the site of blood

which size of scalpel blade should be used for making an abdominal skin incision in a dog?

10

during a surgical procedure, which of the following does not have to be sterile to maintain aseptic conditions?

mask

the advantages of a non-rebreathing system compared with a circle breathing system include all the following except

greater potential for hypothermia caused by high flows needed

which type of scissors is used to cut a fenestration in sterile drape material?

operating

which of these statements regarding anesthesia is incorrect?

anesthetic agents have wide therapeutic indices

placing an endotracheal tube that is too small compared with the diameter of the trachea can cause:

increase in airway resistance

The client should be instructed to contact the veterinary hospital if any of the following occur with a splint or cast except:

The animal is walking on or using the splinted or casted leg.

What is the function of a vaporizer?

To deliver safe and effective levels of anesthetic gas

What type of instrument is a Kelly?

Hemostatic forceps

Placement of IV catheters is just as critical as the techniques used to administer medications. Which of the following actions should not be done?

Choose a catheter that is small in diameter to minimize the risk of bleeding

Which of the following drugs drastically reduces cardiac output?

Dexmedetomidine

Fluid overload can carry serious consequences. All of the following clinical signs are consistent with that of fluid overload except:

Hypotension