PAST Q Flashcards
Which are not indications for rhinoscopy? More than one is possible.
- Sneezing, reverse sneezing
- Nasal discharge
- Epistaxis
- Salivation
- Vomitus
- Facial swelling or distortion
- Suspicion of foreign body inhalation
- Salivation
- Vomitus
Method of the hepatojugular reflux test:
- Compress the epigastrium and observe its refilling
- Compress the jugular vene and observe its filling
- Compress the v. jugularis on one side and observe the other side
- Compare the jugular vein to the vena cava
Compress the epigastrium and observe its refilling
Which endocrine disease is characterized by the following plantigrad movement?
- Addison disease
- Hyperthyreosis
- Diabetes insipidus
- Diabetes mellitus

Diabetes mellitus
Part of brain responsible for mental status is:
- Medulla oblongata
- Thalamocortex
- Chiazma
- Limbic system
- Thalamocortex
Which examination methods can be used for the examination of the bone marrow? Mark the incorrect answer.
- Complete blood count
- Abdominal ultrasonography
- Bone marrow core biopsy
- Bone marrow aspiration cytology
Abdominal ultrasonography
Choose the correct answers. Which of the following findings indicate that your patient might have lower urinary tract disease? More than one answer possible.
- Polyuria, polydipsia
- Pollakiuria
- Dysuria, stranguria
- Thrombosis
- Sudden blindness
- Central nervous signs
- Periuria
- Ascites
- Haematuria
- Polyuria, polydipsia
- Pollakiuria
- Dysuria, stranguria
- Periuria
- Haematuria
How can you characterize the heart sounds by auscultation? More than one answer possible.
- Frequency
- Intensity
- Size of the cardiac dullness
- Amplitude of the heart sounds
- Rhythm
- Demarcation of the heart sounds
- Adventitious murmur
- Turbulency of the heart sounds
- Tone of the heart sounds
- Resonancy of the heart sounds
- Frequency
- Intensity
- Rhythm
- Demarcation of the heart sounds
- Adventitious murmur
Alopecia…choose the right sentence. More than one answer possible.
- Is the loss of hair and may vary from partial or complete.
- Is a primary skin lesion in endocrine disorders and follicular dysplasias
- Is a secondary skin lesion to trauma or inflammation
- Occurs always with erythema
- Means increased shedding
- Traumatic (=secondary alopecia) is a psychologic phenomenon
- Is never moth eaten, or symmetrical or asymmetrical patchy
- Is the loss of hair and may vary from partial or complete.
- Is a primary skin lesion in endocrine disorders and follicular dysplasias
- Is a secondary skin lesion to trauma or inflammation
What can be seen in this picture?
- Bronchoscope
- Videoendoscope
- Rigid endoscope
- Fiberscope

Fiberscope
Which statement is false?
- Regurgitation is passive and consequence of disorder of oesophagus or pharynx.
- Vomiting is characterized by active abdominal movement and preceded by nausea.
- The vomited content is always digested and the pH is always acidic.
- The pH of the regulated content is usually alkalic.
The pH of the regulated content is usually alkalic.
Which sentence is NOT correct. In dogs…
- The cough originated in the larynx is retching/gagging like, has a tendency to vomit.
- The cough in tracheitis is loud, explosive, barking like.
- The cough in trachea collapse is goose honking like.
- The cough in chronic bronchitis emphysema is high, intensive, explosive, barking like.
The cough in chronic bronchitis emphysema is high, intensive, explosive, barking like.
Which are most specific symptoms of heart disease/heart failure?
- Respiratory arrhythmia, cough
- Porcelain white mucous membranes, dyspnoe
- Murmur, arrhythmia, dyspnoe
- Ascites, subcutaneous edema
Murmur, arrhythmia, dyspnoe
Which parameters can NOT be examined by PALPATION? More than one question is possible.
- Painfulness
- Colour
- Consistency
- Movability
- Smell/odour
- Percussion sound
- Size
- Colour
- Smell/odour
- Percussion sound
Components of consciousness: More than one answer possible.
- Ability to learn
- Ability to recognize the environment
- Ability to walk
- Ability to remember
- Ability to eat
- Ability to make sound
- Ability to learn
- Ability to recognize the environment
- Ability to remember
What can be seen in the picture?
- Erosion
- Ulcer
- Epidermal collarette
- Excoriation

