ANH2400 Cumulative Exam Review

In choosing the right catheter for a procedure the length of the catheter should be based on the:

Which of the following is a drug-induced sleep from which it can be very difficult to rouse the patient?

Drugs that have the ability to produce unconsciousness when given alone are characterized as:

Which type of catheter is often placed in a peripheral vein for short term use?

The maximum safe pressure manometer reading for a 15-kg dog would be:

The most common heart rhythm in healthy dogs and cats is sinus arrhythmia.

Greyhounds are more sensitive to which class of drugs bc of their slow metabolism and lack of body fat?

Which drug is the reversal agent for dexmedetomidine?

Which sx instruments is most appropriate to hand the surgeon when she wants to grasp and retract tissue short term?

Which group, aka minor tranquilizers, are often used for their sedative, muscle relaxant, and anticonvulsant properties?

For a laceration repair, ______ is the best instrument to hold and cut suture if only one hand is available for the job.

An anesthetic patient is swallowing and has an elevated heart rate. This is indicative of:

The term referring to variables that indicate the response of the animal’s homeostatic mechanisms to anesthesia is:

P w/ hepatitis or renal dysfunction should not receive alpha-2 adrenoceptors due to their metabolic and excretion.

Which type of catheter is used for central venous pressure monitoring?

Any drug that is utilized to induce loss of sensation with or without unconsciousness is known as a(n):

A dog has been induced w/ an anesthetic agent and shows signs of loss of spontaneous muscle movement. This animal is:

Which is one of the most common sites for a peripheral catheter in a dog, but not in a cat?

How often should the carbon dioxide granules be changed even without color change?

Doxapram is best categorized as an:

A dachshund presents for defenestration of an lumbar intervertebral disc. How should this patient be positioned?

Which patient will potentially need the longest intravenous catheter?

What is the best way to leak check an endotracheal tube prior to placement in a patient?

Human exposure to minute amounts of which agent is known to cause rapid onset of unconsciousness, resp failure, & death?

A devastating error such as performing surgery on the wrong limb can be avoided by simply doing which of the following?

Which governmental organization is responsible for the regulation of pet food?

A constant state within the body created and maintained by normal physiologic processes is:

Doxapram is best categorized as an:

A devastating error such as performing surgery on the wrong limb can be avoided by simply doing which of the following?

An anesthetist needs to rapidly increase the depth of anesthesia on a patient. Which is the best method of doing so?

The minimum database consists of the following:

Which best describes the chemical part of the scrub procedure?

Which of these devices reduces the pressure of the gas from 50 to 15 psi, the optimal pressure for breathing circuit?

Ruminants are more sensitive to which of the following drugs, requiring only one-tenth of the dose of horses?

When were anesthetic techniques refined to the point of the practical and widespread use of agents?

While getting a patient hx, the tech asks a client “Does your pet drink a normal amt of water?” What type of ? is this?

In order to effectively absorb anesthetic vapors, activated charcoal cartridges should be replaced after:

When a 5kg animal is placed on a Bain Coaxial Circuit, some rebreathing of waste gas will occur unless the O2 flow is:

Which of the following breeds of dog is resistant to acepromazine?

The surgeon is repairing a limb fracture in a horse. Which instrument is needed to hold and drive intramedullary pins?

Which breed of horse would be more at risk for complications during recovery and are more sensitive to sedatives?

If a circulating nurse is not available, where should sterile gown/gloves, as well as other sterile equip, be opened?

Which of the following gloving methods is most appropriate for IVC placement?

Which of the following is an appropriate use of a peripheral catheter?

If an endotracheal tube is longer than the thoracic inlet, there is:

The common effect of depression and/or stimulation, seen in a patient, after the admin of an anesthetic agent is due to:

An animal is displaying abdominal breathing with a rocking motion. This animal is in which stage of anesthesia?

A geriatric dental patient showing minor dehydration would be classified as a physical status of:

An adult cow is intubated and in a sx stage of anesthesia but develops tachypnea w/ shallow resps. What should be done?

Adding which drugs to a protocol for swine = a more predictable and heavier sedation and shorten Ax in some pigs?

Which of the following species are more sensitive to opioids?

Blood pH would be in which vital sign group?

The patient is a 3-kg kitten. What type of system should be used on the anesthetic machine?

There is a risk of cardiac arrhythmias or arrest due to epinephrine release making which stage potentially hazardous?

An H-tank of oxygen has a psi of 1000. How long can this tank continue to be used at an oxygen flow rate of 1 L/min?

Which of the following statements is true?

The term REL refers to:

An anesthetic with eyes in the ventromedial position and no jaw tone is considered to be at which anesthetic level?

The heart rate may be more difficult to hear in an anesthetized patient because:

A patient has flaccid muscle tone and widely dilated, unresponsive pupils. This is at which stage of anesthesia?

When monopolar electrosurgery is used, a ground plate must:

When collecting information from a client regarding a patient’s history, it is best to ask:

When a patient losses consciousness, the patient is in which stage(s) of anesthesia?

Cats are more prone to hypoxemia due to an increased mechanical dead space in the anesthesia system.

Which catheter is best to use when vascular access is required for medication that needs to be administered slowly once?

The principal organ(s) involved in the elimination of halogenated compounds is(are):

You have been asked to manage general anesthesia on a horse. What type of system would be most appropriate?

Which of the following is not a reason to schedule a preanesthetic appointment prior to a surgical event?

Before auscultation, which is the best way to prevent a dog from panting?

How is monopolar electrosurgery instrumentation used?

The opening through which WAGs exit the pop-off valve on a rebreathing system is:

Who has published guidelines for Ax monitoring to max the QLTY of care and assist us in sound decision making?

Which opioid binds to more than one type of opioid receptor, effecting one but blocking effects at another receptor?

Anesthetic agents and adjuncts can be classified by which of the following?

The scavenger system of an anesthetic machine removes which gas from the patient?

Post IV acepromazine, a k9 has an increased HR and decreased core temp. To which common side effect is it attributed?

What is the best way to leak check an endotracheal tube prior to placement in a patient?

Which of the following surgical scissors is most appropriate for cutting a sponge to fit in a sx wound?

Neonates or pediatric patients require special consideration when deciding what drugs to use because:

Which allows for the most accurate measurement of fluids to a tiny patient for whom an infusion pump is not available?