A 20 kg dog is prescribed a medication at 5 mg/kg. How many total milligrams should be administered?

A drug is supplied as a 50 mg/mL solution. The patient requires a total dose of 75 mg. What volume should be drawn up?

A technician runs a gravity displacement steam autoclave cycle for wrapped instrument packs. Which combination of temperature and exposure time is the standard minimum for this cycle type?

A surgical pack processed in a steam autoclave is later examined. What does a chemical indicator strip placed inside the pack confirm when it has changed color appropriately?

An adult dog presents for a routine dental prophylaxis. Assuming a complete permanent set, how many teeth should the veterinary technician expect to chart?

While charting an adult cat, the technician needs to record the carnassial tooth of the upper arcade. Which tooth is the maxillary carnassial in the cat?

On a canine blood film stained with a Romanowsky stain, a technician identifies a large leukocyte with a kidney shaped or amoeboid nucleus, lacy chromatin, and abundant blue gray cytoplasm that often contains fine vacuoles. Which cell type is this?

While performing a manual differential on a feline patient, a technician sees granulocytes whose cytoplasm is packed with distinct rod shaped to oval granules that stain pale orange to salmon, with a band or segmented nucleus. Which cell is being described, and what does an increase in this cell most commonly suggest?

A dog presents with a contaminated laceration that is several hours old. During initial wound lavage, which solution and pressure approach is most appropriate for removing debris without damaging tissue?

A patient has a distal limb bandage placed for a soft tissue injury. The next morning the toes appear swollen and cool with the two visible nails spread apart. What is the most appropriate immediate action?

A technician produces a lateral abdominal radiograph that appears too dark (overexposed) across the entire image, with poor differentiation of soft tissue structures. Which adjustment will most directly reduce the overall density of the next exposure?

According to the principle of ALARA, which practice most effectively reduces occupational radiation exposure to veterinary staff during radiography?

A 9 year old dog is presented for a dental procedure. On physical exam the patient has stable vital signs, normal mentation, and a mild, well controlled heart murmur with no clinical signs. Using the standard physical status scale, which classification best fits this patient?

A technician is selecting a breathing circuit for a 3 kg cat. Which circuit is most appropriate to minimize the work of breathing and resistance for this small patient?

During CPR on a 25 kg dog in cardiopulmonary arrest, what is the recommended chest compression rate and depth according to current basic life support guidelines?

For a keel chested dog such as a Greyhound in cardiac arrest, which hand position is recommended for external chest compressions?

The Feline Grimace Scale assesses acute pain in cats by scoring changes in facial expression. Which set of features does this scale evaluate?

A higher total score on a validated acute pain scale such as the Glasgow Composite Measure Pain Scale generally indicates what about the patient?

A technician is gathering history from an owner whose cat has been vomiting. Which question is most likely to elicit the most useful information?

An owner becomes tearful after a terminal diagnosis is delivered for her dog. Which technician response best demonstrates empathetic communication?