ICVA Veterinary Educational Assessment (VEA)

The T wave of the electrocardiogram represents which of the following? (A) Bicuspid valve closure (B) Contraction of the ventricles (C) Depolarization of the atria (D) Repolarization of the ventricles (E) Sinoatrial node discharge 2) Which of the following is the most likely initial route of exposure of listeriosis in cattle and sheep? (A) Ingestion of feed that has been contaminated with the saliva of infected animals (B) Ingestion of Listeria-contaminated soil, vegetation, or silage (C) Intranasal transmission by exposure to infected animals (D) Percutaneous transmission by insect vectors (E) Transmission through infected semen 3) In which of the following parasites is a hydatid cyst found in the peritoneal cavity of the intermediate host? (A) Echinococcus granulosus (B) Moniezia expansa (C) Taenia hydatigena (D) Taenia solium (E) Taenia taeniaeformis 4) Which of the following antiarrhythmic agents is believed to act primarily by blocking cardiac beta-adrenergic receptors? (A) Lidocaine (B) Procainamide (C) Propranolol (D) Quinidine (E) Verapamil 5) A veterinarian is presented with a dog that shows, on the right side, medial strabismus, a poor retrac