Consumption of an ionophore in a horse classically results in .
correct answersMyocardial toxicity
A healthy race horse with a heart rate of 16 bpm is most likely to have
what electrical rhythm finding? correct answersSecond-degree
atrioventricular block
Which of the following is not a common concurrent disease in cats
with diabetic ketoacidosis?
Hyperthyroidism
Bacterial infections
Hyperadrenocortici
sm Pancreatitis
Cardiac disease
correct
answersHyperadre
nocorticism
2-year old domestic short hair presents for chronic severe skin lesions. The
lesions consist of draining nodules and erythematous plaques. Therapies with
prednisone and antibiotics have resulted in improvement of the lesions;
however, the lesions have never fully resolved. The owner describes that the
lesions originally started out on the right front paw and have progressed. You
perform cytology from the drainage of the lesions and find numerous cigar-
shaped organisms in macrophages. You ask if any wound was noted on the
animal, and the owner explains that she pulled what looked like a splinter
from the right front paw before the lesions started. What is the diagnosis and
treatment for this disease? correct answersSporotrichosis; Itraconazole
This herd of cattle has been dealing with a Moraxella bovis outbreak in
calves. In an effort to control the outbreak, it is important to stop the
vector from transmitting the disease. Which one of the following is NOT a
factor in the transmission of Moraxella bovis?
Sarcoptes scabiei
Stomoxys
calcitrans Musca
autumnalis
Lyperosia irritans
correct
answersSarcopte
s scabiei
Withdrawl time of xylazine in cattle correct answers4
days Withdrawl time of tolazoline in cattle correct
answers8 days Withdrawl time of lidocaine in cattle
correct answers4 days Withdrawl time of meloxicam
,Withdrawl time of banamine in cattle correct answers4 days
medical treatment of couplet VPC (dog) correct
answersMexiletine Mexiletine correct answersoral class I
antiarrhythmic
Pimobendan correct answersimproves systolic function
Amlodipine correct answerscalcium channel blocker used for patients
with systemic hypertension
Diltiazem correct answersused for supraventricular tachycardias to slow
conduction down the AV node
Thomas splint correct answersgoes from the pelvis to the foot and
minimizes stifle movement.
medical treatment of cat intestinal lymphoma correct
answersChlorambucil and prednisolone
CHOP therapy correct answersCyclophosphamide, vincristine,
doxorubicin, and prednisone
Dictyocaulus life cycle correct answersdirect life cycle
bird all seed diet is deficient in correct answersVitamin A
Bird clinical signs of hypovitaminosis A correct answersblunted choanal
papilla, rhinitis, sinusitis, and loss of skin and feather quality.
subaortic stenosis prognosis correct answersFair-- Sudden death may
occur at any time, and the dog has an increased risk for infective
endocarditis.
Which of the following conditions is most likely to cause an elevated
level of serum bilirubin in a 7-year old horse? correct answershemolytic
anemia
test of choice for Mycoplasma haemofelis correct answersPCR since the
organisms are usually not visible on blood smears
Brassica plants in goats and sheep correct answersContain large
amounts of D,L- tryptophan, which is converted in the rumen to 3-
methyl-indole -- causing atypical interstitial pneumonia
Perilla mint in sheep and goats correct answersmetabolized to a toxic
intermediate that damages Type I pneumocytes and bronchiolar epithelial
cells.
,Moldy sweet potatoes in sheep and goats correct answersFusarium
solani which produces the mycotoxin 4-Ipomeanol -- causes atypical
interstitial pneumonia
Ruminant dental formula correct answers2(I 0/4, P 3/3, M 3/3)
Maple syrup urine disease is a genetic disorder associated with spongiform
changes in the brain and caused by a deficiency of this enzyme in Hereford
and polled Shorthorn calves. correct answersBranched-chain ketoacid
decarboxylase
The avian Polyoma virus primarily affects which bird correct answersYoung
psittacines
white plaques on the vagina of the cow correct answersInfectious pustular
vulvovaginitis
The most frequently isolated bacteria in cat bite abscesses correct
answersanaerobes Obligate anaerobes such as Fusobacterium spp.,
Bacteroides spp., and Clostridium spp. as well as facultative anaerobes
such as Pasteurella spp. and Actinomyces spp.
Which of these drugs is known to cause significant release of
histamine correct answersMorphine
Which of the following is most likely to be the vector for Lyme
disease? correct answersIxodes pacificus
Why should rabbits and guinea pigs never be housed together? correct
answersRisk of transmission of Bordetella from rabbits to guinea pigs
treatment of choice against ingestion of Jimsonweed which contains
scopolamine correct answersPhysostigmine
Use of oral ampicillin in a rabbit is most likely to precipitate correct
answersClostridial enterotoxemia
Which of the following is most appropriate for increasing the rumen pH of
a cow with rumen acidosis to the optimum range correct
answersMagnesium oxide
Treatment of choice for splints (intraosseous desmitis) includes which of the
following? correct answersRest and NSAIDs
Omeprazole MOA correct answersproton pump
inhibitor Cimetidine MOA correct answersH2
receptor antagonist Ranitidine MOA correct
answersH2 receptor antagonist Famotidine MOA
correct answersH2 receptor antagonist
, Sucralfate MOA correct answersbinds to ulcers forming a protective barrier
Misoprostol MOA correct answersPGE1 analog. Increase production and
secretion of gastric mucus barrier. Decrease acid production.
Most common etiologic agent causing pyoderma in the
dog correct answersStaphylococcus pseudintermedius
Turkey choline deficiency correct
answerschrondodysplasia, stunting, poor feathering
Treatment for Puppy Strangles (juvenile cellulitis) correct
answersImmunosuppressive doses of glucocorticoids
By what mechanism does Parascaris equorum typically cause colic in
foals? correct answersIntestinal impaction
You receive a report from your diagnostic submission on a pig with diarrhea
that reveals serotype B Salmonella. Which of the following Salmonella would
you be concern of? correct answersSalmonella Typhimurium
What is the most common tumor in dogs that causes epistaxis correct
answersNasal adenocarcinoma
Most common intranasal tumor in cats correct answersnasal lymphoma
What is an appropriate way to identify and test suspected carriers of E.
coli O157:H7 correct answersfecal culture from all cattle
Treatment of cat hydrocephalus correct answerspred, furosemide, oral
carbonic anhydrase inhibitors, or surgical shunt into peritoneal cavity
Treatment of froathy bloat correct answersPoloxalene orally
EHV-1 correct answersCauses abortion in the later part of gestation. Most
common cause of abortion
Equine Placentitis correct answersMajor cause of abortion in later
gestation. Usually from ascending infections but can be
hematogenous
Treatment for Equine Placentitis correct answersAntimicrobials, NSAIDS,
Progesterone, Clenbuterol (sympathomimetic), Pentoxyfylline
EHV-1 vaccine time correct answers5, 7, 9 months of pregnancy