Anesthesia and Analgesia Sample Questions Flashcards
Which of the following medications is an opiate?
a) Fentanyl
b) Acetaminophen
c) Ketoprofen
d) Lidocaine
a) Fentanyl
Fentanyl is an opiate, which is a type of analgesic that affects the nervous system. Acetaminophen is a pain reliever. Ketoprofen is a nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drug (NSAID). Lidocaine is a local anesthetic.
Which of the following procedures would require a local anesthetic?
a) Removing a tumor
b) Cleaning a puncture wound
c) Amputating a limb
d) Repairing a fractured bone
b) Cleaning a puncture wound
Removing a tumor, amputating a limb, and repairing a fractured bone are all major procedures that would require a patient to be immobile.
Which of the following medications is given in conjunction with anesthetics to control pain?
a) Ketorolac
b) Procaine
c) Methohexital
d) Xylamine
a) Ketorolac
Ketorolac is a pain reliever given in conjunction with anesthetic. Procaine is an anesthetic, methohexital is a barbiturate, and xylamine is an emetic drug used to induce vomiting.
Epidural anesthesia is used during surgeries involving the:
a) head
b) upper chest
c) shoulders
d) hind legs
d) hind legs
Epidural anesthesia is a type of regional anesthesia that is produced by the injection of a local anesthetic into the epidural space of the lumbar or sacral region of the spine.
Which of the following laryngoscope blades is primarily used to intubate large animals?
a) Phillips
b) Rowson
c) Miller
d) Macintosh
b) Rowson
The Rowson laryngoscope blade is used primarily to intubate large animals such as cattle, sheep, and pigs.
After anesthesia is administered to a goat, the animal should be positioned with its head:
a) facing left
b) turned up
c) facing down
d) turned right
b) turned up
After receiving anesthesia, a goat should be held with its head facing up to prevent regurgitation until the endotracheal tube is placed. The goat’s head should not be turned left, down, or right because this can cause the goat to regurgitate and block its airway.
Pigs should be deprived of water for how many hours before surgery requiring anesthesia?
a) 2
b) 6
c) 12
d) 24
a) 2
A pig should not ingest water for 2 hours before undergoing surgery requiring anesthesia, but a pig should fast for 6 to 8 hours before surgery.
The non-rebreathing anesthesia machine is used on which of the following animals?
a) Cattle
b) Horses
c) Ferrets
d) Goats
c) Ferrets
A non-rebreathing anesthesia machine is generally used on animals weighing less than 10 pounds, so it would be used on ferrets.
When animals undergo anesthesia, their ventilation is closely monitored. All these factors are assessed during ventilation monitoring except:
a) rate
b) tidal volume
c) rhythm
d) heart beat
d) heart beat
When monitoring ventilation on a patient, a technician is monitoring the patient’s breathing. Although the patient’s beat will be monitored, it is not a part of ventilation. The rate, volume, and rhythm of the patient’s breaths will be assessed during ventilation monitoring.
A patient’s plasma protein level can alter the absorption rate of which of the following anesthetic agents?
a) Fentanyl
b) Propofol
c) Ketamine HCl
d) Phenobarbital
d) Phenobarbital
This is a common occurrence among barbiturates because of their ability to bind to proteins. Fentanyl, propofol, and ketamine HCl are not affected by plasma protein levels.
