NAVLE Practice Questions with 100% Correct Answers

NAVLE Practice Questions with 100% Correct Answers A 3 year old female spayed indoor/outdoor domestic short hair presents for congestion and swelling over the bridge of the nose. The swelling over the nose is firm and seems to be subcutaneous. There is also mild enlargement of the mandibular lymph nodes. You perform cytology from a FNA of the swelling over the nose and see narrow, budding, thick-walled yeasts surrounded by clear capsules (see picture). You also detected a lesion in the retina on fundic examination. Which of the following treatments would be indicated? A. Amoxicillin-Clavulanic Acid B. Doxycycline C. Itraconazole D. Lufenuron E. Trimethoprim sulfa C. Itraconazole A 9-month old male pitbull presents to you with hindlimb lameness that developed suddenly several days ago and has gotten worse. On your examination, the dog is painful on palpation of the left tibia. You take radiographs of the tibia which are shown below. Which of the following is the most appropriate treatment for the suspected condition? A. Ampicillin B. Carprofen C. Splint Stabilization D. Fluconazole E. Surgical Correction B. Carprofen The dog in the photograph was vaccinated earlier in the day. What type of allergic reaction is occurring? A. Type IV B. Type III C. Type I D. Type II C. Type I Your client is pregnant and is worried about acquiring toxoplasmosis from her cat. What do you advise? A. Have a housemate empty the litter box daily as a simple precaution to prevent infection as it takes 1-3 days for passed oocysts in the stool to sporulate into an infective form B. Toxoplasmosis titer should be performed on the owner by a human physician. A positive titer indicates Ab to the organism that will prevent infection in the first trimester. A negative titer indicates she should remove her cats from her environment. C. Submit toxoplasmosis titers from the cat. A IgG titer of 1:64 or greater suggests recent or active infection that could pose a danger D. Submit toxoplasmosis titers from the cat. A positive cat infected with toxoplasmosis can shed multiple times in its lifetime and pose a zoonotic risk A. Have a housemate empty the litter box daily as a simple precaution to prevent infection as it takes 1-3 days for passed oocysts in the stool to sporulate into an infective form A 4-year old male Manx cat presents to you because the owners found an empty, opened pill vial in the bathroom and the cat vomited. On physical exam, you note pytalism and facial edema. The cat's mucous membranes are pale and slightly icteric. You perform a blood smear and detect heinz bodies in erythrocytes. The cat's packed cell volume (PCV) is 26% (30-45%). The owners provide you a list of the medications in the medicine cabinet which are acetaminophen (Tylenol), finasteride (Propecia), enalapril (Vasotec), and omeprazole (Prilosec). What treatments should you institute for this cat? A. Emesis and methylene blue B. Acetycysteine and S-adenosylmethionine C. Activated charcoal and whole blood transfusion D. Prednisone and amoxicillin B. Acetycysteine and S-adenosylmethionine You are asked to examine some feeder pigs that have stopped eating yesterday. The group is lying down and seems lethargic. They have fevers of 105-106F (40.6 - 41.1C), firm dry feces, and the skin has rhomboid-shaped red blotches scattered on it. What treatment should be recommended? A. Penicillin B. Metronidazole C. Chloramphenicol D. Streptomycin E. Gentamicin A. Penicillin What is the potential udder fate of goats infected with caprine arthritis encephalomyelitis virus? A. The udder is not affected B. Hardbag C. Gangrene D. Bluebag B. Hardbag A 7-year old male castrated cat presents for respiratory distress with open-mouth breathing. You initially place him in oxygen and obtain thoracic radiographs when he is stabilized. The films are shown here. What is your diagnosis? A. Left-Sided Congestive Heart Failure B. Tracheal Collapse C. Pneumonia D. Neoplasia E. Feline Asthma Syndrome A. Left-Sided Congestive Heart Failure A dog presents to your clinic with tenesmus and swelling near the anus as seen in the image. On examination, there is a fluctuant swelling lateral to the anus, and on rectal exam, you note lateral dilatation of the rectum. Which of the following is the most common signalment for dogs presenting with this problem? A. There is no age or sex predilection B. They are younger intact females C. They are older intact males D. They are older intact females E. They are younger intact males C. They are older intact males A pregnant mare was brought out to your barn for observation in anticipation of parturition. After several hours of restless behavior, several gallons of allantoic fluid rush out from the vulva. Which of the following would you expect to happen next for a normal parturition? A. The thin, white, glistening amniotic membrane emerges from the vulva B. The hind legs of the foal emerge from the vulva C. The placenta is expelled from the vulva D. The red, velvety, chorioallantoic membrane emerges from the vulva A. The thin, white, glistening amniotic membrane emerges from the vulva A 2-year old male neutered cat presents to you depressed, hyper-salivating, and ataxic with muscle tremors. The owner reports that a pyrethrin-based spot-on formulation for flea control belonging to their Golden Retriever was accidentally applied on the cat earlier today. Which of the following drugs will you use to treat the cat's clinical signs? A. Atropine B. Amoxicillin C. Acepromazine D. 2-PAM E. Methocarbamol E. Methocarbamol (Robaxin) A 2-year old mare presents to you several weeks after recovering from a mild upper respiratory infection. She now presents with edema and sloughing of the legs (see image), chest and abdomen as well as mucosal petechial hemorrhages. She is sore and reluctant to move. Biopsy of the skin lesion is consistent with aseptic necrotizing vasculitis. What is the most likely diagnosis? A. Bastard Strangles B. Cantharidin Toxicity C. Type I Hypersensitivity D. Idiopathic Thrombocytopenia E. Purpura Hemorrhagica E. Purpura Hemorrhagica A 2-year old non-lactating dairy cow in California has a sudden onset of head tilt and drooling. The owner also reports that she appears less active and less interested in feed than normal, and today is circling in one direction in the pen. You examine her and find T=105F (40.6C), HR = 96, and RR =32. There is ptosis,