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Why should patients be turned from side to side every 10 to 15 minutes during anesthetic recovery until the animal is sternal?  

How many mLs of air should be used to inflate the cuff of an endotracheal tube after it is successfully placed into the patient’s trachea?

A newborn kitten is apneic.  Which of the following drugs is a respiratory and central nervous system stimulant and should be given to help this kitten?

It is the end of a very busy day in your animal hospital.  While you are checking on all the animals, you notice one of the orthopedic post-op patients is very stuporous.  Upon further investigation, you discover the patient had been overdosed on its opioid pain medication.  What drug do you use to reverse opioids?

Propofol has excellent analgesia properties and is a good choice for controlling pain in surgical patients.

If the Mean Arterial Blood Pressure falls below ________for a small animal, blood flow to internal organs decreases, which can be dangerous (especially if the kidneys have prolonged reduced blood flow, which can lead to permanent damage).

In patients with which of the following characteristics is it recommended to wait a longer period before extubation because of the likelihood of vomiting or airway obstruction?

What is the name of the structure labeled #4?

At what anesthetic stage is a patient considered moribund and can experience cardiovascular collapse?

Which of the following products is an example of a colloid? (Choose all that apply)