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Using the ASA Physical Status Classification system, a patient that is moderately anemic or moderately dehydrated would be classified as:  

 During anesthesia, a mean arterial blood pressure [MAP] of less than 60 mmHg indicates:

 You are evaluating a patient’s hydration. The skin elasticity is mildly slowed, the patient’s mucous membranes are tacky, the CRT is 1.5 seconds, but the eyes are in a normal position in the orbit. Your patient is:

Which of the following signs of disease in a calm canine patient would be most significant in terms of the potential to increase the risk of anesthesia?  

What is the minimum number of air changes per hour that should be available in a room in which waste anesthetic gases are present?  

Which of the following is not a role of the credentialed veterinary technician in regard to the practice of anesthesia?  

Explain where each color lead goes on an anesthetized patient? How the patient is positioned for a proper ECG reading? 

 Pale mucous membranes commonly indicate all of the following except:  

In the United States, the National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH) recommends that the levels of waste anesthetic gases for anesthetics such as isoflurane and sevoflurane should not exceed ___ ppm.  

Which of the following oxygen flow rates are within the safe recommended ranges for a 15 kg dog on a semiclosed rebreathing system when you wish to increase anesthetic depth and when you wish to maintain the current anesthetic depth, respectively?