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What is endocardiosis?

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Chronic degeneration of a heart valve.

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An increased number of white blood cells is termed..

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Leucocytosis

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What are some examples associated with epistaxis?

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Aspergillosis. Neoplasia. Trauma.

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What are examples of congenital heart disease?

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Pulmonic stenosis. Aortic stenosis. Ventricular septal defect

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Syncope is a common clinical sign with aortic stenosis. What does syncope mean?

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May have fainting attacks due to poor cerebral perfusion.

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Rickets is caused by a deficiency in vitamin..

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D

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Aortic stenosis is considered…

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An inherited or congenital heart disease.

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What is the normal range of blood glucose values for a fasting adult dog?

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3-5mmol/L

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What should be decreased in the diet of an animal with chronic renal failure?

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Protein

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10
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Cushings syndrome may develop when the adrenal cortex…

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Increases secretion of cortisol.

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11
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Soluble insulin…

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Has the most rapid action out of lente, isophane and protamine zinc

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12
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Glycogen is stored in the

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Liver

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13
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Cortisol, aldosterone and adrenaline are produced in the

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Adrenal gland

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14
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Ketoacidosis is a complication of

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Diabetes mellitis

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15
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Pleurisy is

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Inflammation of the pleura.

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When radiographing a conscious animal in acute respiratory distress, what radiographic view should you avoid?

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Ventro - dorsal

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17
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What are diuretics used for?

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To reduce ascites and to reduce pulmonary oedema.

18
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Canine infectious respiratory disease may be caused by…

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Bordatella bronchiseptica

19
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Which of the following is not zoonotic?

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Demodetic mange is not zoonotic.

Sarcoptic mange, aspergillus and pasturella are all zoonotic.

20
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Antiserum provides…

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Passive immunity

21
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For which of the following infectious diseases is a vaccine not available?

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Feline infectious peritonitis.

There are vaccines for feline viral rhinotracheitis, feline calicivirus and feline leukemia virus.

22
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The oocysts of toxoplasma become infective when they sporulate. This is usually…

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After 3 days.

23
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Which form of immunity best describes vaccination?

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Active

24
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An organism which transfers infection by being ingested is known as a

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Vector

25
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What is an example of a disease that can be transferred by the aerosol method? (coughing or sneezing)

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Canine distemper virus

26
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Tortoises can cause zoonotic diseases in humans

What is the bacterial infection?

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Salmonella

27
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Vaccines should be stored at..

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Between 4 and 8oc

28
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The causal agent or feline infectious peritonitis is

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Coronavirus

29
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The causal agent of feline panleucopaenia is

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Parvovirus

30
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One of the causal agents of cat flu is

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Calicivirus

31
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The parasite that causes feline infectious anaemia is

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Haemobartonella felis

32
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Is leptospirosis canicola zoonotic?

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Yes

33
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The disease caused by oncornavirus is…

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Felv

34
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Dermatomycosis is

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Fungal infection of the skin

35
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The causal agent of canine infectious hepatitis is

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Adenovirus

36
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The causal agent of lepto in the dog is

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L. Canicola and L. Icterohaemmorrhagiae

37
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The causal organism for canine distemper virus is

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Paramyxovirus

38
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What organism can last in the environment for up to a year?

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Canine parvovirus

39
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Viral disease can be positively diagnosed in the live animal using

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Rising antibody titres

40
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Blue Eye is a complication encountered in dogs vaccinated with

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Live canine adenovirus - 1 vaccine

41
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Canine infectious tracheobronchitis is transmitted by..

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Aerosol

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