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Ax12-year-
oldxneuteredxmalexblackxlabradorxretrieverxisxpresentedxwithxaxthreexweekxhistoryxofxlimpin
gxonxthexrightxfore.
Thexlateralxdigitxisxswollenxandxthexnailxisxdeviatedxventrally,xwithxulcerationxofxthexnailxbed.
Axlyticxbonexlesionxofxthex2ndxphalanxxisxvisiblexonxaxradiographxandxcytologyxofxthexmassxs
uggestsxneoplasia.
Chestxradiographsxarexclear.
Followingxamputationxofxthexdigit,xhistopathologyxindicatesxthatxthexmassxisxaxsquamousxc
ellxcarcinoma.
Whichxofxthexfollowingxisxthexbestxadvicexforxthexowner?
Ax-x95%xchancexhexwillxsurvivex1xyear
Bx-xChemotherapyxisxindicated
Cx-xRadiotherapyxisxindicated
Dx-xGuardedxprognosisEx-x50%xchancexhexwillxsurvivex1xyearx-xCORRECTxxANSWER-Ax-
x95%xchancexhexwillxsurvivex1xyear
Ax15-year-
oldxcatxisxpresentedxwithxaxthreexweekxprogressionxofxwanderingxinxcirclesxtoxthexleft,xstandi
ngxinxcorners,xandxdullxmentation.
Consciousxproprioceptivexdeficitsx(knuckling)xcanxbexelicitedxinxthexrightxthoracicxandxrightx
pelvicxlimbs.
Therexisxaxdecreasedxmenacexresponsexonxthexright,xbutxpalpebralxandxpupillaryxlightxrefle
xesxarexnormalxinxbothxeyes.
Thexrestxofxthexexaminationxisxnormal.xAxbrainxtumorxisxsuspected.
Wherexisxthexmostxlikelyxlocationxofxthexlesion?
Ax-xRightxbrainstem
Bx-xRightxcerebrum
Cx-xLeftxbrainstem
Dx-xLeftxcerebrum
Ex-xCerebellumx-xCORRECTxxANSWER-Dx-xLeftxcerebrum
Ax15-year-
oldxQuarterxhorsexmarexisxpresentedxforxrightxfrontxlamenessxgradex3/5xonxthexAAEPxlame
nessxscalex(lamenessxconsistentlyxvisiblexatxthextrot).
Shexbecomesxsoundxafterxanxabaxialxnervexblock.
Radiographsxofxthexdistalxlimbxlookxlikexthis:
Clickxherextoxseeximage
Whatxisxthextopxdifferentialxdiagnosis?
Ax-xSpavin
,Bx-xChronicxproliferativexsynovitis
Cx-xHighxringbone
Dx-xPedalxosteitis
Ex-xExostosisxofxthexsecondxmetacarpalx-xCORRECTxxANSWER-Cx-xHighxringbone
Ax21-year-
oldxscarletxmacawxisxpresentedxwithxpolydipsia,xwateryxdroppingsxandxinappetence.xOnxex
amination,xthexbirdxwasxfluffedxandxdepressedxwithxminimalxpectoralxmusclexatrophy.xThex
cropxwasxfluctuant.
Whichxonexofxthexfollowingxchoicesxisxthexmostxlikelyxdiagnosis?
Ax-xNormalxradiographs
Bx-xVitaminxDxtoxicosis
Cx-xThymoma
Dx-xAirxsacculitis
Ex-xRetainedxeggx-xCORRECTxxANSWER-Ex-xRetainedxegg
Ax4-year-oldxQuarterxhorsexisxpresentedxwithxax3-
weekxhistoryxofxdiffusexpatchyxalopeciaxonxthexventralxmidlinexandxface,xincludingxax"bulls-
eye"xlesionxinxthexcenterxofxthexforehead.
TherexisxaxmildxconjunctivitisxandxuveitisxOUx(bothxeyes).xAxpunchxskinxbiopsyxlooksxlikexth
eximagexbelow.
Whatxisxthexmostxappropriatextreatment?
Clickxherextoxseeximage
Clickxherextoxseeximage
Ax-xDoxnothing
Bx-xTrichlorfonxdrench,xantibioticxophthalmicxointmentxTID
Cx-xTopicalxDMSO,xOxybendazolexq.x8xweeks
Dx-xIvermectinxnow,xrepeatxinx4xmonths
Ex-xCorticosteriods,xbenzimidazole-piperazinexq.x12xweeksx-xCORRECTxxANSWER-Dx-
xIvermectinxnow,xrepeatxinx4xmonths
Axbackyardxchickenxisxpresentedxforxlayingxlessxeggsxthanxnormalxandxlistlessxbehavior.
Examinationxrevealsxtinyxblackishxbrownxspecksxmovingxaroundxthexhen'sxvent.
Whichxonexofxthexfollowingxisxthexmostxlikelyxdiagnosis?
Clickxherextoxseeximage(mayxtakexaxfewxmomentsxtoxload)
Ax-xKnemidocoptesxmutansx
Bx-xArgasxpersicusx
Cx-xNorthernxfowlxmite
Dx-xChickenxmite
Ex-xSticktightxfleax-xCORRECTxxANSWER-Cx-xNorthernxfowlxmite
Axcatxwithxaxpreviousxdiagnosisxofxdiabetesxmellitusxconfirmedxbyxpersistentxfastingxhyperg
lycemiaxandxpersistentxglycosuriaxisxpresentedxforxaxroutinexcheck-up.
, Thexownerxrelatesxthatxshexranxoutxofxinjectablexinsulinxtwoxmonthsxago,xbutxthexcatxseeme
dxtoxdoxfinexwithoutxit,xsoxshexstoppedxgivingxinsulinxshots.
Onxphysicalxexam,xthexcatxappearsxhealthyxandxaxdipstickxtestxshowsxaxbloodxglucosexlevel
xofx125xmg/dLx(6.9xmmol/l)x[normalx61-132xmg/dLx(3.5-7.3xmmol/l)].
Whatxisxthexmostxlikelyxexplanation?
Ax-xTypexIxdiabetesxmellitus
Bx-xConcurrentxdiabetesxinsipidus
Cx-xIncorrectxinitialxdiagnosis
Dx-xDiabeticxremission
Ex-xInsulinxresistancex-xCORRECTxxANSWER-Dx-xDiabeticxremission
Axchickenxfarmxhasxhadxseveralxillxandxdeadxbirdsxoverxthexpastxweek.
Examinationxofxthexsickxchickensxshowsxseverexdepression,xecchymosesxandxedemaxofxth
excombxandxwattles,xgreenxdiarrhea.
Somexarexunablextoxwalkxwithxabsentxperchingxreflexes.
Whichxonexofxthexfollowingxchoicesxisxthexmostxlikelyxdiagnosis?
x
Ax-xAvianxencephalomyelitis
Bx-xAvianxinfluenza
Cx-xInfectiousxcoryza
Dx-xInfectiousxbronchitis
Ex-xMycoplasmaxgallisepticumx-xCORRECTxxANSWER-Bx-xAvianxinfluenza
Axcommercialxturkeyxoperationxexperiencesxanxoutbreakxofxdiseasexinx40%xofxitsx12-
16xweekxoldxbirds.xTypicallyxaffectedxbirdsxshowxonlyxdepression,xthenxdeath.
Somexanimalsxappearxweak,xrecumbentxwithxonexlegxforwardxandxonexlegxback.
Onxnecropsy,xdiffusexorxnodularxlymphoidxtumorsxarexvisiblexinxvariousxorgans,xparticularly
xthexliver,xandxspleen.xTwoxaffectedxbirdsxhavexdistortedxpupils.
Whatxisxthexdiagnosis?
Ax-xViralxhepatitisxofxturkeys
Bx-xNewcastlexdisease
Cx-xMarek'sxdisease
Dx-xInfectiousxbursalxdisease
Ex-xHistomoniasisx-xCORRECTxxANSWER-Cx-xMarek'sxdisease
Axdozenxyoungxchickensxatxaxbroiler-
raisingxfacilityxarexfoundxdeadxonxtheirxbacksxandxsidesxwithxnoxpremonitoryxsigns.
Otherxbirdsxappearxcyanotic,xwithxdistendedxandxreddenedxabdomensxandxcongestedxbloo
dxvessels.xAffectedxbirdsxhavexanxincreasedxrespiratoryxratexandxreducedxexercisextoleran
ce.
Necropsyxofxaxdeadxchickenxshowsxtypicalxlesionsxbelow.
Whatxisxthexclinicalxdiagnosis?
Ax-xDissectingxaneurysm
Bx-xInfectiousxbursalxdisease
Cx-xFlipxoverxdisease
Ax12-year-
oldxneuteredxmalexblackxlabradorxretrieverxisxpresentedxwithxaxthreexweekxhistoryxofxlimpin
gxonxthexrightxfore.
Thexlateralxdigitxisxswollenxandxthexnailxisxdeviatedxventrally,xwithxulcerationxofxthexnailxbed.
Axlyticxbonexlesionxofxthex2ndxphalanxxisxvisiblexonxaxradiographxandxcytologyxofxthexmassxs
uggestsxneoplasia.
Chestxradiographsxarexclear.
Followingxamputationxofxthexdigit,xhistopathologyxindicatesxthatxthexmassxisxaxsquamousxc
ellxcarcinoma.
Whichxofxthexfollowingxisxthexbestxadvicexforxthexowner?
Ax-x95%xchancexhexwillxsurvivex1xyear
Bx-xChemotherapyxisxindicated
Cx-xRadiotherapyxisxindicated
Dx-xGuardedxprognosisEx-x50%xchancexhexwillxsurvivex1xyearx-xCORRECTxxANSWER-Ax-
x95%xchancexhexwillxsurvivex1xyear
Ax15-year-
oldxcatxisxpresentedxwithxaxthreexweekxprogressionxofxwanderingxinxcirclesxtoxthexleft,xstandi
ngxinxcorners,xandxdullxmentation.
Consciousxproprioceptivexdeficitsx(knuckling)xcanxbexelicitedxinxthexrightxthoracicxandxrightx
pelvicxlimbs.
Therexisxaxdecreasedxmenacexresponsexonxthexright,xbutxpalpebralxandxpupillaryxlightxrefle
xesxarexnormalxinxbothxeyes.
Thexrestxofxthexexaminationxisxnormal.xAxbrainxtumorxisxsuspected.
Wherexisxthexmostxlikelyxlocationxofxthexlesion?
Ax-xRightxbrainstem
Bx-xRightxcerebrum
Cx-xLeftxbrainstem
Dx-xLeftxcerebrum
Ex-xCerebellumx-xCORRECTxxANSWER-Dx-xLeftxcerebrum
Ax15-year-
oldxQuarterxhorsexmarexisxpresentedxforxrightxfrontxlamenessxgradex3/5xonxthexAAEPxlame
nessxscalex(lamenessxconsistentlyxvisiblexatxthextrot).
Shexbecomesxsoundxafterxanxabaxialxnervexblock.
Radiographsxofxthexdistalxlimbxlookxlikexthis:
Clickxherextoxseeximage
Whatxisxthextopxdifferentialxdiagnosis?
Ax-xSpavin
,Bx-xChronicxproliferativexsynovitis
Cx-xHighxringbone
Dx-xPedalxosteitis
Ex-xExostosisxofxthexsecondxmetacarpalx-xCORRECTxxANSWER-Cx-xHighxringbone
Ax21-year-
oldxscarletxmacawxisxpresentedxwithxpolydipsia,xwateryxdroppingsxandxinappetence.xOnxex
amination,xthexbirdxwasxfluffedxandxdepressedxwithxminimalxpectoralxmusclexatrophy.xThex
cropxwasxfluctuant.
Whichxonexofxthexfollowingxchoicesxisxthexmostxlikelyxdiagnosis?
Ax-xNormalxradiographs
Bx-xVitaminxDxtoxicosis
Cx-xThymoma
Dx-xAirxsacculitis
Ex-xRetainedxeggx-xCORRECTxxANSWER-Ex-xRetainedxegg
Ax4-year-oldxQuarterxhorsexisxpresentedxwithxax3-
weekxhistoryxofxdiffusexpatchyxalopeciaxonxthexventralxmidlinexandxface,xincludingxax"bulls-
eye"xlesionxinxthexcenterxofxthexforehead.
TherexisxaxmildxconjunctivitisxandxuveitisxOUx(bothxeyes).xAxpunchxskinxbiopsyxlooksxlikexth
eximagexbelow.
Whatxisxthexmostxappropriatextreatment?
Clickxherextoxseeximage
Clickxherextoxseeximage
Ax-xDoxnothing
Bx-xTrichlorfonxdrench,xantibioticxophthalmicxointmentxTID
Cx-xTopicalxDMSO,xOxybendazolexq.x8xweeks
Dx-xIvermectinxnow,xrepeatxinx4xmonths
Ex-xCorticosteriods,xbenzimidazole-piperazinexq.x12xweeksx-xCORRECTxxANSWER-Dx-
xIvermectinxnow,xrepeatxinx4xmonths
Axbackyardxchickenxisxpresentedxforxlayingxlessxeggsxthanxnormalxandxlistlessxbehavior.
