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Question 1

What histo findings will you see on a liver biopsy of a horse with serum hepatitis (Theiler’s Disease)?

Answer 1

Severe widespread hepatic necrosis

Question 2

What is an effect of high-dose, long-term glucocorticoid use in dogs?

Answer 2

Increased susceptibility to infections

Question 3

What is the prognosis for acute cholangiohepatitis?

Answer 3

50% chance of survival

50% chance of dying within 3mo

Question 4

A liver condition usually seen in younger male cats that is characterized by depression, dehydration, and fever

Answer 4

Acute cholangiohepatitis

Question 5

What two organisms can cause gangrenous mastitis?

Answer 5

Staph aureus and Mannheimia hemolytica

Question 6

Which body licenses vets to prescribe a drug to a patient in the USA?

Answer 6

State veterinary board

Question 7

What is the prognosis for future breeding of a mare that has aborted d/t EHV-1 infection?

Answer 7

Future breeding are still possible and mare can still produce healthy foals in the future

Question 8

What dietary components are most likely to trigger clinical signs of food allergy in a sensitized dog?

Answer 8

Protein, glycoprotein

Question 9

How do you treat EPM?

Answer 9

Ponazuril

Question 10

What are the key findings of EPM?

Answer 10

Asymmetry, ataxia, and atrophy

Question 11

How do you treat a perianal fistula?

Answer 11

Cyclosporine

Question 12

Reduced anal tone and mucosal thickening in a dog that also has multiple ulcerations around its perineum indicate what?

Answer 12

Perianal fistula

Question 13

Progesterone levels are highest in cattle during what period?

Answer 13

Diestrus

Question 14

Is laminitis a side effect of xylazine?

Answer 14

No

Question 15

Higher doses of this drug can cause a horse to be incoordinated and/or have decreased gut motility

Answer 15

Xylazine

Question 16

What chemistry value is most likely elevated in a cat with hyperthyroidism?

Answer 16

Serum ALT and T4

Question 17

Why is influenza virus so prone to antigenic shift?

Answer 17

Segmented genome

Question 18

How do you treat infectious keratoconjunctivitis in sheep?

Answer 18

Topical or systemic abx (oxytet)

Question 19

What are the most common organisms that cause IKC in sheep?

Answer 19

Mycoplasma and Chlamydia

Question 20

What lab test do you need to confirm suspicious of porcine circovirus associated disease in 4 month old pigs?

Answer 20

Lymphoid tissue for histology

Question 21

Diagnosis of porcine circovirus associated disease includes what three components?

Answer 21

Doubling of mortality, lymphoid depletion, PCV2 antigen in lesion via IHC

Question 22

Which aminoglycoside is most nephrotoxic to horses?

Answer 22

Neomycin

Question 23

What is the prognosis of a 6mo Newfoundland with mild/moderate subaortic stenosis?

Answer 23

Fair

Question 24

What is a young dog with mild/moderate subaortic stenosis prone to in the future?

Answer 24

Sudden death, infective endocarditis

Question 25

What bacterium is the most likely cause of fibrinopurulent bronchopneumonia in a cow?

Answer 25

Mannheimia hemolytica

Question 26

Ingestion of perilla mint is primarily toxic to which system?

Answer 26

Respiratory

Question 27

How do you prevent coccidiosis in young ruminants?

Answer 27

Lasalocid for 2 months when they’re moved into group pens

Question 28

What is a major potential adverse side effect of the chemotherapeutic drug adriamycin in dogs?

Answer 28

Cardiotoxicity

Question 29

9-10wk old pigs with severe respiratory problems that are unresponsive to abx likely have what condition?

Answer 29

A. suum (roundworm)

Question 30

How does A. suum, a roundworm, cause respiratory disease in pigs?

Answer 30

Larval travel through the lungs

Question 31

This disease in chickens is caused by viruses that are rapidly inactivated at ambient temperatures or by most disinfectants

Answer 31

Lymphoid leukosis

Question 32

In which leg is a rabies vaccine given?

Answer 32

R hind (distal)

Question 33

In which leg is a FeLV vaccine given?

Answer 33

L hind (distal)

Question 34

In which leg are annual vaccines (other than rabies and FeLV) given to a cat?

Answer 34

R front (distal)

Question 35

What test is most helpful in ruling out FIP?

Answer 35

Rivalta’s test