Equine medicine Flashcards
A factor commonly leading to exertional myopathy (rhabdomyelitis) in horses is:
a.Protein deficient diet
b.Equine herpesvirus-1 infection
c. Chronic phenylbutazone administration
d.Changes in exercise pattern
Changes in exercise pattern
Which of the following causes abortion in mares, with typical fetal lesions that include hepatic necrosis and bronchiolitis?
a. Equine viral arteritris
b.Equine herpesvirus-1 infection
c. Equine influenza
d.Brucellosis
Equine herpesvirus-1 infection
This is the most common equine skin tumor.
a. Melanoma
b.Sarcoid
c. Lymphosarcoma
d.Squamous cell carcinoma
Sarcoid
The most common clinical sign of laryngeal hemiplegia is:
a. Pulmonary crackles
b. Inspiratory stridor
c. Rapid respiratory rate
d. Coughing
Inspiratory stridor
The most important factor in managing horses with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease is:
a. Use of an appropriate antibiotic for an appropriate period
b.Intermittent use of a bronchodilator
c. Environmental management
d.Use of expectorants
Environmental management
What is the primary composition of most enteroliths found in horses?
a. Magnesium ammonium phosphate
b. Magnesium ammonium oxalate
c. Magnesium calcium oxalate
d. Magnesium calcium sulfate
Magnesium ammonium phosphate
Which of the following describes a graft taken from another species (e.g. pigskin) and applied to a horse?
a. Split-thickness graft
b. Full-thickness graft
c. Allograft
d. Xenograft
Xenograft
Laminitis is an adverse effect associated with administration of:
a. Furosemide
b. Phenylbutazone
c. Dexamethasone
d. Xylazine
Dexamethasone
Which of the following is involved in the pathogenesis of septic arthritis?
a. Relatively high rates of blood flow in synovial capillaries
b. Articular cartilage destruction by enzymes produced by synovial and inflammatory cells
c. Rapid chondrocyte proliferation and cartilage repair
d. Localization of inoculated bacteria in synovial fluid
Articular cartilage destruction by enzymes produced by synovial and inflammatory cells
What is the most important treatment in horses with diarrhea and acute toxemia?
a. Plasma
b. Anti-inflammatory agent
c. Antimicrobial therapy
d. Fluids
Fluids
What is the most consistent clinical manifestation of cholelithiasis in horses?
a. Dementia
b. Profuse diarrhea
c. Mild intermittent colic
d. Spontaneous epistaxis
Mild intermittent colic
Which sign frequently occurs in horses with guttural pouch mycosis?
a. Dysphagia
b. Retropharyngeal swelling
c. Ataxia
d. Purulent nasal discharge
Dysphagia
The average quantity of colostrum ingested by healthy, active foals by sucking the dam in the first day of life is:
a. 500 mL
b. 1 L
c. 2 L
d. 4 L
4 L
What is the drug of choice for immediate short-term control of seizures in foals?
a. Acepromazine
b. Pentobarbital
c. Xylazine
d. Diazepam
Diazepam
Which organism commonly causes diarrhea in foals?
a. Coronavirus
b. Enterotoxegenic E. coli
c. Campylobacter jejuni
d. Rotavirus
Rotavirus
Which clinicopathologic finding allows definite diagnosis of verminous arteritis?
a.There is no laboratory test to definitively diagnose verminous arteritis
b.Demonstration of large strongyle ova in feces
c. Hyperglobulinemia, hypoalbuminemia and anemia
d.Eosinophilia, hyperproteinemia and anemia
There is no laboratory test to definitively diagnose verminous arteritis
The most consistent early clinical finding in horses with granulomatous enteritis is:
a. diarrhea
b. weight loss
c. peripheral lymphadenopathy
d. anorexia
Weight loss
The most common eyelid tumor in horse is:
a. Melanoma
b. Sarcoid
c. Lymphosarcoma
d. Squamous cell carcinoma
Squamous cell carcinoma
A laxative effective in treatment of impactions of ingesta or sand.
a. Metronidazole
b. Mineral oil
c. Butorphanol
d. Psyllium
Psyllium
Clinical sign of monensin toxicity.
a. Stiff gait
b. Diarrhea
c. Petechiation of mucous membrane
d. Ataxia
Stiff gait