- Epidermal collarette
Which is the directly audible respiratory sound?
- Expiratory stridor in laryngeal paralysis
- Tooting/honking sound in tracheal collapse
- Snoring sound in case of tracheal obstruction
- Sniffing in case of pharyngeal stridor
- Tooting/honking sound in tracheal collapse
- Snoring sound in case of tracheal obstruction ????
Which is NOT additional examination?
- Biopsy
- Cystocentesis
- Percussion
- Fine needle aspiration
Percussion
What is the normal pulse (/min) in cats at the clinic?
- 60-70
- 120-130
- 140-180
- 220-250
140-180
The ECG was performed on a dog in Einthoven II lead with a paper speed of 50 mm/sec. What is the heart rate?
- 1500/23 = 65 / min
- 3000/23 = 130 / min
- 4000/23 = 174 / min
- 1000/23 = 43 / min

3000/23 = 130 / min
What are the appropriate tests to examine the endocrine function of the pancreas? More than one answer possible.
- Blood glucose
- TLI (tripsine-like immunorectivity)
- Fructosamine
- Low Dose Dexamethasone Suppression Test
- Insulin
- ACTH-stimulation test
- Blood glucose (?)
- Fructosamine
- Insulin
- ACTH-stimulation test (?)
Regarding its origin seizure attack can be? More than one answer possible.
- Focal
- Bipol
- Generalized
- Lateral
- Extracerebral
- Extracerebellar
- Generalized
- Extracerebral
What is ataxia?
- Uncoordinated movement
- Abnormal proprioception
- Muscle weakness
- Loss of vestibular function
Uncoordinated movement
What can be seen in the picture?
- Symmetrical alopecia and peripheral hypertrichosis
- Symmetrical alopecia, hyperpigmentation and rat-tail
- Symmetrical alopecia and hyperpigmentation
- Symmetrical diffuse hypotrichosis and hyperpigmentation

Symmetrical alopecia, hyperpigmentation and rat-tail
Characteristic of the normal cardiac dullness during percussion on the left side. More than one answer possible.
- Dog: absolute
- Cat: absolute
- Dog: relative
- Cat: relative
Dog: absolute
Cat: relative
Which parameters/aspects should be examined by the description of the teeth? More than one answer possible.
- Number
- Lobulation
- Vascularization
- Surface
- Colour
- Temperature
- Moisture
- Movability
- Painfulness
- Number
- Surface
- Colour
- Movability
- Painfulness
Which statement is NOT true?
- Held inspiration can be due to narrowed upper airways
- Held inspiration can be due to increased abdominal pressure
- Held expiration can be due to decreased lung elasticity
- The narrowed upper airways cause mostly held expiration
The narrowed upper airways cause mostly held expiration
What can be seen in the picture?
- Acute enteritis
- Histiocytic colitis
- Large intestinal adenocarcinoma
- Chronic enteritis

Large intestinal adenocarcinoma
The ECG was performed on a dog in Einthoven II lead with a paper speed of 50 mm/sec. What is the heart rate?
- 500/6 = 83 / min
- 1000/6 - 167 / min
- 1500/6 = 250 / min
- 3000/6 = 300/ min

1500/6 = 250 / min
Which is NOT the part of the status presens?
- Nationale
- Basic clinical values
- General impression
- Examination of the genitals
Nationale
Indication for tracheobronchoscopy… More than one answer is possible.
- Chronic cough (unknown cause or does not respond to therapy)
- Suspected narrowing of the airway
- Haemoptoe
- Suspected metastatic pulmonary neoplasia
- Hydrothorax
- Acute cough if an inhaled foreign body is suspected
- Unilateral epistaxis
- Chronic cough (unknown cause or does not respond to therapy) ???
- Suspected narrowing of the airway
- Haemoptoe ????
- Suspected metastatic pulmonary neoplasia
- Acute cough if an inhaled foreign body is suspected
The image below shows two, simultaneously used examination methods in cardiology. What is the first method called?
- Echocardiography
- Electrocardiography
- Phonocardiography
- Kinetocardiography

Phonocardiography
What are the main indications to perform electrocardiography (ECG) in domestic animals? More than one answer possible.
- Bradycardia noted during the physical exam
- Heart murmur noted during the physical exam
- To screen for congenital heart diseases
- Irregular heart beats noted during the physical exam
- To check the blood level of certain electrolytes
- To decide whether an animal has structural abnormality of the heart
- To decide whether an animal suffers from heart failure
- Tachycardia noticed during the physical exam
- Bradycardia noted during the physical exam
- Irregular heartbeats noted during the physical exam
- Tachycardia noticed during the physical exam
- To check the blood level of certain electrolytes
Symptoms of Horner syndrome in dogs? More than one answer possible.
- Myosis
- Mydriasis
- Nystagmus
- Ptosis
- Enophtalmus
- Exophtalmus
- Strabismus
- Prolapse of the 3 eyelid
- Myosis
- Ptosis
- Enophtalmus
- Prolapse of the 3 eyelid
What can you see in the picture?
- Triceps reflex
- Biceps reflex
- Flexor reflex
- Extensor carpi radialis reflex

