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During surgery, the assistant is asked to use a sponge to clear away blood from a hemorrhaging site.   Which of the following is the most appropriate  step for the veterinary assistant to take?

You are concerned about hypothermia in your patient during surgery?  What do you need?

You determine that the blood vessels of your anesthetized patient are expanding. Blood is pooling. Venous return to the heart is decreased, thus reducing the animal’s blood pressure. Which of the following is the most likely cause of the dog’s hypotension?

Carefully read each sentence in the group of sentences, and then, choose the letter for the one sentence in which the pronoun does not agree with its antecedent.

Carefully read the following sentences, and then choose the letter of the sentence in the group that contains a comma splice.

You are monitoring a patient’s ECG and notice 4 ventricular premature contractions in a row.  What drug would be used for this?

Your patient has an elevated ALT.  What organ are you concerned with?

When are clinical signs of a pyometra most often seen?

What is the medical term for the surgery to remove the eye?

What is the term for a hidden testicle?