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?

The correct oxygen flow rate (based on my recommendations) for a 2 kg patient on a nonrebreathing semiopen circuit such as a Mapleson D circuit would be which one of the following?

When ausculting the heart on a young healthy dog you notice that the heart rate varies slightly, it increases as the dog inhales and decreases between breaths. There are no noticeable differences in pulse quality and there is a pulse with every heart beat. This is most likely which one of the following?