Hosa Vet test

Question 1

How to restrain a small dog (< 50 pounds)

Answer 1

1. Place one arm under the dog’s head
2. Place your other arm under the dog’s abdomen with your hand pointed forward and your fingers between the dog’s front legs
3. Lift the dog straight up and place it on the examination table

Question 2

How to apply a gauze muzzle

Answer 2

1. Cut off a long strip of gauze
2. Make a slip knot in the middle of the gauze
3. Advance towards the dog so they can’t see you
4. Slip the loop over the muzzle of a dog
5. Tighten the loop so it fits snuggly on the muzzle
6. Tie off the ends and snip off any excess gauze

Question 3

Fecal Flotation

Answer 3

1. Used alcohol-based hand rub for hand hygiene
2. Applied exam gloves.
3. Placed approximately 2 – 5 g of feces in a paper cup.
4. Add 30 ml of flotation solution.
5. Using the tongue depressor, mix the feces to produce an evenly suspended emulsion.
6. Poured the suspension through a 10 cm (4”x4”) gauze square into another cup.
7. Filled the shell vial (or 15 ml centrifuge tube) with the filtered solution to form a convex dome (meniscus) at the rim.
8. leave the cover slip in place for 10 – 20 minutes
9. Picked the cover slip straight up and placed on a glass slide, fluid side down.
10. Removed gloves and used alcohol-based hand rub for hand hygiene.

Question 4

Centrifuge

Answer 4

A machine with rapidly rotating container that applies centrifuge force to it’s contents, typically to separate fluids of different densities or liquids from solids.

Question 5

Refractometer

Answer 5

An instrument for measuring a refractive index.

Question 6

Pipettes

Answer 6

transferring or measuring out small quantities of liquid,

Question 7

Differential cell counter

Answer 7

The proportions of the different types of white cells in the blood, usually split into the different types of granulocytes, lymphocytes, monocytes, eosinophils, and basophils.

Question 8

Hand tally counter

Answer 8

used to incrementally count something.

Question 9

Scalpel handle

Answer 9

holds scalpel blade.

Question 10

Scalpel Blade

Answer 10

cuts tissue makes incision

Question 11

funnel conical centrifuge tubes

Answer 11

Holds substance that goes into centrifuge

Question 12

Balance Scale

Answer 12

A device for weighing.

Question 13

Graduated Cylinder

Answer 13

Used to measure the volume of a liquid

Question 14

Suture scissors

Answer 14

Used for cutting sutures

Question 15

Sharp/Blunt scissors

Answer 15

Cutting stitches, gauze and other such material

Question 16

Metzenbaum scissors

Answer 16

cutting delicate tissue

Question 17

Bandage scissors

Answer 17

cutting bandages without gouging the skin.

Question 18

Needle Holder

Answer 18

holds suturing needle

Question 19

Tissue Forceps

Answer 19

are used to hold tissue in place when applying suture

Question 20

Kelly Forceps

Answer 20

Used to clamp larger vessels and tissue.

Question 21

Retractors

Answer 21

a device for retracting something.

Question 22

Absorbable suture material

Answer 22

a surgical suture material prepared from a substance that can be dissolved by body tissues and is therefore not permanent

Question 23

nonabsorbable suture material

Answer 23

A surgical suture made from a material unaffected by the biological activities of the body tissues and therefore permanent unless removed.

Question 24

Hemostatic Clips

Answer 24

Stops bleeding

Question 25

Tracheostomy Tube

Answer 25

A tracheostomy is a surgical procedure to create an opening through the neck into the trachea (windpipe)

Question 26

extraction forceps 1

Answer 26

a hand instrument used for grasping teeth and removing them from the socket

Question 27

Nail clippers

Answer 27

is a hand tool used to trim fingernails, toenails and hangnails.

Question 28

catheter

Answer 28

a flexible tube inserted through a narrow opening into a body cavity, particularly the bladder, for removing fluid.

Question 29

sponge forceps

Answer 29

Used to hold sponges or swabs

Question 30

Allis tissue forceps

Answer 30

used for grasping organs and slippery or dense tissue during electrosurgery

Question 31

ovariohysterectomy hook

Answer 31

used to retrieve a horn of the uterus when performing ovariohysterectomy in dogs and cats.

Question 32

rochester carmalt forceps

Answer 32

clamp off large vessels, control bleeding

Question 33

Dental Scaler

Answer 33

locate and remove unsightly stains, plaque and bacterial debris

Question 34

Dental Curette

Answer 34

subgingivally on enamel and root surfaces

Question 35

periodontal probe

Answer 35

measure pocket depths around a tooth

Question 36

Mayo Scissors

Answer 36

Cuts body tissue near the surface of the wound

Question 37

Crileforceps

Answer 37

used to grasp larger vessels or tissue.

Question 38

Backhaus towel clamps

Answer 38

used for grasping tissue, securing towels or drapes and holding or reducing small bone fractures.

Question 39

How to lift a dog >50 pounds

Answer 39

1. Place one arm under the dog’s head
2. Place your other arm by the rear of the dog
3. Lift the dog straight up and place it on the examination table

Question 40

How to prep the operation sight

Answer 40

1. Use alcohol-based hand rub for hand hygiene.
2. Verified the patient’s identity, surgical skill being performed, and surgical site.
3. Checked progress notes to assure that patient was bathed and surgical site clipped and scrubbed
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4. Verbalized expression of urine from bladder.
5. Assembled materials for prep.
6. Positioned patient on back and secured legs with tape.
7. Opened sterile packages: bowl and gauze while keeping them sterile.
8. Donned sterile gloves correctly.
9. Using sterile forceps OR the gloved hand, and one gauze (transferred from the less dominant hand to the dominant hand), began at incision site and cleansed using concentric circles at least 2 inches larger than the expected size of the sterile field needed, and then discarded sponge
10. Repeat step 9
11. Blotted excess germicide solution with sterile gauze sponge(s).
12. Sprayed 10% Povidone Iodine solution on site.
13. Removed gloves and used alcohol-based hand rub for hand hygiene