VTNE Practice Test 2024 (75 Questions Answers)

1) While working in the lab, a veterinary technician notices a gray Vacutainer with a yellow collecting pot on the counter. The Vacutainer the technician is looking at contains the anticoagulant

2) When performing a venous portography, technicians inject positive contrast media into the spleen or the:

3) When collecting cerebrospinal fluid, the area of the spine that veterinary technicians most frequently tap is the:

4) Which of the following agents is considered an inappropriate antiseptic due to its caustic nature?

5) While conducting wildlife research, scientists may discover an animal, such as a wild bird, that needs immediate medical attention. Which of the following procedures would a surgeon be least likely to perform on a wild animal?

6) A veterinarian meets with a new client whose Yorkshire terrier has a few dog shows scheduled for the future. The Yorkshire terrier has developed an abnormal set of eyelashes, and the owner has noticed that the dog’s eyes have been tearing and inflamed. The veterinarian diagnoses the dog with a genetic defect called distichia, which can cause scarring. What should the veterinarian do?

7) All the following are true of veterinarian-client-patient relationships except:

8) Saffan, a steroid anesthetic, is a mixture of alphaxalone and alphadolone. Technicians intravenously inject a dose of 3–6 mg/kg in:

9) When drawing blood from small animals such as dogs and cats, the vein of choice is generally the:

10) A correct statement regarding the use of atracurium as a muscle paralytic is it:

11) A correct statement regarding a common dental instrument called a curette is:

12) Which of the following is a correct statement concerning tissue samples?

13) Which of the following steps should a veterinary technician complete first when bandaging an animal’s ear?

14) An animal is in anesthesia Stage 3. Which of the following signs would indicate the patient is in plane III?

15) Veterinary technicians may use the tape technique to examine an area of skin for all the following except:

16) Which of the following urine preservatives is used for biochemical analyses of urea, ammonia, calcium, nitrogen, and uric acid in animals?

17) Which of the following is a major disadvantage in performing fluoroscopic studies on animals?

18) All the following statements regarding the use of a local anesthetic as an adjunct to surgical anesthesia are true except:

19) Which of the following is true about a Robert Jones bandage?

20) Which teeth are primarily used for cutting, shearing, and holding?

21) Many veterinary clinics do not line kennel floors with newspapers because newspapers are not:

22) Hemolysis occurs when red blood cells break and release their contents into blood serum or plasma. All the following are causes of in vitro hemolysis except:

23) When performing colorimetric biological determinations, veterinary technicians may notice an abnormal change in the color of plasma and serum due to high chromatin levels. When performing this test on a grazing animal, such as a dairy cow, technicians may notice serum and plasma colored:

24) 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?

25) When administering an anesthetic to a horse intravenously, technicians inject the anesthetic into the:

26) Which of the following instruments would a surgeon use for ligation of stumps or pedicles?

27) Which of the following first-aid situations requires immediate medical attention for a member of a veterinary medical team?

28) Thiacetarsamide sodium is most frequently used as treatment for:

29) Veterinary medical teams wish to meet four goals when anesthetizing a patient for ophthalmic surgery. These include all the following except to:

30) Technicians may occasionally care for cats experiencing Key-Gaskell Syndrome. All the following statements are true regarding this condition except it:

31) If an adult bovine has 32 teeth, what is the animal’s dental formula?

32) You are about to perform an orogastric intubation on a large, 24-pound dog. What size stomach tube would be most appropriate for use in this scenario?

33) Which of the following muscles should veterinary technicians avoid during intramuscular injections?

34) Which of the following drugs is an opioid?

35) Based on observations of a cat’s limited and painful movements, a veterinarian recommends and the cat’s owners agree to an examination in which the veterinarian can achieve a closer look at the cat’s spinal cord. Which of the following tests is the veterinarian recommending?

36) Which of the following is a reason geriatric patients should be scheduled for surgery before young patients?

