NAVLE Wrong Questions Flashcards
What organisation regulated meat and poultry products including eggs?
USDA
What organisation regulates almost all food, seafood and use of veterniary drugs?
FDA
What organisation regulates pesticides and water standards?
EPA
What is the most likely cause of these fuzzy brown, colaescing lesions that result in a very high mortality rate in hatcheries?
Saprolegnia
What is a benefit of alfaxalone?
Has minimal dose-dependent effects on cardiopulmonary
What does the does reflex assess?
dazzle reflex examines CN II separate of visual cortex (cortical lesion animals will still have a dazzle)
What is 4-ipomeanol?
pneumotoxic compound that is produced by fungus Fusarium solani acting on the sweet potato
Describe a characteristic presentation of swine influenza:
Rapid spread of disease and very high temperatures
What would be a useful test for brucella screening monitoring in dairy herds?
Brucella milk ring test
What disease process would you be expecting with prolapsed, erythematous, proliferative lesion in a macaw?
Cloacal papilloma
What medications have been associated with the onset of congestive heart failure in cats?
Corticosteroids
What is unilateral progressive paresis suggestive of in budgerigars?
Renal neoplasia
What is the cause of Eperythrozoonosis in pigs?
Mycoplasma suis
Vectored by biting insects, causes anaemia, fever, icterus and reproductive failure
Young pigs> older pigs
Tetracycline Ab’s = treatment of choice
(What medication can be used to treat ear mites (psorptes) in rabbits?
ivermectin/selemectin - never use fibronil (Frontline) in rabbits ear it is very toxic
What is the best treatment against Eimeria in cattle?
Lasalocid
What is the cause of infectious laryngotrachitis?
Herpesvirus - diagnosed by intratracheal inclusion bodies in tracheal epithelium
How would the appetite appear in a dog with EPI?
Ravenous
What are the characteristic signs of hyperkalaemia?
Increased PR interval, widened QRS complex, lack of P waves, tall tented T waves
What is the most common cause of crypto infection in humans?
Water contamination
What is the most likely cause of non-alopecic crusting midline lesions in the horse?
Haematobia
What is the vector for african swine fever?
The soft tick - Ornithodorus
What two pathogens are most likely to cause gangrenous mastitis in a cow?
Mannheima and staph aureus
What pathogen should be vaccinate against when moving sheep to lush pasture/a feedlot situation?
Enterotoxemia caused by Clostridium perfringens
When are IgM titres typically observed?
identify infection @ 1-2 weeks of exposure –> peak at 3-6 weeks –> negative by 12 weeks
When do IgG titres develop?
normally 2 weeks post infection –> stay present for very long time
Why is terbutaline often given for cases of asthma in cats?
beta -2 adrenergic agonist - bronchodilation + mild effects on heart
What does sago palm ingestion commonly cause?
Acute liver failure
What is the suspected cause of hypertrophic osteodystrophy?
Recent vaccination
What structures would you expect to find in the guttural pouches?
7,9,10, 11 and 12
Sympathetic trunk + internal carotid
What organ does toxicity of aminoglycosides affect?
normally affects the kidneys
What is the infectious agent invovled in turkey coryza?
Bordatella avium
What drug should be given for hairball treatment?
Laxatone - contains petroleum/mineral gel
What disease does clostridium haemolyticum cause?
Redwater disease
What should be fed in cases of hyperkalaemic periodic paralysis (HYPP)?
Timothy hay - low in potassium
How does omeprazole work?
Proton pump blocker
How does cimetidine/ranitidine/famotidine work?
H2 antagonists
What is the most common cause of rectal prolapse in kittens?
GI parasites
What are the three stages of parturition in the foal?
- fetal repositioning into the dorsosacral position
- Rupture of chorioallantois + ends with birth of foal
- Stage 3 characterised by passage of fetal membranes (placenta)
What is Tyzzers disease?
Acute necrotising hepatitis caused by Clostridium piliformis
What is the most effective strategy to rid a herd of Leptospira harjo bovis?
Treat all herd with tetracycline antibiotics and then vaccinate to eliminate carriers
What are the clinical signs of fescue grass toxicity seen in cattle?
Lameness + sloughing of the rear hooves
What are the clinical signs of fescue grass toxicity seen in cattle?
Lameness + sloughing of the rear hooves
What is the cause of fowl plague?
Avian influenza
What will happen if you give oral ampicillin in a rabbit?
Clostridial enterotoxaemia
Shoudl stallions with Taylorella equigenitalis ever be bred?
No - these animals should never be bred
What treatment should be instituted for brodifacoum toxicity?
Vitamin K1 administration for 4-6 weeks
What is the treatment for a 3rd degree AV block?
Pacemaker implantation
How many permanent teeth do goats have?
32
Name the toxin in beetles that causes colic
Canthardin
What equine pathogen is associated lung pathology?
Parascaris equorum
What are the three requirements for a definitive diagnosis of PCVA2?
- Doubling of mortality
- Lymphoid depletion (histopathology)
- High number of PCVA2 antigen in tissue (IHC on tissue)
What organs do aminoglycosides affect?
Kidneys
Describe the innervation of the iris contrictor muscle:
Innervated by the parasympathetic nervous system of CNIII
What is the prinicipal cause of FIP?
Coronavirus
What is a foodborn illness that can cause haemorrhagic diarrhoa and haemolytic uraemic syndrome (HUS) in suscpetible animals?
E.coli O157:H7
What is the top differential for a hamster that appears with a wet tail?
Proliferative ileitis
What nerve is responsible for tear production?
CN VII
What is the treatment for mammary gland hyperplasia in cats?
OVH
What is the formula for calculating prevalence in a population?
P = ID
Incidence (number of new cases in a period of time) and duration (how long the cases last)
What does a clicking sound on manipulation of the stifle mean?
Means damage to the medial meniscus
How long is the oestrus cycle of the goat, cow and pig?
21 days
How long is the oestrus cycle of the sheep?
17 days