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  1. A cat with a mass over the nose. Cytology showed large spherules. What is it?
    a. Cryptococcus
    b. Coccidioidiomycoces
    c. Sporothrix
A

a. Cryptococcus (mass over nose)

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  1. What is a common cause of sickness/death of horses?
    a. Feed mixed with chicken feed
    b. 4th harvest alfalfa
    c. Hay
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a. Feed mixed with chicken feed (high in nitrites)

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  1. Enteroliths in the large colon cause what clinical signs?
    a. Decreased appetite, diarrhea, mild abdominal pain
    b. Decreased appetite, bloody diarrhea, abdominal pain
    c. Increased appetite, flatulence, moderate abdominal pain
A

COLIC

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  1. What is the worst immediate cause of death in a cow?
A

a. Milk tetany

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  1. For laminitis, which block is most appropriate?
    a. Palmar digital block
    b. Interphalangeal block
    c. Acepromazine
    d. Low 4-point nerve block
A

a. Palmar digital block

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  1. Metastatic rate of recurrence of an acanthomatous epulis is:
    a. None
    b. Low recurrence rate
    c. Moderate local invasion
    d. Moderate systemic invasion and lymphadenopathy
A

b. Low recurrence rate (local recurrence)

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  1. A Bernese Mountain Dog with histiocytic sarcoma has what prognosis
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a. Poor/guarded prognosis with chemotherapy

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  1. A Yorkie with intermittent shifting lameness has what?
A

a. Medial patella luxation

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  1. An abdominal ultrasound in a pregnant dog should be done during:
    a. 12 day
    b. 26 day
    c. 28 day
    d. 30 day
A

d. 30 day embryonic vesicles

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  1. Abdominal palpation in a pregnant dog can be done at?
    a. 25-28d
    b. 30-32d
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a. 25-28d

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  1. Palpation of a cow with 2 finger placentomes is how far along?
    a. 80 days
    b. 30 days
    c. 60 days
    d. 120 days
A

a. 80 days (75-90 days)

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  1. What drug can be used in a lactating cow?
    a. Ceftiofur IM
    b. Gentamicin
    c. PPG
    d. Sulfa drugs
A

a. Ceftiofur IM (no withdrawl period)

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  1. Treatment options for anaplasma
    a. Tetracycline
    b. Enrofloxacin
A

a. Tetracycline

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  1. Glaucoma: which drug is inappropriate?
    a. Loop diuretic
    b. Topical beta-blockers
    c. Prostaglandin analogue
    d. Carbonic anhydrase inhibitors
A

a. Loop diuretic (furosemide) - should be mannitol (osmotic diuretic)

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  1. A dog with exposure to amanita mushrooms. How do you definitively diagnose it?
    a. Stomach contents
    b. Liver biopsy
    c. Renal biopsy
    d. Serum
A

b. Liver biopsy

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  1. Horse ovulated and 8 days later is in heat.
    a. Endometritis
    b. Nymphomania
    c. Transitional period
    d. Vaginitis
A

c. Transitional period

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  1. EVA diagnosis
    a. Histopath of placenta
    b. Histopath of uterus
    c. Endometrium
    d. Serum
A

a. Histopath of placenta

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  1. Which disease is reportable?
A

a. EVA - reportable monthly

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  1. Arthrogryposis (ankylosis of the limbs) and intestines of the fetus are in the placenta of a pregnant horse. This is caused from:
    a. Uterine torsion
    b. Uterine tear
    c. Schistosomus reflexus
A

c. Schistosomus reflexus

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  1. Cow with a calf coming out backward. How do you reposition it for proper delivery?
    a. Dorsosacral
    b. Ventrosacral
    c. Dorsoileal
A

a. Dorsosacral

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  1. Contagious ecthyma (orf/soremouth) of 4H goats. What do you do?
    a. Do nothing
    b. Supportive care
    c. Vaccinate
    d. Cull
A

c. Vaccinate

22
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  1. Aspergillosis in birds affects what organ system?
    a. Liver
    b. Lungs
    c. Spleen
    d. Kidney
A

b. Lungs

23
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  1. Mammary hyperplasia in a cat can assume what?
A

a. Has not been spayed

24
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  1. By law, a pre-anesthetic work up must include what?
    a. CBC
    b. Physical exam
    c. Chemistry panel
    d. Urinalysis
A

b. Physical exam

25
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  1. A Doberman with thoracic limb lameness. What is your next diagnostic step?
    a. Orthopedic exam
    b. Radiographs
A

a. Orthopedic exam

26
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  1. A horse treated with TMS becomes febrile, tachypeic, and tachycardic. What do you do?
    a. Stop drug and re-examine immediately
    b. Stop drug and wait 2 weeks
    c. Continue the drug
A

