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⫸ The most common underlying pathology causing feline
hyperthyroidism is ______. Answer: Adenomatous hyperplasia
⫸ What is the causative chemical agent of fog fever in cattle? Answer:
3-Methylindole
⫸ Which of the following can be used to reverse the effects of
medetomidine? Answer: Atipamezole
⫸ It's Halloween time once again, and you are on the overnight
emergency rotation. You have a patient coming down that has ingested
an unknown amount of dark chocolate candies about an hour earlier.
Which of the following is a clinical sign you may see in a dog with
chocolate toxicosis? Answer: Cardiac tachyarrhythmias
⫸ Which of the following tumors is the most common cause for
hypercalcemia in dogs? Answer: Lymphoma
⫸ The fused lumbosacral region in birds is known as the ___________.
Answer: Synsacrum
⫸ You are called to a sow farm to investigate an abortion outbreak. The
owner has 600 sows and is concerned because 5 sows aborted overnight.
Upon arrival you find that all 5 sows that aborted were at least 95 days
, pregnant. Everyone seemed fine 2 days ago but yesterday a few sows
started to cough and were off feed. Today there are a lot more sows
coughing. The aborted sows all have temperatures of 105.0 - 106.5F
(40.6-41.4 C). Which of the following samples is most important in
helping you confirm your diagnosis? Answer: Collect nasal swabs from
all aborted sows
⫸ What dietary components are MOST LIKELY to trigger clinical
signs of food allergy in a sensitized dog? Answer: Protein, glycoprotein
⫸ A 5- year old male neutered mixed breed dog presents for a mass on
the ear. The owner reports that the dog has been shaking his head and
the mass was not present the day before. On physical exam, the dog's
left pinna is swollen and sore. You suspect a hematoma of the pinna.
You lift the pinna and see what's shown in the picture below. What is the
inciting cause for the hematoma? Answer: Otitis externa
⫸ A dog presents to your clinic for coughing and fever a week after
going hunting. You work the dog up, perform bronchoscopy and remove
a plant awn from the lungs. What bacterial infection is this dog
predisposed to? Answer: Actinomyces
⫸ How is equine influenza transmitted? Answer: Aerosol
⫸ Marked elevation in the serum levels of the enzyme creatinine
phosphokinase (CPK, also called creatine kinase or CK) would indicate
a disorder of which of the following? Answer: Skeletal muscle