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Fescue toxicity - ANSWER ---- causes abortion and agalactia
Aspiration Pneumonia - ANSWER ---- is the most common cause of dysphagia in horses
Upper airway endoscopy, dental exam - ANSWER An appropriate next step for a horse
with facial swelling, unilateral mucopurulent nasal discharge, and epiphora is a —— and a —
-
Pergolide (PPID) - ANSWER A 14 year old horse comes in with PU/PD, abnormal fat
deposition, hyper trichiasis, recurrent laminitis and lethargy. The best treatment for this
horse's condition is ——
Insulin Dysregulation - ANSWER —— is often a concurrent condition seen in horses
with PPID
12-24 hours - ANSWER All foals should have their blood IgG checked at —- to check for
failure of passive transfer
Negative - ANSWER Gram —- organisms are most often the culprits for sepsis in foals
Quinidine Sulfate - ANSWER ---- is given to horses with a sustained a-fib every 2 hours
until their arrhythmia corrects itself
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,Ionophore - ANSWER A horse recently caught eating chicken feed starts showing signs
of weakness, elevated muscle enzymes, tachycardia, and myoglobinuria. This is ---- toxicity
which leads to an influx of calcium into cells and necrosis skeletal/cardiac muscle
Vitamin E - ANSWER ---- and supportive care can be used to treat for ionophore
toxicitity
Foals - ANSWER Hypothyroidism in horses is usually seen in ----
Ponies - ANSWER PPID is often seen in ---- or horses>7 years of age
Potassium penicillin, metronidazole - ANSWER ---- or ---- can be used as antimicrobial
therapy for colitis
Bermuda - ANSWER ---- grass hay can predispose horses to cecal impactions
Mechanical, fluid ( indicating motility dysfunction) - ANSWER Horses with ---
obstructions to their cecum will show signs of mild colic for several days to a week, whereas
horses with ---- cecal impactions may have acute and increased signs of pain/endotoxemia
Oxyuris equi (equine pinworms) - ANSWER ----- is a parasite that resides in the
terminal colon of the horse and deposits eggs on the perianal area, it can be found with a
scotch tape test
Pythiosis - ANSWER A horse that enjoys standing in shallow water presents to you one
fine summer day with a large granulomatus lesion on its leg, it has white coral structures in it
and draining tracts. You determine this is ---
Allergic - ANSWER Recurrant airway obstruction is primarily an ---- disease and
environmental control is key
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,Bog Spavin - ANSWER ---- is the chronic synovitis of the tarsocrural joint
Uroperitoneum - ANSWER ---- is a common disease in foals that occurs as a result
from trauma from uterine contractions during parturition
Hyperammonemia - ANSWER In horses primary ------ is seen alongside enteric disease
due to the overgrowth of urease producing bacteria within the intestine
Equine metabolic syndrome - ANSWER ---- is a condition that is caused by
dysregulation of insulin leading to obesity and subsequent laminitis
Dictyocaulus Arnfieldi - ANSWER A donkey named Arnold lives with another horse in a
field. The horse starts showing signs .of wheezing, what lungworm does it have?
Laryngeal hemiplegia - ANSWER Roaring with exercise intolerance in horses can be
caused by ----
Exercise restriction, splinting - ANSWER Flexural deformities in foals are treated with --
--- in cases of mild contracture and ---- with oxytetracycline in more severe contracture
Dermatophytosis (ringworm) - ANSWER Many horses in a herd with non-pruritic,
nonpainful facial lesions should make you think of ---
Premature placental separation (red bag) - ANSWER A mare who is in labor shows the
beginnings of a bright red velvety intact chorioallantois peaking between her vulvar lips, this
is an EMERGENCY as it indicates ----
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, Periosteal stripping - ANSWER ----- involves cutting into the periosteum (bone lining)
and releasing the tension at the level of the growth plate, therefore accelerating growth on
the shorter side. it is used for angular limb deformaties in foals
Dourine - ANSWER ---- is an inflammation of vagina and vulva in horses, it caused by
herpesvirus (coital exanthema EHV-3) and Trypanosoma equiperdum (reportable)
Furosimide - ANSWER ----- is a diuretic used to treat EIPH, it is not legal to use on
some racetracks.
