What is the principal function of an ameroid constrictor used in veterinary surgery?
Correct answer: D. Gradually occlude a portosystemic shunt
- A. Stabilise a fractured mandible
- B. Immediately enlarge a narrowed trachea
- C. Drain fluid from the thorax
- D. Gradually occlude a portosystemic shunt
Explanation
An ameroid constrictor gradually closes an anomalous portosystemic vessel as its case absorbs fluid and expands. It is not a thoracic drain, airway prosthesis or fracture fixation device.
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