Normal american tick paralysis (Dermacentor ticks) affect:
A. dogs but not cats
B. cats but not dogs
C. both dogs and cats
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A. dogs but not cats
Which blood test is preferred for screening cats for feline leukemia virus and when
the result is positive, which second test is used for confirmation?
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- Screen: enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay (ELISA; high sensitivity, low
specificity)
, - Confirmation: immunofluorescent antibody (IFA; low sensitivity, high
specificity)
What is the most common dermatophyte in dogs and cats
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Microsporum canis
Cats with wet feline infectious peritonitis (FIP) typically have which type of abdominal
effusion?
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Exudate (occasionally modified transudate)
Which sweetener of sugar free gum has been associated with hepatic dysfunction and
acute liver failure in some dogs?
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Xylitol
How should all bite wounds be classified?
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, Contaminated
How is feline immunodeficiency virus (FIV) most commonly transmitted
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Bite wounds and scratches
In order to determine whether a dog's second-degree AV block is physiologic (vagal)
or pathologic, which drug is administered as a diagnostic test
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Atropine (physiologic: AV block disappears; pathologic: it remains)
Surgical treatment options for a mature dog with hindlimb lameness attributed to
chronic osteoarthritis of the coxofemoral joint do NOT include
A. Total hip arthroplasty
B. Triple pelvic osteotomy
C. Femoral head and neck excision arthroplasty
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B. Triple pelvic osteotomy
- this is only appropriate for younger, growing dogs (6-12mos)
A. dogs but not cats
B. cats but not dogs
C. both dogs and cats
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A. dogs but not cats
Which blood test is preferred for screening cats for feline leukemia virus and when
the result is positive, which second test is used for confirmation?
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- Screen: enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay (ELISA; high sensitivity, low
specificity)
, - Confirmation: immunofluorescent antibody (IFA; low sensitivity, high
specificity)
What is the most common dermatophyte in dogs and cats
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Microsporum canis
Cats with wet feline infectious peritonitis (FIP) typically have which type of abdominal
effusion?
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Exudate (occasionally modified transudate)
Which sweetener of sugar free gum has been associated with hepatic dysfunction and
acute liver failure in some dogs?
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Xylitol
How should all bite wounds be classified?
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, Contaminated
How is feline immunodeficiency virus (FIV) most commonly transmitted
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Bite wounds and scratches
In order to determine whether a dog's second-degree AV block is physiologic (vagal)
or pathologic, which drug is administered as a diagnostic test
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Atropine (physiologic: AV block disappears; pathologic: it remains)
Surgical treatment options for a mature dog with hindlimb lameness attributed to
chronic osteoarthritis of the coxofemoral joint do NOT include
A. Total hip arthroplasty
B. Triple pelvic osteotomy
C. Femoral head and neck excision arthroplasty
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B. Triple pelvic osteotomy
- this is only appropriate for younger, growing dogs (6-12mos)