a. Stop drug and re-examine immediately

27
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  1. Which is an immediate emergency in a horse?
    a. Laminitis
    b. Conjunctivitis without blepharospasm
A

a. Laminitis

28
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  1. Client with a cat in a carrier that is non-responsive. She bangs on the carrier and the cat becomes aggressive and tries to attack her. What three diseases could this cat have?
    a. Rabies, HE, lead toxicity
    b. Rabies, lead, tetanus
A

b. Rabies, lead, tetanus

29
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  1. How long do you have to hold an animal in the hospital before it is considered abandoned?
    a. 7d
    b. 14d
    c. 30d
    d. 60d
A

b. 14d

30
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  1. How do you abort a pregnant dog?
    a. Prolactin inhibitors
    b. Prostaglandin
    c. Dexamethasone
A

a. Prolactin inhibitors (dopamine agonists)

31
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  1. What isn’t a clinical sign of snake bites?
    a. Local necrosis and sloughing of skin
    b. Hypersensitivity reaction
    c. Emesis
    d. Coagulopathy/DIC
A

c. Emesis

32
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  1. A dog vomits blue/gree vomitus and is sensitive to noise. What is it?
A

a. Strychnine

33
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  1. Ehrlichia canis has an affinity for what cell type?
    a. Monocytes
    b. Neutrophils (Anaplasma)
    c. Eosinophils
A

a. Monocytes

34
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  1. How long should you quarantine birds before introducing them into a new home?
A

a. 30 days

35
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  1. A wild animal bites a cat. What should you consider
A

a. Consider it to be unvaccinated

36
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  1. Which feed makes horses urinate more?
    a. Timothy hay
    b. Alfalfa hay
    c. Oat
    d. Rye
A

b. Alfalfa hay

37
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  1. Cocciodiomycosis dog: how to diagnose?
    a. Serum AB AGID
    b. Serum AB complement fixation
A

a. Serum AB AGID (IgG and IgM) - low false positives

38
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  1. What group of cattle most likely to get coccidies and tx?
    a. 4 month old heifers in pen - tx with monensin
    b. 4 month old heifers on pasture - tx with monensin
    c. Feed lot + tetracycline
A

b. 4 month old heifers on pasture - tx with monensin

39
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  1. Requirements to OK an interstate transport of livestock
    a. Federal certification and accreditation
    b. CA license and federal accreditation
    c. CA license and federal certification
    d. CA certification and federal accreditation
A

b. CA license and federal accreditation

40
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  1. Dog mauled by bear; dog has erect ears and lips stretched back. Dog has?
    a. Rabies
    b. Tetanus
A

b. Tetanus

41
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  1. Geese with flaccid neck
    a. Botulism
    b. Lead - PU/PD and hemolysis
A

a. Botulism

42
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  1. Goat is given Clenbuterol before 4-H fair
    a. Euthanize and not for human consumption
    b. 30 or 60 days till slaughter
A

a. Euthanize and not for human consumption - beta 2 agonist that is a significant human health risk

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  1. Cat with saddle thrombus - what do you look for on necropsy?
    a. DCM
    b. R HCM
    c. L HCM
A

c. L HCM - concentric hypertrophy

44
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  1. Red, sore lesion on foot of cow with long hair around it
    a. Interdigital necrobacillus (contagious foot rot)
    b. Papilloma (hairy foot warts or papillomatous digital dermatitis)
    c. Footrot
A

b. Papilloma (hairy foot warts or papillomatous digital dermatitis)

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  1. Horse with laminitis - how to check using radiographs
    a. Palmar digital block
    b. Acepromazine
    c. Low 4 point (Volar) block
    d. Abaxial sesamoid block
A

a. Palmar digital block - most distal block

46
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  1. Snake bit dog gross signs:
    a. Erythema and edema
    b. 2 puncture wounds
A

a. Erythema and edema

47
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  1. 5% cows dead, recumbent, staggering (polioencephalomalacia). What is your treatment??
    a. Vitamin B (thiamine)
    b. Selenium/Vit E
    c. Oxytetracycline
    d. Penicillin G
A

a. Vitamin B (thiamine)

48
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  1. Pigs on pasture - what parasite should you look for?
    a. Ascaris suum
    b. Tricuris suis
    c. Trichinella
    d. Stephanurus dentatus
A

b. Tricuris suis (whipworm - prevent by raising pigs off soil)

49
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  1. Dictyocaulus arnfieldi (lungworm) is in____
    a. Donkeys
    b. Cows
    c. Goats
    d. Sheep
A

! given to horses if housed together

a. Donkeys

50
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  1. Giardia treatment is _____ in dogs and cats
    a. Metronidazole
    b. Albon
    c. Cephalexin
A

a. Metronidazole