NAVLE Equine Questions and Answers Graded A+

NAVLE Equine Questions and Answers Graded A+ Fescue toxicity ---- causes abortion and agalactia Aspiration Pneumonia ---- is the most common cause of dysphagia in horses Upper airway endoscopy, dental exam An appropriate next step for a horse with facial swelling, unilateral mucopurulent nasal discharge, and epiphora is a —— and a —- Pergolide (PPID) A 14 year old horse comes in with PU/PD, abnormal fat deposition, hyper trichiasis, recurrent laminitis and lethargy. The best treatment for this horse's condition is —— Insulin Dysregulation —— is often a concurrent condition seen in horses with PPID 12-24 hours All foals should have their blood IgG checked at —- to check for failure of passive transfer Negative Gram —- organisms are most often the culprits for sepsis in foals Quinidine Sulfate ---- is given to horses with a sustained a-fib every 2 hours until their arrhythmia corrects itself Ionophore A horse recently caught eating chicken feed starts showing signs of weakness, elevated muscle enzymes, tachycardia, and myoglobinuria. This is ---- toxicity which leads to an influx of calcium into cells and necrosis skeletal/cardiac muscle Vitamin E ---- and supportive care can be used to treat for ionophore toxicitity