Glanders (key is ulcerated nodules) - ANSWER IF a horse comes from a foreign location
and has ulcerated nodules oozing pus, it must immediately be given an ELISA and if positive
culled/reported because it likely has ---
Salmonellosis - ANSWER A horse that has watery mal-odorous diarrhea after a stress
related event likely has ---
Polymixin B, NSAIDS - ANSWER A horse with salmonellosis should be treated with ---
and ----
C perfingens - ANSWER A foal has acute hemorrhagic diarrhea, it dies and on necropsy
it has blood in the intraluminal space, this is likely due to ---
Foal heat diarrhea - ANSWER A foal has diarrhea 7 days post birth, it has normal vital
signs, this is likely ---
Rotavirus - ANSWER A foal has watery malodorous diarrhea, on necropsy it has
blunted villi, this is likely caused by ----- which can cause lactose intolerance because it
targets enterocytes in the villi
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Fescue toxicity - ANSWER ---- causes abortion and agalactia
Aspiration Pneumonia - ANSWER ---- is the most common cause of dysphagia in horses
Upper airway endoscopy, dental exam - ANSWER An appropriate next step for a horse
with facial swelling, unilateral mucopurulent nasal discharge, and epiphora is a —— and a —
-
Pergolide (PPID) - ANSWER A 14 year old horse comes in with PU/PD, abnormal fat
deposition, hyper trichiasis, recurrent laminitis and lethargy. The best treatment for this
horse's condition is ——
Insulin Dysregulation - ANSWER —— is often a concurrent condition seen in horses
with PPID
12-24 hours - ANSWER All foals should have their blood IgG checked at —- to check for
failure of passive transfer
Negative - ANSWER Gram —- organisms are most often the culprits for sepsis in foals
Quinidine Sulfate - ANSWER ---- is given to horses with a sustained a-fib every 2 hours
until their arrhythmia corrects itself
1
,Ionophore - ANSWER A horse recently caught eating chicken feed starts showing signs
of weakness, elevated muscle enzymes, tachycardia, and myoglobinuria. This is ---- toxicity
which leads to an influx of calcium into cells and necrosis skeletal/cardiac muscle
Vitamin E - ANSWER ---- and supportive care can be used to treat for ionophore
toxicitity
Foals - ANSWER Hypothyroidism in horses is usually seen in ----
Ponies - ANSWER PPID is often seen in ---- or horses>7 years of age
Potassium penicillin, metronidazole - ANSWER ---- or ---- can be used as antimicrobial
therapy for colitis
Bermuda - ANSWER ---- grass hay can predispose horses to cecal impactions
Mechanical, fluid ( indicating motility dysfunction) - ANSWER Horses with ---
obstructions to their cecum will show signs of mild colic for several days to a week, whereas
horses with ---- cecal impactions may have acute and increased signs of pain/endotoxemia
Oxyuris equi (equine pinworms) - ANSWER ----- is a parasite that resides in the
terminal colon of the horse and deposits eggs on the perianal area, it can be found with a
scotch tape test
Pythiosis - ANSWER A horse that enjoys standing in shallow water presents to you one
fine summer day with a large granulomatus lesion on its leg, it has white coral structures in it
and draining tracts. You determine this is ---
Allergic - ANSWER Recurrant airway obstruction is primarily an ---- disease and
environmental control is key
2
,Bog Spavin - ANSWER ---- is the chronic synovitis of the tarsocrural joint
Uroperitoneum - ANSWER ---- is a common disease in foals that occurs as a result
from trauma from uterine contractions during parturition
Hyperammonemia - ANSWER In horses primary ------ is seen alongside enteric disease
due to the overgrowth of urease producing bacteria within the intestine
Equine metabolic syndrome - ANSWER ---- is a condition that is caused by
dysregulation of insulin leading to obesity and subsequent laminitis
Dictyocaulus Arnfieldi - ANSWER A donkey named Arnold lives with another horse in a
field. The horse starts showing signs .of wheezing, what lungworm does it have?
Laryngeal hemiplegia - ANSWER Roaring with exercise intolerance in horses can be
caused by ----
Exercise restriction, splinting - ANSWER Flexural deformities in foals are treated with --
--- in cases of mild contracture and ---- with oxytetracycline in more severe contracture
Dermatophytosis (ringworm) - ANSWER Many horses in a herd with non-pruritic,
nonpainful facial lesions should make you think of ---
Premature placental separation (red bag) - ANSWER A mare who is in labor shows the
beginnings of a bright red velvety intact chorioallantois peaking between her vulvar lips, this
is an EMERGENCY as it indicates ----
3
, Periosteal stripping - ANSWER ----- involves cutting into the periosteum (bone lining)
and releasing the tension at the level of the growth plate, therefore accelerating growth on
the shorter side. it is used for angular limb deformaties in foals
Dourine - ANSWER ---- is an inflammation of vagina and vulva in horses, it caused by
herpesvirus (coital exanthema EHV-3) and Trypanosoma equiperdum (reportable)
Furosimide - ANSWER ----- is a diuretic used to treat EIPH, it is not legal to use on
some racetracks.
Glanders (key is ulcerated nodules) - ANSWER IF a horse comes from a foreign location
and has ulcerated nodules oozing pus, it must immediately be given an ELISA and if positive
culled/reported because it likely has ---
Salmonellosis - ANSWER A horse that has watery mal-odorous diarrhea after a stress
related event likely has ---
Polymixin B, NSAIDS - ANSWER A horse with salmonellosis should be treated with ---
and ----
C perfingens - ANSWER A foal has acute hemorrhagic diarrhea, it dies and on necropsy
it has blood in the intraluminal space, this is likely due to ---
Foal heat diarrhea - ANSWER A foal has diarrhea 7 days post birth, it has normal vital
signs, this is likely ---
Rotavirus - ANSWER A foal has watery malodorous diarrhea, on necropsy it has
blunted villi, this is likely caused by ----- which can cause lactose intolerance because it
targets enterocytes in the villi
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