Equine

Question 1

Confirmatory test for strangles ( strep. equi)

Answer 1

bacterial culture

Question 2

Is strep. equi reportable?

Answer 2

Yes

Question 3

morula in the neutrophil

Answer 3

Anaplasma phagocytophilum

Question 4

drug to treat anaplasma phagocytophilum

Answer 4

oxytetracycline

Question 5

acute, diffuse necrotizing hepatitis after receiving serum products

Answer 5

Theiler’s disease

Question 6

Tyzzer’s disease

Answer 6

clostridium piliformis

Question 7

Causes hepatic icterus

Answer 7

Tyzzer’s disease

Question 8

Breed with B and T lymphocyte immunodeficiency

Answer 8

Arabian

Question 9

medication to treat laminitis

Answer 9

phenoxybenzamine

Question 10

How do you determine non-regenerative versus regenerative anemia?

Answer 10

Bone marrow examination

Question 11

Antibodies in foals with passive transfer

Answer 11

> 800 mg/dL

Question 12

treatment for sand enteropathy

Answer 12

psyllium

Question 13

binds sand and removes from GI tract

Answer 13

psyllium

Question 14

when ruptured allows extension of hock and flexion of stifle simultaneously

Answer 14

peroneous tertius

Question 15

fitulous withers is inflammation of

Answer 15

supraspinou bursa

Question 16

definitive host for dictuocauls arnfeldi (lungworm of horses)

Answer 16

donkey

Question 17

Most common infectious cause of infertility in a horse in the USA

Answer 17

streptococcus equi ssp. zooepidemicus

Question 18

infectious equine metritis

Answer 18

Tayorella equigenitalis

Question 19

degenerative condition causing osteophyte formation, bone remodelin, enlarged vasculature

Answer 19

navicular syndrome

Question 20

spasmodic hyperflexion of the leg, use electromyography to confirm

Answer 20

stringhalt

Question 21

poor conformation and causes synovial fluid formation

Answer 21

bog spavin

Question 22

osteoarthritis of the hock

Answer 22

bone spavin

Question 23

supraspinous contracture

Answer 23

sweeney

Question 24

vectors for vesicular stomatitis

Answer 24

black flies

Question 25

african horse sickness is transmitted by

Answer 25

culicoides

Question 26

supraorbital fossa swelling indicated

Answer 26

african horse sickness

Question 27

disease caused by burkholderia mallei

Answer 27

glanders

Question 28

causes ventral swelling in late term pregnant mares

Answer 28

ruptured prepubic tendon

Question 29

aural plaques are caused by

Answer 29

papillomavirus

Question 30

treatment for papillomavirus

Answer 30

topical imiquimod (aldara)

Question 31

most common cause of uveitis in a hore

Answer 31

onchocerca cervicalis

Question 32

predisposing factor for right dorsal colitis

Answer 32

NSAIDs

Question 33

stiff choppy gait that gets better while riding, muscle fasciculations and is genetic

Answer 33

polysaccharide storage myopathy

Question 34

factors of DIC

Answer 34

thrombocytopenia, prolonged PT and aPTT, elevated d-dimers, low antithrombin III

Question 35

nerve block for laminitis

Answer 35

abaxial sesamoid block

Question 36

strangulating intestinal obstruction

Answer 36

mesenteric rent

Question 37

virus found in upper respiratory tract

Answer 37

adenovirus

Question 38

fescue toxicosis causes

Answer 38

prolonged gestation and decreaed milk production

Question 39

recessive trait seen in overo and causes colic

Answer 39

ileocolonic agangliosis

Question 40

treatment of choice for rhodococcus equi

Answer 40

erythromycin and rifampin

Question 41

equine pinworm

Answer 41

oxyuris equi

Question 42

inability to sweat

Answer 42

anhidrosis

Question 43

fractures usually occur at which carpal bones

Answer 43

radial and 3rd carpal bones

Question 44

diamond shape hypersensitivity lesion

Answer 44

onchocerca

Question 45

most common way equine herpesvirus 1 is spread

Answer 45

inhalation

Question 46

sodium bicarb formula

Answer 46

.4 x BW x base deficit

Question 47

treatment for warfarin toxcity

Answer 47

1-2 liters of plasma or vitamin K1

Question 48

club foot

Answer 48

deep digital flexor contracture

Question 49

ionophore causes

Answer 49

myocardial toxicity

Question 50

osteoarthritis of the phalanges

Answer 50

ringbone

Question 51

treatment for ringbone

Answer 51

surgical arthrodesis

Question 52

test to diagnose corynebacterium pseudotuberculsosi

Answer 52

synergistic hemolysis inhibition test

Question 53

test to evaluate failure of passive transfer

Answer 53

zinc sulfate

Question 54

test used to diagnose dermatophytes

Answer 54

KOH test

Question 55

carpal fractues occur most frquently at

Answer 55

3rd and radial carpal bones

Question 56

treatment for ochoberca cervicalis

Answer 56

ivermectin

Question 57

treatment for ascarids

Answer 57

piperazine

Question 58

rabies vaccine law

Answer 58

not required but recommended

Question 59

tyzzer’s disease

Answer 59

clostridium piliforme

Question 60

deep S wave, normal QRS

Answer 60

atrial fibrillation

Question 61

red maple leaves

Answer 61

causes icterus, hemolysis and low oxygen in blood

Question 62

oak

Answer 62

causes diarrhea and abdominal pain

Question 63

black walnut

Answer 63

cause laminitis

Question 64

yellow star thistle

Answer 64

causes nigropallidal encephalomalacia

Question 65

diagnosis for glanders

Answer 65

mallein test

Question 66

ineffective treatment for culicoides hypersensitivity

Answer 66

antihistamines

Question 67

trichostrongylus axei

Answer 67

stomach worm and causes chronic gastritis

Question 68

how long after parturition is placenta considered retained

Answer 68

3-6 hours