Free AAVSB VTNE Practice Test 2023 (60 Questions Answers)

1) All the following animals lack the ability to regurgitate except:

2) Which of the following is the term most frequently used to refer to the input and output of body water over a specific period of time?

3) A veterinary technician treats a dog diagnosed with parvovirus. The technician tells the dog’s owner to perform surface disinfection on cages, carpets, couches, and other areas in the owner’s home. The technician also tells the owner to clean the dog’s toys and food and water bowls by placing these smaller objects in a tub of disinfectant for a specific period of time. This process is often referred to as:

4) Before an 8-year-old dog undergoes surgery, a veterinary technician completes a physical examination. During the examination of the dog’s respiratory system, the technician notices percussive sounds with high resonance. This condition is consistent with:

5) After completing an operation on a dog, you notice one of the dog’s pupils is bigger than the other one. This condition is called:

6) Of the following, the microorganism that is most resistant to disinfectant killing is:

7) A cat has been in the care of a technician for two days. Over those two days, the technician has noticed the cat has vomited multiple times. Between bouts of vomiting, the cat appears to be free of symptoms. The technician notes a lack of blood, feces, and bile in the vomit. Which of the following types of vomiting is the cat experiencing?

8) All the following are true about healing using granulation tissue except:

9) A healthy dog or cat may exhibit the following signs except:

10) Many drugs for animals, in combination with behavioral modification therapies, are used to:

11) The dental formula for an adult cat is:

12) Touching the surface of the patient’s eye tests which of the following reflexes during anesthesia?

13) An 11-year-old cat is brought to the veterinary office for the sixth time in two months for a urinary tract infection. The veterinarian orders an X-ray with a dye injected into the animal’s veins to examine the kidneys, ureters, and urinary bladder. Which of the following is the name for this type of test?

14) The maximum weight of a surgical instrument pack being placed into an autoclave should be:

15) Martin, a veterinary technician, sees another technician drop a vial of blood on the floor. The coworker cleans the spill and reports it to her supervisor. After witnessing the incident, Martin should:

16) One easy way to tell if a patient is unsuited for anesthesia is to:

17) A correct statement regarding feeding an animal in recovery is that the food should be:

18) Which part of a compound microscope holds the slide?

19) Before deciding whether a surgery is necessary, veterinarians perform physical examinations. Within the first few seconds of the exam, veterinarians examine all the following except the animal’s:

20) Feulgen stain is used to examine which of the following?

21) How many teeth are typically in an adult dog’s mouth?

22) A correct statement regarding universal sterile containers is that they are:

23) Which of the following uses a magnetic field to produce images of internal organs and tissues?

24) Colorimetry is a measurement of:

25) A correct statement regarding the identifying traits of canine teeth is that they:

26) Resorptive lesions are found primarily in which of the following animals?

27) Upper gastrointestinal studies (UGIs) allow for assessment of the:

28) Which of the following types of blocking drugs is often administered before anesthesia to prevent the stimulation of visceral tissues?

29) All of these statements are true about microscopes except:

30) Which anesthetic can cause fetal depression when used?

31) Which of the following is the average gestation period for sheep?

32) After administering norepinephrine, extreme vasoconstriction occurs. This means peripheral resistance:

33) Which of the following can be used to treat Pacheco’s disease in birds?

34) A technician is treating a patient experiencing a change in appetite. Rather than a loss of interest in food, the owner says it seems as though her dog is never satisfied and is always looking for more to eat. The technician decides that the dog is experiencing:

35) Of the following animals, which is most likely to attack when taken from their home and placed in an unfamiliar environment, such as a veterinary clinic?

36) A puppy undergoing surgery is monitored with a pulse oximeter. Which of the following describes the function of a pulse oximeter?

37) Which of the following is true about an animal that is treated with ketamine?

38) Newborn animals are often poikilothermic and placed in incubators. Ideally, incubator temperatures should be set at:

39) If a veterinary technician is attempting to measure the pulse in a dog’s or cat’s tail, he or she is monitoring the:

40) An ideal antiseptic:

41) All the following are true statements about teeth except:

42) In dogs, which teeth are called the carnassial teeth?

43) Veterinary patients are placed in five categories of risk assessment determined by the American Society of Anesthesiologists. A patient with a mild systemic disease would be placed in:

44) Significant weight loss increases surgical risks in animals. The majority of animals are at risk of death or postoperative complications if weight loss has reached:

45) The optimum conditions for reading a radiograph include:

46) After you have finished using a compound microscope, what is the last step you must complete before covering it?

47) A correct statement regarding isoproterenol is that this myocardial stimulant:

48) A technician can reduce the stress levels of her patients by:

49) Ideal operating room conditions include a temperature of approximately:

50) Shock is a serious risk in pre-, intra-, and postsurgical environments. No matter the initial cause, the inciting event of shock is always:

51) Polydipsia is a symptom of which of the following conditions?

52) When cleaning glassware in a laboratory, you must first soak the dirty glassware in disinfectant. Immediately after scrubbing debris or surface material off the glass, you should:

53) Which of the following organs is responsible for metabolizing anesthetic drugs and producing plasma proteins and coagulation factors?

54) Rhinography is a contrast study of the:

55) A common side effect of phenothiazines is a/an:

56) The presence of blood in an animal’s urine is called:

57) The outermost layer of an animal’s tooth is the:

58) The pelvic limb swing is an immobilizer that:

59) A technician needs to evaluate bladder wall integrity and bladder position in a young dog. Which of the following cystography contrast studies should the technician perform?

60) A veterinarian schedules an operation on a 4-month-old kitten. Before the operation, the kitten must be bathed and must fast for no longer than: