Vet Prep NAVLE Questions & Answers(Latest Update 2023)

You perform an abdominal ultrasound to evaluate a Yorkshire Terrier with a suspected liver shunt. After finding the shunt vessel, you complete the ultrasound and find several calculi in the bladder. What is the most likely type of stone? Cysteine Struvite Urate Xanthine - ANSWER The correct answer is urate. Animals with portosystemic shunts are very predisposed to developing urate uroliths due to their inability to metabolize purines appropriately. A 2-year old male castrated Border Collie presents for a 1-week history of small bowel diarrhea. A fecal flotation shows numerous Giardia cysts. What is the treatment of choice for this dog? Ipronidazole Metronidazole Decoquinate Albendazole - ANSWER Metronidazole Black walnut toxicity causes what condition in horses? Laminitis Hypersalivation Renal failure Pulmonary edema - ANSWER The correct answer is laminitis. Although the specific toxic principle in black walnuts responsibl