Final Flashcards
Which one of the following species of Leptospira is host adapted and most commonly found in the USA?
a) L. Pomona
b) L. grippo
c) L. ictero
d) L. interrogans hardjo-prajitno
e) L. borgpetersenii hard-bovis
d) L. interrogans hardjo-prajitno
Equine Viral Arteritis (EVA) is transmitted by which of the following routes?
a) Aerosol
b) Venereal/semen
c) Fomites
d) Aborted fetus/placenta
e) All of the above
e) All of the above
A bitch with cystic endometrial hyperplasia (CEH)-pyometra complex can present with which of the following signs:
a) Polydipsia
b) Polyuria
c) Lethargy
d) Leukocytosis
e) All of the above
e) All of the above
Which of the following is true about eclampsia?
a) The bitch may present with seizures
b) Treatment is the supplement calcium throughout pregnancy
c) Eclampsia tends to occur two weeks pre-partum
d) The bitch will be flaccid and recumbent
e) Large dogs are predisposed to eclampsia
a) The bitch may present with seizures
A stallion is presented to you with scrotal swelling with raised plaques over the skin of his thorax. What is your top differential diagnosis?
a) Trypanosoma equiperdum
b) EHV-1
c) EHV-4
d) EVA
a) Trypanosoma equiperdum
In order to be persistently infected with BVD, a fetus must be infected in utero before acquiring immunocompetence. Which of the following strains must a calf be infected with to become persistently infected?
a) Cytopathic
b) Type 1
c) Type 2
d) Non-cytopathic
e) A and B
d) Non-cytopathic
During the bitches LH surge, progesterone is at concentration between ___ and her ovulation will occur ___ after the LH surge. Maturation of the oocyte occurs ___ after ovulation.
a) 2-3 ng/mL; 4-6 days; 2-3 days
b) 2-3 ng/mL; 2-3 days; 4-6 days
c) 4-6 ng/mL; 2-3 days; 2-3 days
d) 2-3 ng/mL; 2-3 days; 2-3 days
e) 4-6 ng/mL; 4-6 days; 2-3 days
d) 2-3 ng/mL; 2-3 days; 2-3 days
A dog with Brucella canis may present with which of the following?
a) Testicular atrophy
b) Uveitis
c) Discospondylitis
d) A and B
e) All of the above
e) All of the above
You are presented with a dam, which normally produces nice and healthy offspring. Today she produces a litter of puppies that are crying, producing greenish stool, and showing abdominal pain, you suspect fading puppy syndrome. What can confirm the in-utero infection with canine herpes virus (CHV) in these puppies?
a) Intranuclear inclusion bodies (INIB) on histopathology
b) Positive AGID test
c) Positive PCR
d) Positive RCAT test
a) Intranuclear inclusion bodies (INIB) on histopathology
In which of the following situations does the mortality rate for canine herpes virus (CHV) become closest to 100% for the puppy?
a) dam exposed during breeding
b) Dam exposed 1 week after breeding
c) Dam exposed 1 week after parturition
d) Puppy exposed at 3 months of age
c) Dam exposed 1 week after parturition
Which of the following is not consistent with CEH-pyometra complex in bitches?
a) P4 is elevated
b) Primary cause is E. coli
c) There’s a hallmark leukocytosis of 37,000
d) OHE is the treatment of choice
C) There’s a hallmark leukocytosis of 37,000
Most bitches present with CEH-pyometra complex within ___ of the onset of previous estrus.
a) 3 hours
b) 3 days
c) 3 weeks
d) 3 months
d) 3 months
What is the soonest a queen may come into estrus and conceive after pregnancy?
a) 1 day
b) 1 week
c) 1 month
d) 1 year
b) 1 week
Uterine inertia in the bitch is most commonly secondary to ___.
a) Exhaustion of uterus after prolonged contractions
b) Fetal death
c) Fetal malpositioning
d) Uterine torsion
a) Exhaustion of uterus after prolonged contractions
Which of the following best describes the dam’s condition in chronic mastitis?
a) Painful
b) Life-Threatening
c) Asymptomatic
d) Failure to thrive
c) Asymptomatic
When does eclampsia most commonly occur?
a) 2 days pre-partum
b) 2 weeks pre-partum
c) 2 days postpartum
d) 2 weeks postpartum
d) 2 weeks postpartum
How does the bitch present in eclampsia?
a) Flaccid
b) Rigid
b) Rigid
Which of the following is incorrect about sub-involution of placental sites (SIPS)?
a) It occurs because trophoblastic cells don’t shut down
b) Bitches will be systemically ill
c) Incidence is highest in primiparous bitches
d) Bitches present with prolonged hemorrhagic vaginal discharge
e) SIPS may last for 8 weeks in chronic cases
b) Bitches will be systemically ill
When does canine metritis usually occur?
a) 3 hours postpartum
b) 3 days postpartum
c) 7 hours postpartum
d) 7 days postpartum
d) 7 days postpartum
Which of the following is consistent with canine metritis?
a) Reddish-brown, odorless discharge
b) Degenerative neutrophils on vaginal cytology
c) Watery greenish discharge
d) None of the above are consistent with canine metritis
b) Degenerative neutrophils on vaginal cytology
T/F: Normal postpartum vaginal hemorrhage can last for 6 weeks in the bitch.
True
Supplementation of what is indicated to aid oxytocin in stimulating uterine contractions in the bitch?
a) Calcium
b) Vitamine D
c) Glucose
d) Prostaglandin F2a
e) A and B
a) Calcium
What is the first day of gestation to see the canine fetal skeletons on radiographs?
a) 35
b) 41
c) 45
d) 50
c) 45
T/F: Normal canine fetal heart beat is between 200-250 bpm.
True