VTNE practice Questions and
Answers (100% Pass)
An animal that is dehydrated before surgery may require a _____ because
_____ of the cell volume occurs after rehydration.
a) blood/plasma transfusion; dilution
b) blood/plasma transfusion; hemoconcentration
c) splenectomy; hemoconcentration
d) splenectomy; sequestration
✓ a) blood/plasma transfusion; dilution
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✓ Rehydration may necessitate a blood or plasma transfusion because
dilution of the blood cell volume occurs with rehydration.
Platelets in mammals:
a) appear within RBC agglutinations in cases of hemolytic anemia.
b ) do not have nuclei.
c) appear as microfilaria in a Wright-stain smear.
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d) are too small to be detected, even clumped, on the feathered edge of a
blood smear.
✓ b) Do not have a nuclei
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✓ In mammals, platelets are nonnucleated fragments of cytoplasm
released from megakaryocytes in the bone marrow.
Fleas are:
a) endoparasites.
b)pseudoparasites.
c) periodic parasites.
d) ectoparasties
✓ Ectoparasites
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✓ Parasites are divided into two large groups: endoparasites (internal
parasites), which include nematodes, cestodes, trematodes, protozoa,
and acanthocephalans; and ectoparasites (external parasites), which
include fleas.
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Actinobacillosis is usually treated with antibiotics, an antiinflammatory drug,
and intravenous administration of:
a) sodium iodide.
b) penicillin
c) dexamethasone.
d) oxytetracycline.
✓ a) sodium iodide.
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✓ Actinobacillosis (wooden tongue) is diagnosed by oral examination
and biopsy, with isolation of the organism. It is treated with sodium
iodide and antibiotics, as well as antiinflammatory drugs.
In the infection process, a reservoir refers to:
a) transmission of infection by direct contact with skin, secretions, excretions,
or mucous membranes of an infected animal.
b) the portal of entry by which the pathogen gains entry into a new host.
c) a pathogen's mode of transmission.
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d) an animal, insect, or fomite in or on which a pathogen can survive.
✓ d) an animal, insect, or fomite in or on which a pathogen can survive.
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✓ A reservoir can be an animal, insect, or fomite (an inanimate
substance or object such as water, a bowl, a cage, clipper blades, an
instrument, a towel, or scrubs) in or on which a pathogen can survive
Treatment for galactostasis:
a) is indicated during the first 1 to 3 weeks of the postpartum period.
b) is begun during weaning and focuses on decreasing milk production and
inflammation, using warm compresses.
c)focuses on treating the inflammation and massaging the affected
mammary gland.
d) involves a decrease in milk production, coupled with cold compresses to
reduce ever.
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