Which one of the following best defines pain?

Is the abnormal ECG complex in the ECG an escape beat or a ventricular premature contraction?  

Simbadol is a once a day dosing formula of burenorphine. This works with buprenorphine because it is a _________________ opioid and has a long half life but a drug like fentanyl could not be used the same way. Select the answer that best fits the blank.

Which one of the local anesthetic techniques listed will desensitize the palate and caudal upper molars.

Oscillometric blood pressure monitors most accurately measure which component of the arterial pressure?

Which statement most accurately describes this canine ECG? It is lead II and recorded at 25 mm/sec.  

The treatment of choice for runs of several ventricular premature contractions together is which one of the following? Assume appropriate doses are used.

Decompressing the stomach on a GDV patient prior to surgery is not a concern to the anesthetist.

The heart rate displayed by an ECG monitor (based on counting R waves) is highly accurate and can be relied upon.

An anticholinergics, such as atropine, are sometimes used as a premedication. It might be partiuclarly useful before an ophthalmic surgery because of which one of these effects?