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If a practice does not have patient eye shields, what can be used in their place to protect the patient’s eyes during a surgery in which a CO2 laser is used?

The veterinary technician is looking at the surgical schedule for the day. A 4-month-old Maine Coon cat is scheduled for onychectomy. When is it best to administer analgesia to this patient?

When performing an endoscopy, what is the “J maneuver”?

The canula of the trochar-canula unit for laparoscopy is used to:

An eyelid mass has just been surgically removed from a 9-month-old mixed-breed dog. Which is the most appropriate next step?

When placing cranial and caudal towels is it essential to ensure that the:

What is the best way to store a clean endoscope between procedures?

A patient is being prepared for endoscopy to retrieve a foreign object lodged in the stomach. Which accessory instrument is most likely to be helpful in grasping a foreign object?

A 7-year-old female intact Vizsla dog is referred to the emergency clinic because of closed pyometra. Which treatment is recommended?

Toward the end of surgery on a 2-year-old cat, the technician’s right glove is inadvertently contaminated. The technician steps away from the sterile field, and the circulating technician properly takes off the technician’s glove, so the technician can finish the surgery. Which of the following regloving methods is most appropriate to use?