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Which type of the following tubes or associated devices is designed specifically for use in birds and reptiles
When the oxygen tank is half full, the tank pressure gauge will read approximately
Oxygen is present in a compressed gas cylinder as a:
The amount of oxygen an animal is receiving is indicated by the:
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Which of the following does not contribute to mechanical dead space
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Flowmeters that have a ball for reading the gauge should be read from the __________ of the ball
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Which of the following oxygen flow rates are within the recommended ranges for a 25kg dog on a partial rebreathing system when you wish to increase anesthetic depth and when you wish to maintain to increase anesthetic depth and when you wish to maintain the current anesthetic depth, respectively?
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Which of the following parts of an anesthetic machine is specifically designed to increase the ease with which manual ventilation can be provided
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The minimum size for the reservoir bag can be calculated as
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The unidirectional valves on an anesthetic machine help to"
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The APL valve is the part of the anesthetic machine that helps to:
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In small animal anesthesia, when the pt is bagged, the pressure manometer reading should not exceed:
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Rebreathing systems, when used with standard small-animal corrugated breathing tubes, are best reserved for animals weighing more than:
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When using a rebreathing system, the amount of the expired gases that are rebreather is determined primarily by the:
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Mapleson D, E, and F nonrebreathing systems should have maintenance flow rates that are:
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The negative pressure relief valve is partially important when:
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The tidal volume of an anesthetized animal is considered to be approximately ___ mL/kg of body weight
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Physiologic dead space in an anesthetized patient is usually in the range of:
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A scavenging system is generally attached to
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A reservoir bag that is not moving well may indicate
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Which of the following signs indicate that the granules in the carbon dioxide absorber have been depleted
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In a pt with normal respiratory rate and tidal volume, an increase in the depth of anesthesia can be achieved quickly by
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The concentration of anesthetic delivered from a compensated precision vaporizer may be affected by the:
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According to the CDC guidelines for equipment disinfection and sterilization, which of the following pieces of anesthetic equipment is/are considered semicritical items consequently should be treated using a high level disinfectant
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When an anesthetic machine is operating correctly, the pressure in the machine are always
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Which of the following examples of species associate is not correct
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You are evaluating a patients LOC and find the patient in a sleeplike state, nonresponsive to a verbal stimulus but arousable by painful, the patient is
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Which of the following fasting times is least advisable
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Using a prescribed fluid administration rate of 5 mL/kg/h for the first hour of anesthesia and a microdrip administration set with a delivery rate of 15gtt/mL, a 53lb pt would require which of the following infusion and drip rates
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The fluid type most appropriate to replace moderate losses from dehydration would be
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Which of the following is not a crystalloid solution
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Which of the following figures represents a fluid infusion rate as defined in this chapter (chapter 2)
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The delivery rate of a microdrip administration set is:
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Regarding fluid infusion rates, which of the following is true
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Which of the following heart rhythms is not normal in a resting horse
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A drug-induced state of calm in which the pt is reluctant to move and is aware but unconcerned about its surroundings
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The term regional anesthesia refers to
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A sleeplike state from which the patient can be aroused with sufficient stimulation
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The term balanced anesthesia refers to
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Which of the following professional organizations offers credentialing to veterinary technicians and nurses in the practice of anesthesia and analgesia
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With sufficient stimulation, a patient can be aroused from
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Which of the following statements about the anxiolytics trazodone and gabapentin is incorrect
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A neuroleptanalgesic is a combination of
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Dogs with an MDRI (ABCB1 - 1 delta) gene mutation have increased sensitivity to which of the following drugs
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Most preanesthetic will not cross the placental barrier
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It is recommended that atropine not be given to an animal that has tachycardia
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High doses of opioids can cause tachycardia and respiratory depression
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One of the disadvantages of the drug alfaxalone is the animals that are anesthetized with it may demonstrate excitement during recovery
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Which of the following is used in the preanesthetic period to reduce perioperative nausea and vomiting
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Anticholinergic drugs such as atropine block the release of acetylcholine at the
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Severe bradycardia caused by dexmedetomidine is best treated with
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Which one of the following drugs will precipitate when mixed with most other drugs or solutions
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Which of the following signs is not characteristic of dissociative anesthesia
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Etomidate is particularly well suited for induction of dogs with which of the following conditions
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Compared with methoxyflurane, isoflurane is considered to have a:
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Use of an anesthetic agent that has low blood-gas partition coefficient will result in ____ induction and recovery time
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Which of the following has the lower blood-gas partition coefficient
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As a rough guideline, to maintain surgical anesthesia safely, the vaporizer should be set at about
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Propofol sometimes causes transient apnea. To avoid this, the anesthetist should :
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One problem associated with recovery from tiletamine-zolazepam in dogs is
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The concentration of propofol entering the brain is affected by a variety of factors such as:
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Which of the following drugs is/are not full opioid agonists
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Effects that are commonly seen after administration of a dissociative include
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Adverse effects common with isoflurane include
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Which of the following are alpha-2 agonists
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Effects that atropine may have on the body include
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