There are three kinds of ultrasonic scaler: magnetorestrictive, piezoelectric and sonic.
What is the advantage of a piezoelectric scaler over the other two kinds?
A - No heat build-up
B - No pitting of enamel
C - Quieter
D - Least traumatic
If you take an x-ray of a dog at 300 milliamperes for 1/20th of a second, how many millliampere-seconds is the exposure?
A - 600 mAs
B - 15 mAs
C - 20 mAs
D - 60 mAs
What is the minimum safe standard for autoclave sterilization of surgical packs?
A - 250 F for 8 min
B - 250 C for 13 min
C - 121 C for 13 min
D - 170 F for 10 min
Roughly what percentage of mammary tumors in dogs are malignant?
A - 10
B - 30
C - 45
D - 90
Warts are caused by which one of the following types of organisms?
A - Virus
B - Bacteria
C - Fungi
D - Protozoa
E - Prion
If you double the focal-film distance between an x-ray source and the x-ray cassette, what happens to the x-ray beam intensity on the x-ray cassette?
A - One-quarter the intensity
B - Half the intensity
C - Double the intensity
D - No difference
How long is the so-called "golden period" of wound healing?
A - 1st 24 hours
B - 1 hour
C - 2-4 hours
D - 10-12 hours
E - 6-8 hours
Which choice correctly lists the four core vaccines for dogs?
A - Bordetella bronchiseptica, rabies, canine parainfluenza, canine adenovirus-1
B - Canine distemper, canine parvovirus, canine adenovirus-2, rabies
C - Canine adenovirus-2, Leptospira interrogans, Giardia, kennel cough
D - Crotalus atrox, canine hepatitis virus, canine parvovirus, canine influenza
E - Canine influenza virus, canine distemper, Leptospira interrogans, Borrelia burgdorferi
During a fecal examination of a 2 month old piglet this organism is seen.
A - Ascaris
B - Trichuris
C - Eimeria
D - Strongyloides
E - Ancylostoma
Which factor would contribute to making an x-ray film come out with white spots?
A - Excess scatter radiation
B - Drops of fixer on film before processing
C - Fixation time too short
D - Air bubbles in the film
What settings adjustments should you do to correct for a radiograph that comes out too dark? (too dense)
A - Increase mAs 30%-50% or increase kVp 10%-15%
B - Halve mAs or subtract 10 kVp
C - Double mAs or add 10 kVp
D - Increase mAs 30% or decrease kVp 30%
During x-ray film development, one purpose of the first wash bath is to prevent contamination of the fixer.
What is the other purpose of the first rinse bath during x-ray film developing?
A - Stop film development
B - Prevent film discoloration
C - Convert exposed silver halide crystals in film to metallic silver
D - Remove and clean away unexposed silver crystals
Which white blood cells produce antibodies?
A - Lymphocytes
B - Basophils
C - Monocytes
D - Eosinophils
This 4 month old colt is presented for evaluation.
Which of the following choices best describes this colt's abnormality?
A - Umbilical hernia
B - Inguinal hernia
C - Diaphragmatic hernia
D - Paraphimosis
E - Sheath swelling
Which choice might explain why a radiograph comes out very dark?
A - High kilovoltage
B - Low milliampere-seconds
C - Speed of intensifying screen is too slow
D - Long focal distance
Hemoglobin concentration is roughly what percentage of red blood cell packed cell volume (PCV) in a normal animal?
A - 50% of PCV
B - 25% of PCV
C - 10% of PCV
D - 33% of PCV
Why are most antibiotics contraindicated in rabbits and hamsters?
A - Highly permeable blood-brain barrier
B - Their little hearts just can't take it
C - Disrupts gram positive gut flora
D - Highly sensitive to renal toxicity
Which animal is most vulnerable to severe spinal cord damage when handled improperly?
A - Cat
B - Rabbit
C - Hamster
D - Ferret
E - Boa constrictor
A client brings in her dog who ate a box of rat poison in the last 2 days.
What symptoms would be expected?
A - Bleeding, weakness
B - Seizures, vomiting
C - Unconscious, rapid heartrate
D - Severe pain, depression
Which of the following opioids provides good analgesia of long duration for mild to moderate pain in cats and can be given intravenously, intramuscularly, and subcutaneously as well as transmucosally?
A - Oxymorphone
B - Methadone
C - Morphine
D - Buprenorphine
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