37) A correct statement concerning the alcohols used as disinfectants or antiseptics before, during, or after surgeries is they:

38) Surgeons can use all the following types of powered equipment in an operating room except a/an:

39) Which of the following statements is true about patients undergoing anesthesia?

40) Technicians often pay special attention to recumbent animals, or those who must remain lying down for recovery. These animals receive extra padding in their beds, are turned every 2–4 hours, and receive physiotherapy. Physiotherapy may include all the following except:

41) During which of the stages of anesthesia does the patient react to external stimulus with a struggling reflex?

42) When Beta-blockers are administered intravenously to dogs, veterinary technicians should closely monitor:

43) Emesis may be recommended in all the following cases except to:

44) A veterinary technician receives a frantic call from a pet owner. From what the owner says, the technician concludes the owner’s dog has consciously collapsed with dyspnea. In which of the following categories of emergency should the technician place the patient?

45) A correct statement regarding amiodarone, a common class III antiarrhythmic agent, is that it:

46) An example of a tricyclic antidepressant used in veterinary medicine is:

47) A veterinarian orders an X-ray in which a dog must be positioned so that it is lying on its right side. The technician will use a horizontal X-ray beam to capture an image of the dog’s chest. What is the name of this position?

48) The darkest, or least opaque, parts of an X-ray indicate the presence of:

49) Generally, urine samples are collected and stored in:

50) Procedures on bigger animals, such as horses or cows, may occur either in the field or in a clinic. Which of the following methods of monitoring a larger animal’s status would a veterinary technician least likely use while in the field?

51) Which of the following dressings retains moisture within the wound?

52) The teeth of carnivores and herbivores differ due to the various materials they eat. Which of the following parts are common in herbivore teeth but not common in carnivore teeth?

53) All the following are true statements concerning the use of anesthesia on horses except:

54) While horses awaiting surgery can drink water up to 1 hour before the procedure, they must fast for:

55) When prepping a patient for surgery, veterinary technicians use antiseptics that are split into three different categories. Antiseptics are placed in the second category if they possess the ability to prevent recontamination of the skin up to six hours. The second category measures the antiseptic’s:

56) Which of the following patients should be monitored the closest during general anesthesia?

57) In a generally healthy patient, an anesthetic that is administered intravenously will most likely take effect within a few:

58) Within which part of an image-intensified fluoroscopic system are X-rays converted into visible light photons?

59) Studies in 2006 found that the use of acepromazine, an antipsychotic drug, often increases the risk of seizures in all these animals except:

60) While working in the lab, a technician witnesses a fellow coworker fumble with a bottle before it falls to the floor and breaks. Upon closer inspection, the technician realizes that the liquid is highly flammable. To clean a spill containing flammable liquid, the technician needs all the following materials except:

61) Which of the following is a correct statement concerning a technician’s attempt to maintain an animal’s mental stimulation and morale?

62) While preparing for surgery, surgeons and veterinary technicians should thoroughly wash their hands and forearms. Hands and forearms should be exposed to antiseptic scrubs for no less than:

63) Which of the following is a correct statement regarding the collection of animal feces?

64) A correct statement concerning a Michel’s trephine is it is:

65) Alpha-2 agonists, used therapeutically, decrease cardiac output in most animals. This decrease is due to:

66) All the following statements about general toxicology specimens are true except:

67) Technicians must often administer medications, such as a hypodermic injection, to patients. When administering a hypodermic injection, a technician may inject the drug using all the following routes except:

68) A correct statement regarding needle holders is:

69) An ideal operating room has:

70) All the following materials are often used to pad bandages except:

71) Which of the following types of anticestodal drugs is used to eliminate the presence of most species of tapeworms except Spirometra mansonoides and Diphyllobothrium erinacei in dogs and cats?

72) Which of the following is a correct statement regarding subcutaneous injections?

73) The use of piperazine, an antinematodal agent, is recommended in all the following except:

74) In the lab, a technician accidentally spills biological agents on the skin exposed between his wrists and his lab coat. He knows the situation requires immediate first aid, and he performs all the following emergency actions except:

Which of the following anesthesia drugs is most often injected?