2024 VTNE Practice Test Version 6

2024 VTNE Practice Test ( Version 6 ) New Full Test | Questions and Answers ( Included ) 100% Correct

• alpha 2 agonists used therapeutically decrease cardiac output in most animals this decrease

is due to

• decreased afterload
• coronary vasoconstriction
• high catecholamine levels
• increased myocardial oxygen consumption

Answer: 2. coronary vasoconstriction

• which of the following is a reason geriatric patients should be scheduled for surgery before

young patients

• young patients become stressed more easily
• geriatric patients take longer to recover
• young patients need to eat more often
• geriatric patients do not have to drink so often

Answer: 2. geriatric patients take longer to recover

• which teeth are primarily used for cutting shearing and holding
• premolars
• incisors
• molars
• canines

Answer: 1. Premolars

• which of the following is a correct statement concerning tissue samples
• once removed from the animal tissue immediately starts to die
• the process of autolysis is accelerated by cool temps
• fixing tissues hastens the deterioration of cell membranes
• tissues for standard histological examination should be frozen

Answer: 1. once removed from the animal tissue immediately starts to die

• all the following are true of vet client patient relationships except
• the client and owner of the patient should be skeptical of the vet
• the vet should regularly visit animals in the clinic or in the field
• the client and owner of the patient should be honest with the vet
• the vet should be on call and available in the event of an emergency

Answer: 1. the client and owner of the patient should be skeptical of the vet

• which of the following is a major disadvantage in performing fluoroscopic studies on

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• these studies are often expensive so owners choose not to consent to testing
• these studies images can be saved in a variety of ways including videotape
• these studies expose vet personnel to radiation
• these studies replace angiographic catheters

Answer: 3. these studies expose vet personnel to radiation

• vet techs may use the tape technique to examine an area of skin for all the following except
• bacteria
• ringworm
• malassezia
• surface mites

Answer: 2. Ringworm

• after surgical equipment is sterilized it is packaged and stored. items can become unsterile if

they are not stored or handled properly which of the following surgical items is still sterile

• the item was stored in a humid area and the packing is now wet
• a tech pulled back the packing without touching the paper to the instrument
• the item was stored in a pack that was punctured by another instrument
• a tech pulled back the packing and touched the item with his forearm

Answer: 2. a tech pulled back the packing without touching the paper to the instrument

• all the following statements about general toxicology specimens are true except
• they shouldn't be washed or submitted to extraneous contamination
• they should be submitted in leak proof and sterile glass or plastic containers
• they should be collected fresh and then delivered to the lab frozen
• they shouldn't be individually labeled only the largest containers need labels

Answer: 4. they shouldn't be individually labeled only the largest containers need labels

• many vet clinics do not line kennel floors with newspapers because news- papers are not
• readily available
• easily disposable
• absorbent
• warm

Answer: 4. Warm

• a correct statement regarding amiodarone a common class III antiarrhythmic agent is that it
• has a low iodine content
• metabolizes to desethylamiodarone in dogs
• blocks slow moving sodium channels
• is structurally related to carvedilol

Answer: 2. metabolizes to desethylamiodarone in dogs

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• a correct statement regarding the use of atracurium as a muscle paralytic is it
• doesn't cause a release of histamine
• decreases intraocular pressure
• doesn't cause sympathetic stimulation
• is immediately effective

Answer: 3. doesn't cause sympathetic stimulation

• techs may occasionally care for cats experiencing Key-Gaskell Syndrome. all the following

statements are true regarding this condition except it:

• is also known as feline dysautonomia
• affects the autonomic nervous system
• tends to appear in cats aged 3 years or older
• affects more cats on the West Coast than the East Coast

Answer: 3. tends to appear in cats aged 3 years or older

• in a generally healthy patient an anesthetic that is administered intra- venously will most

likely take effect within a few

• seconds
• minutes
• hours
• days

Answer: 1. Seconds

• vet medical teams wish to meet four goals when anesthetizing a patient for ophthalmic

surgery these include all of the following except to

• provide a mobile eye
• provide a pain free recovery
• support cardiopulmonary function
• avoid increases in intraocular pressure

Answer: 1. provide a mobile eye

• a correct statement concerning a Michel's trephine is it is
• most often used for bone biopsies
• able to cut a square hole through bone
• only available in one diameter
• battery or electric power operated

Answer: 1. most often used for bone biopsies

• which of the following urine preservatives is used for biochemical analyses of urea, ammonia,

calcium, nitrogen, and uric acid in animals

• toluene
• acetic acid
• chloroform 3 / 4

• hydrochloric acid

Answer: 4. hydrochloric acid

• which of the following types of anticestodal drugs is used to eliminate the presence of most

species of tapeworms except spirometra mansonoides and diphyllobothrium erincacei in dogs and cats

• praziquantel
• niclosamide
• bunamidine
• albendazole

Answer: 1. prazaiquantel

• a vet tech receives a frantic call from a pet owner. from what the owner says the tech concludes

the owners dog has consciously collapsed with dyspnea in which of the following categories of emergencies should the tech place the patient

• nonemergency
• minor
• serious
• life threatening

Answer: 4. life threatening

• during which of the stages of anesthesia does the patient react to external stimulus with a

struggling reflex

• stage one
• stage two
• stage 3
• stage 4

Answer: 2. stage 2

• which of the following is a correct statement regarding the collection of animal feces.
• better results come from feces collected from the ground or litter box than fresh feces
• it is best to collect feces before collecting urine to avoid contaminating the urine
• feces collection usually requires restraining the animal so the process is uninterrupted
• if it is difficult to collect the feces it should be forced out of the animal using lubricant

Answer: 3. feces collection usually requires restraining the animal so the process is uninterrupted

• thiacetarsamide sodium is most frequently used as treatment for
• hookworms
• heartworms
• roundworms
• tapeworms

Answer: 2. heartworms

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