VTNE-Prep Review Final Study Guide Questions with 100% Verified Correct Answers Which of the following is NOT usually part of the patient data-gathering phase in the nursing process?
- Gathering the initial medical history from the owner
- Reviewing the medical record for past history
- Performing a physical examination
- Identifying and prioritizing to generate a technician evaluation - Correct Answer Identifying and
- Pathogenesis
- Pathology
- Etiology
- Mucopurulent - Correct Answer Etiology
- Correct Answer Orthopnea
prioritizing to generate a technician evaluation Your new job is in an animal health research center that specializes in ____, which is the study of the causation or origins of diseases.
A patient exhibits ____, which means the patient is coughing up blood -- a symptom seen with heartworm disease. - Correct Answer Hemoptysis You discover that your patient is unable to breathe unless the patient is upright, a sign referred to as:
You are treating a dog who is suffering malabsorption, eating constantly yet losing weight. He has chronic diarrhea that is pale, fatty, and voluminous. He is diagnosed with EPI, which is: - Correct Answer caused by insufficient production and secretion of pancreatic digestive enzyme Addison's disease, or ____, primarily affects dogs and is characterized by ____. - Correct Answer hypoadrenocorticism; inadequate secretion of glucocorticoids and mineralcorticoids, primarily cortisol and aldosterone Cushing syndrome, or ____, primarily affects dogs and is characterized by ____. - Correct Answer hyperadrenocorticism; elevated circulating levels of cortisol (hypercortisolemia) produced by the adrenal cortex 1 / 3
Sarcomas can arise from ____, whereas carcinomas can arise from ___. - Correct Answer cartilage; lymph nodes The position of a recumbent horse should be changed every ____ hours to help prevent the formation of decubital ulcers. - Correct Answer 6 hours Which of the following bacteria is most likely associated with the gangrenous from of mastitis in sheep and goats? - Correct Answer Staphylococcus aureus
The pH of normal horse urine is: - Correct Answer Alkaline (pH 7-9)
All horses in the United States should be vaccinated against: - Correct Answer Eastern and Western equine and West Nile encephalomyelitis Vaginal examination in a late-term mare is NOT recommended unless: - Correct Answer Delivery is imminent You have been directed to take a radiograph of the abdomen of a sick puppy, along with that of one of his healthy littermates. You know that for a successful image, you will need to use ____-detail intensifying screens and ____-emulsion film. - Correct Answer high; single As the neonate begins to take up food, this increases its: - Correct Answer metabolic rate An owner has been keeping his cat's newborn kittens warm with extra bedding. At what age do puppies and kittens have a temperature that is similar to an adult's temperature? - Correct Answer 6 weeks You are examining a litter of neonatal puppies when you notice that one puppy has irregularities, including a hairless lump and other uneven patches of hair over his dorsum. You bring this to the attention of the veterinarian because this puppy needs to be assessed for the possible presence of: - Correct Answer Spina bifida _____ ____ ____, a bacterial infection that is treated with antimicrobials and lavage, is a sequela to strangles of lymph node abscesses. - Correct Answer Guttural Pouch Empyema 2 / 3
_____ _____ is the most common relevant arrhythmia in horses. Clinical signs: poor performance, shortness of breath, easily exhausted, coughing, discharge from nose, sometimes asymptomatic. - Correct Answer Atrial Fibrillation _____ are nocturnal spinal animals that are maintained much like rodents; however, they are not rodents and eat an insectivore-omnivore diet. - Correct Answer Hedgehogs What drug will NOT cause nephrotoxicity?
- Aminoglycosides
- Banamine (Flunixin Meglumine)
- Cisplatin (Platinol)
- Oxymorphone - Correct Answer Oxymorphone
- 360 ml
- 240 ml
- 180 ml
- 120 ml - Correct Answer D.
Combined immunodeficiency is most commonly seen in what animal? - Correct Answer Arabian horses Soda lime granules in the CO2 absorber canister should be checked for color change: - Correct Answer During and upon completing the procedure A 20-kg dog with a PCV of 40% has 300ml of blood collected. The red blood cells are separated from the serum. What volume of saline would you ad to the red cells to make a PCV of 50%?
Multiple 300 ml and 40/100 (40%) Which equals 120 ml.120 ml divided by 0.5 (50%) equals 240 ml.240ml - 120 ml cells = 120 mls of saline.
The cancerous condition of an overproduction of white blood cells is:
- Leukemia
- Leukocytosis
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