Examinationxrevealsxtinyxblackishxbrownxspecksxmovingxaroundxthexhen'sxvent.
Whichxonexofxthexfollowingxisxthexmostxlikelyxdiagnosis?
Clickxherextoxseeximage(mayxtakexaxfewxmomentsxtoxload)
Ax-xKnemidocoptesxmutansx
Bx-xArgasxpersicusx
Cx-xNorthernxfowlxmite
Dx-xChickenxmite
Ex-xSticktightxfleax-xCORRECTxxANSWER-Cx-xNorthernxfowlxmite
Axcatxwithxaxpreviousxdiagnosisxofxdiabetesxmellitusxconfirmedxbyxpersistentxfastingxhyperg
lycemiaxandxpersistentxglycosuriaxisxpresentedxforxaxroutinexcheck-up.
, Thexownerxrelatesxthatxshexranxoutxofxinjectablexinsulinxtwoxmonthsxago,xbutxthexcatxseeme
dxtoxdoxfinexwithoutxit,xsoxshexstoppedxgivingxinsulinxshots.
Onxphysicalxexam,xthexcatxappearsxhealthyxandxaxdipstickxtestxshowsxaxbloodxglucosexlevel
xofx125xmg/dLx(6.9xmmol/l)x[normalx61-132xmg/dLx(3.5-7.3xmmol/l)].
Whatxisxthexmostxlikelyxexplanation?
Ax-xTypexIxdiabetesxmellitus
Bx-xConcurrentxdiabetesxinsipidus
Cx-xIncorrectxinitialxdiagnosis
Dx-xDiabeticxremission
Ex-xInsulinxresistancex-xCORRECTxxANSWER-Dx-xDiabeticxremission
Axchickenxfarmxhasxhadxseveralxillxandxdeadxbirdsxoverxthexpastxweek.
Examinationxofxthexsickxchickensxshowsxseverexdepression,xecchymosesxandxedemaxofxth
excombxandxwattles,xgreenxdiarrhea.
Somexarexunablextoxwalkxwithxabsentxperchingxreflexes.
Whichxonexofxthexfollowingxchoicesxisxthexmostxlikelyxdiagnosis?
x
Ax-xAvianxencephalomyelitis
Bx-xAvianxinfluenza
Cx-xInfectiousxcoryza
Dx-xInfectiousxbronchitis
Ex-xMycoplasmaxgallisepticumx-xCORRECTxxANSWER-Bx-xAvianxinfluenza
Axcommercialxturkeyxoperationxexperiencesxanxoutbreakxofxdiseasexinx40%xofxitsx12-
16xweekxoldxbirds.xTypicallyxaffectedxbirdsxshowxonlyxdepression,xthenxdeath.
Somexanimalsxappearxweak,xrecumbentxwithxonexlegxforwardxandxonexlegxback.
Onxnecropsy,xdiffusexorxnodularxlymphoidxtumorsxarexvisiblexinxvariousxorgans,xparticularly
xthexliver,xandxspleen.xTwoxaffectedxbirdsxhavexdistortedxpupils.
Whatxisxthexdiagnosis?
Ax-xViralxhepatitisxofxturkeys
Bx-xNewcastlexdisease
Cx-xMarek'sxdisease
Dx-xInfectiousxbursalxdisease
Ex-xHistomoniasisx-xCORRECTxxANSWER-Cx-xMarek'sxdisease
Axdozenxyoungxchickensxatxaxbroiler-
raisingxfacilityxarexfoundxdeadxonxtheirxbacksxandxsidesxwithxnoxpremonitoryxsigns.
Otherxbirdsxappearxcyanotic,xwithxdistendedxandxreddenedxabdomensxandxcongestedxbloo
dxvessels.xAffectedxbirdsxhavexanxincreasedxrespiratoryxratexandxreducedxexercisextoleran
ce.
Necropsyxofxaxdeadxchickenxshowsxtypicalxlesionsxbelow.
Whatxisxthexclinicalxdiagnosis?
Ax-xDissectingxaneurysm
Bx-xInfectiousxbursalxdisease
Cx-xFlipxoverxdisease