Instructions
1. Applicants must attend and be in good standing at an accredited college in Minnesota.
2. Applicants must have completed at least 50% of the program requirements.
3. Applicants must complete a 3-5 page research paper of their choice, submitted in APA
format with at least 4 sources.
4. Applicants must have two letters of recommendations of good standing from school,
community involvement, or work.
5. Students must submit the multiple choice and short answer quiz.
6. All applications must be completed electronically. No handwritten applications will be
accepted.
7. All applications must be submitted to vice-president@mavt.net by midnight 01/31/15.
Deadline extended to March 15th, 2015!!!!
8. Judging criteria is based on paper submission as primary; with quiz at 100% correct
answers, and short answer as qualifier. Short answer questions must be answered with 35 sentences.
Application Questions – Type answer choice on the line for multiple choice
questions. Type answer below questions for short answer questions.
____ 1.Which of the following absorbs the most x-rays and appears white on a developed
film?
a.
b.
c.
d.
____
2. How many milliliters of a drug with a concentration of 100 mg/mL should be given to a
75 lb dog if the dosage is 2 mg/kg?
a.
b.
c.
d.
____
Proestrus
Anestrus
Diestrus
Estrus
5. Fentanyl transdermal patches are used most commonly in veterinary medicine to
control:
a.
b.
c.
d.
____
Purple
Red
Green
Yellow
4 The presence of predominantly anuclear cornified epithelial cells indicates:
a.
b.
c.
d.
____
0.68
0.34
0.75
1.5
3. What color do gram-positive organisms appear after a Gram stain?
a.
b.
c.
d.
____
Fat
Air
Metal
Bone
Diarrhea
Vomiting
Seizures
Pain
6. Borrelia burgdorferi is the organism which causes:
a. Canine parvo virus
b. Kennel cough
c. Lyme disease
d. Ringworm
____
7. When giving an intramuscular injection into the semitendinosus or semimembranosus
muscles, which nerve must be avoided?
a. Coccygeal
b. Cluneal
c. Fibular
d. Sciatic
____
8. Dehiscence is:
a.
b.
c.
d.
____
The removal of suture material from its sterile package
The splitting open of a surgical wound
The removal of a surgical drain
The sound a snake makes as it's being anesthetized
9. Which antibiotic class cannot be given to young canines during the rapid growth phase
due to the potential for articular cartilage lesions?
a.
b.
c.
d.
Tetracyclines
Aminoglycosides
Fluoroquinolones
Sulfonamides
____ 10. The upper fourth premolar communicates with which sinus?
a.
b.
c.
d.
Mandibular
Occipital
Maxillary
Orbital
____ 11. The pet is to be prepped for a popliteal lymph node biopsy. What part of the body is
prepped?
a.
b.
c.
d.
Caudal aspect of the stifle
Cranial aspect of the elbow
Medial aspect of the thigh
Cranial aspect of the stifle
____ 12. A cat on intravenous fluids must receive 30 ml/hr normal saline. If this cat has a drip set
that provides 60 drops/mL, which of the following is the correct drip rate?
a.
b.
c.
d.
1 drop per 2 seconds
1 drop per 6 seconds
3 drops per second
16 drops per second
____ 13. Colic is a general term for:
a.
b.
c.
d.
Muscle stiffness
Restlessness
Lameness
Abdominal pain
____ 14. A cat that weighs 5 kg is given 0.1 ml of a drug with a concentration of 10 mg/ml. What
dose did this cat receive?
a.
b.
c.
d.
0.05 mg/kg
0.2 mg/kg
2 mg/kg
25 mg/kg
____ 15. Why must reptiles be exposed to full-spectrum artificial light during normal daylight
hours?
a.
b.
c.
d.
To enable proper elimination cycles
To aid in regular shedding cycles
To help prevent metabolic bone disease
To help prevent skin infections
____ 16. How is the hematocrit affected by dehydration?
a.
b.
c.
d.
Decreased
No change
Increased
Dehydration is not evaluated with the HCT
____ 17. Which is not a fat soluble vitamin?
a.
b.
c.
d.
Vit E
Vit B
Vit A
Vit D
____ 18. Epinephrine:
a.
b.
c.
d.
Increases the heart rate
Decreases the heart rate
Decreases the blood pressure
Reverses the effects of acepromazine
____ 19. Which pair of agents has the most similar effects?
a.
b.
c.
d.
Anticholinergics and sympathomimetics
Anticholinergics and cholinomimetics
Sympathomimetics and sympatholytics
Sympatholytics and anticholinergics
____ 20. Which of these drugs is not an antifungal drug?
a.
b.
c.
d.
Griseofulvin
Clotrimazole
Ketoconazole
Sulfadimethoxine
21. Why do you want to be a Veterinary Technician?
22. Describe the key points to be covered with a client that has a new puppy?
23. In the Minnesota Veterinary Practice Act, what tasks are veterinary technicians not
allowed to do?
24. Choose a zoonotic disease and write how you would explain this disease to the
client and what steps are necessary to prevent transmission?