Biceps reflex
What can you see in the picture?
- Hemiplegia
- Paraparalysis
- Hemihopping
- Wheelbarrowing

- Hemihopping
What can you see in this picture?
- III. paralysis
- V. paralysis
- IV. paralysis
- VII. paralysis

III. paralysis
Choose the correct answer! Basic clinical values:
- Temperature, pulse, blood pressure, respiratory rate, capillary refilling time
- Temperature, pulse, respiratory rate
- Temperature, pulse, capillary refilling time, coagulation time
- Pulse, heart rate, respiratory rate, rumen contraction, buccal bleeding time
Temperature, pulse, respiratory rate
Choose the main characteristics of endoscopy! (MCQ)
- Several correct conditions are needed to perform for a endoscopic examination
- It is a complementary diagnostic procedure
- It is a semi-invasive procedure
- Cheap
- Therapeutic application is not possible
- Mostly performed on awake patients
- Has a minimal instrumental requirement
- Sample collection is not possible
- It is a complementary diagnostic procedure It is a semi-invasive procedure
- It is a semi-invasive procedure
The bronchial respiratory sound can be heard under normal (physiological) conditions (bronchial sound= laryngotracheobronchial)
- Only above the lung
- Above the larynx and trachea
- Only above the larynx
- Only above the trachea
Above the larynx and trachea
Choose the components/parameters which NOT a part of the general impression! (MCQ)
- Body shape and development
- Nutritional condition
- Basic clinical values
- Grooming state
- Skin, hair coat
- Consciousness, behavior
- Status presens
- Posture, locomotion
- Pulse
- Basic clinical values
- Status presens
- Pulse
Which is NOT a Mark?
- Whorl
- Chestnut
- Tatoo
- Blaze
Tatoo


