Question | Answer |
A neighbor brings in an animal scheduled for surgery, you should: | Have the neighbor sign the consent form and ensure that the owner is called before the procedure is initiated. |
In preparation for an anesthetic procudure you draw up 2 syringes and get them mixed up. You should: | Discard both syringes, label some new syringes, and start over. |
The flowmeter is working, but the pressure gauge on the oxygen tank reads close to zero. The best thing to do is: | Change the oxygen tank. |
While monitoring a patient during anesthesia you notice the oxygen tank has become empty. the best thing to do is: | Leave the patient connected and put on a new oxygen tank, if the reservoir bag is full. |
If the pop-off valve is inadvertently left shut, it will: | Cause a significant rise of pressure within the circuit. |
The oxygen tank has 1000 psi of pressure left in the tank, but the flowmeter now reads zero and you cannot obtain a flow by twisting the knobs. The best thing to do: | The animal is not getting oxygen, you need to remove the animal from the circuit until a new machine is found or the problem is corrected. |
A geriatric patient is considered to be one that: | Has reached 75% of its life expectancy. |
Brain damage may occur when there is inadequate oxygenation of the tissues for longer than _____ minutes. | 4 |
When a technician is performing CPR alone, the ratio of cardiac compressions to ventilation should be: | 10:2 |
To ensure that the benefit an animal obtains from CPR is not lost, one should not discontinue CPR for longer than: | 30 seconds. |
Respiratory arrest is always fatal. True or False? | False! |
One may suspect that the endotracheal tube is malfunctioning even if it is in the trachea because: | Compression of the reservoir bag does not result in the raising of the chest; The animal is dyspneic; The animal cannot be kept at an adequate plane of anesthesia; The reservoir bag is not moving or is moving very little. |
One may suspect that the pop-off valve has been closed or that it is malfunctioning if the: | Reservoir bag is distended with gas; Patient has difficulty exhaling |
Administration of the normal rate of fluids 10ml/kg/hr during an anesthetic procedure may result in overhydration in the: | Patient with cardiac disease; Pediatric patient |
Brachycephalic dogs may be an increased anesthetic risk because of their: | Excess tissue around the oropharynx; Increased vagal tone; small trachea in comparison with their physical body size. |
To decrease the anesthetic risk associated with a brachycephalic dog, the anesthetist may choose to: | Use atropine as part of the anesthetic protocol; Preoxygenate the animal before giving any anesthetic; Use an injectable anesthetic to hasten induction rather than masking; Intubate as soon as possible after induction. |
Animals that undergo cesarean section are at increased risk during anesthesia because of: | Decreased respiratory function; Increased chance of aspiration vomitus; Possibility of hemorrhage from the uterus; Increased workload of the heart. |
Anesthetic drugs to avoid in animals with cardiovascular disease include: | Halothane; Xylazine |
An animal that has liver dysfunction may be hypoproteinemic and therefore requires _____ for induction compared with that needed for a normal dog. | Less barbiturate. |
Too light a plane of anesthesia may be a result of: | Endotracheal tube cuff not inflated; Incorrect vaporizer setting; Incorrect placement of endotracheal tube. |
Tachypnea may result from: | Increased levels of arterial CO2; Too light a plane of anesthesia. |