Laryngeal paralysis
Characteristics of laryngeal paralysis,
Endoscopy is unsuitable for diagnosis due to anesthesia
Laryngeal paralysis
Characteristics of laryngeal paralysis
Usually old large breed dogs are affected at the background is usually ideopathic
Laryngeal paralysis
In which of the following breeds is that congenital laryngeal paralyzes common
Husky.
Laryngeal paralysis
Which statement is incorrect regarding thoracic tracheal resection anastomosis?
Right 2nd to 4th intercostal lateral thoracotomy is usually applied
Laryngeal paralysis
Which statements is incorrect regarding cervical tracheal resection anastomosis?
Either interrupted or continuous stitches are applicable for anastomosis
Laryngeal paralysis
Characteristics of canine feline bacterial pneumonia
Its background is usually a viral infection, foreign body or food aspiration
Laryngeal Paralysis
Which arytenoid structure is anchored during CAL
Processes muscularis
Laryngeal Paralysis
Choose the correct answer for colloid infusions
Are used in hypovolaemia combined with Crystalloids.
Laryngeal Paralysis
The point of maintenance infusion therapy is
To replace obligatory fluid losses by an animal with anorexia and Hypodipsia
Laryngeal Paralysis
Characteristics of aspiration pneumonia
- Can be caused by megaesophagus and laryngeal dysfunction.
- It is prognosis can be influenced by the pH volume and quality of aspired content
- Glucocorticoids and furosemide are not recommended for this treatment.
- All of the above mentioned are true
All of the above mentioned are true
Laryngeal Paralysis
In case of acute epistaxis nasal bleeding.
As soon as possible hemostasis and coagulation profile laboratory tests are required.
Laryngeal Paralysis
Which finding is incorrect about new pneumonectomy cases. In the retrospective multicenter study by Wavreille et al.
The acute perioperative (less than 24 hours) mortality was around 10%
Laryngeal Paralysis
According to Shamir et all, which of the following features is incorrect concerning the typical canine population, usually suffering from thoracic trauma?
Bodyweight less than 20 kilograms?
Laryngeal Paralysis
Which of the following prognosis factors had no impact on the disease-free interval? (DFI) in a retrospective study by McNeil analyzing cases with primary lung tumor removed via pulmonary lobectomy
Chemotherapy
Laryngeal Paralysis
Which of the following instruments is not the member of abdominal instrument set?
Finochietto chest to self-retaining retractor
Laryngeal Paralysis
What does an atypical operation mean?
An individual procedure using the whole knowledge, experience, and intuition of the surgeon.
Laryngeal Paralysis
Characteristics of canine chronic bronchitis
Crackles and Wheezes with auscultation
Laryngeal Paralysis
Characteristics of canine chronic bronchitis
Mucopurulent discharge in the bronchi during bronchoscopy
Laryngeal Paralysis
Which one is forbidden in ICU.
Give information to the owner.
Laryngeal Paralysis
Which answer is wrong?
Blood sampling may fail due to excessive strangulation
Laryngeal Paralysis
After perivenous injection,
A swelling develops at the injection site
Laryngeal Paralysis
Conditions of the musculoskeletal system with recurring emergency care mark the correct incorrect answer
Patellar luxation.
Laryngeal Paralysis
Primary survey marked incorrect answers
Determine all organic disorders
Laryngeal Paralysis
Primary assessments of circulation marked incorrect answer
Perform ECG and heart rate
Laryngeal Paralysis
Characteristics of critical care marked incorrect answers.
All emergency patients require intensive ward care
Laryngeal Paralysis
Which one of the following can you not give Subcutaneous
Injections containing glucose
Laryngeal Paralysis
Which answer are wrong benefits of a three-way stopcock.
It is harder for the animal to pull out the catheter from the vein.
Laryngeal Paralysis
The peripheral venous catheter
- Has a valve that has evolved in the upper (color cap) connection port
- The upper (color cap) connection port communicates freely with Vein
- has a valve in the rear (Whitecap) connection port.
- The rear (Whitecap) connection port is only suitable for injections.
???
Laryngeal Paralysis
Which sing of the following reflects the most severe acute respiratory distress (pO2 < 60 mmHg)
Cyanosis 6th phase
Laryngeal Paralysis
How many lung lobes has the dog?
7
Laryngeal Paralysis
Which statement is incorrect regarding midline sternotomy
It causes significantly better post-operative pain compared to lateral thoracotomy
Laryngeal Paralysis
According to Poncet classification system of for BAOS. Which is the most defining clinical condition of the grade III category.
Syncope
Laryngeal Paralysis
In which of the following conditions is the Rhinotomi, not the primary indication therapy?
Nasal adenocarcinoma
Laryngeal Paralysis
According to WASAVA vaccination guidelines issued in 2016, the last infection of the puppy series at the age of
16 week.
Laryngeal Paralysis
What is the golden period in the treatment of fresh traumatic wounds?
6-8 hours from injury.
Laryngeal Paralysis
What is the normal heart rate per minute in dogs
60 - 120
Laryngeal Paralysis
Characteristics of feline asthma,
The sociological and microbiological biological examination of BAL is highly important in its diagnose
Laryngeal Paralysis
What approach is recommended for nasal opening in brachiocephalic breeds
Ventral Rhinotomy
Laryngeal Paralysis
Which is the following clinical findings are not a member of the diagnostic triad defining the absolute indication of surgery in case of thoracic trauma
status of the thoracic wall
Laryngeal Paralysis
Which of the uppermost muscle layer to be incised during lateral thoracotomy?
Dorsal latissimus muscle
Laryngeal Paralysis
Which of the following sterilization methods operates at the highest temperature,
Dry heat
Drainage
Which of the following features defines the suture materials drainage drainage ability?
absorption
Drainage
Which of the following statements is correct? A passive drain ….
is more effective with a compression bandage on it.
Drainage
Which of the following statement is incorrect?
An active drain is not recommended as flushing drain
Suture material
What is spongostan ?
Gelatin sponge.
Suture material
What does 3-metric mean on the suture material pack?
So the suture material is 0.3 millimeter of diameter.
Suture material
Which of the following USP numbers indicate the thickest suture material
Zero (0)
Suture material
Which of the following suture materials is non-absorbable?
? None of them? (Polyglactin, Polydioxanone)
Suture material
Which of the following suture materials is non-absorbable?
Polypropylene (Prolene)
Suture material
Which of the following suture materials is absorbable
None of them (Polypropylene, polyamide)
Suture material
Which of the following suture materials makes polypropylene the most popular cardiovascular suture material?
Good tensile strength
Suture material
Which of the following categories is correct according to wound edge aproximation?
- skin - intradermal - subcutaneous - muscular - fascial X
- Interrupted versus continuous
- Apposital positional - inverting - tension relieving X
- Simple - mattress - cruciate X.
Interrupted versus continuous
Suture material
Which of the following suture patterns is tension relieving,
interrupted horizontal mattress