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Pasteurella multocida - ANSWER What is the causative agent of fowl cholera? Sulfa antibiotics (There is a vaccine avaliable) - ANSWER What is used for the treatment of fowl cholera? Demodex - ANSWER A 2 year old female spayed Leonberger presents to you with hair loss around the face and eyes. A deep skin scraping is shown in the picture. What is your diagnosis? 99% (0.855/0.855+0.005=0.994) - ANSWER A farmer comes to you with a new test for detection of mastitis in his heifers. He claim...

A litter of 6 week old kittens is being evaluated because of intermittent soft stools with flecks of blood. The kittens are confined in an unsanitary cage. Two direct fecal examinations show oocysts. Which of the following is the most appropriate therapy? dichlorvos fenbendazol ivermectin piperazine sulfadimethoxine - ANSWER sulfadiemthoxine (Albon, for coccidiosis) On examination of the cranial nerves in a 3-year old female cat, the right pupil appears to be larger than the left pup...

Test of choice for canine Cushings - ANSWER Low-dose dex suppression test Differentiating PDH vs AT cushings on test - ANSWER PDH dips at hour 4 Treatment of canine cushings - ANSWER Mitotane Percent PDH vs AT cushings - ANSWER 85% PDH, 15% AT Electrolyte abnormalities with Addison's - ANSWER High K, low Na, low Cl; Na:K ratio <27 Test of choice for Addison's - ANSWER ACTH stim with dexamethasone Addisonian crisis treatment and normal treatment - ANSWER 0.9% saline, dex N...

Avian pneumoencephalitis is also... - ANSWER Newcastle disease how are the different strains of Newcastle's defined and what's the order - ANSWER how pathogenic to chicks lentogenic mesogenic velogenic characteristic lesions of newcastle disease - ANSWER neuro: torticolis +/- respiratory and GI signs fast spreading high mortality hemorrhage of gizzard how to dx Newcastle's? - ANSWER virus isolation

What is the causative agent of fowl cholera? - ANSWER Pasteurella multocida What clinical signs are associated with hyperkalemic periodic paralysis (HyPP) in horses? - ANSWER Prolapse 3rd eyelid, muscle fasciculations, episodes lasting 15-90 min. What clinical signs are associated with ryegrass staggers in horses? - ANSWER Tremors, incoordination, collapse What clinical signs are assoc. with equine degenerative myelopathy (EDM)? - ANSWER Ataxia in foals 6-8 mos

A 2-year old female spayed Dachshund presents for further evaluation as a result of a mass on the pinna noted by the owner. On physical exam, the only abnormality noted was this mass. Cytology is consistent with a histiocytoma. Which of the following is the most reasonable treatment option? - ANSWER Benign Neglect. Histiocytomas are typically benign and will often present as a small, raised mass that may or may not be ulcerated. Fortunately, these masses usually regress on their own, and surgi...

You perform an abdominal ultrasound to evaluate a Yorkshire Terrier with a suspected liver shunt. After finding the shunt vessel, you complete the ultrasound and find several calculi in the bladder. What is the most likely type of stone? Cysteine Struvite Urate Xanthine - ANSWER The correct answer is urate. Animals with portosystemic shunts are very predisposed to developing urate uroliths due to their inability to metabolize purines appropriately. A 2-year old male castrated Border Col...

A 5 y/o FS Cocker Spaniel is presented with a strange expression. Her right ear and lip appear to droop. There is ptosis OD and the dog is drooling on the exam table. What anatomic structure is damaged? A. Facial nerve B. Left side inner ear C. Trigeminal nerve D. Right side inner ear E. Left side medulla, motor tract - ANSWER A. Facial nerve Which of these is NOT recommended in vaccinating cats due to the risk of vaccine induced sarcomas? A. Reduce frequency of vaccination B. Vaccinat...

What nerve(s) need to be blocked in order to dehorn cattle? - ANSWER Cornual What nerve(s) need to be blocked in order to dehorn goats? - ANSWER cornual nerve and infratrochlear nerve Several rabbits in a commercial meat operation have developed genital scabs, perineal ulcerations a crusty exudate around the nose and eyes. Microhemaglutination tests are positive for treponematosis. Which one of the following steps is most effective to treat this problem? A - Amprolium-medicated feed...

Autoregulation of renal blood flow - ANSWERprevents large changes in GFR when there are increases/decreases in BP; regulated neural and hormonal regulation renin-angiotensin-aldosterone system - ANSWER-decreased blood pressure causes the juxtaglomerular cells of kidneys to secrete renin which converts angiotensinogen (inactive) to angiotensin I (active) which is then converted into angiotensin II by angiotensin-converting enzyme (ACE) -Angiotensin II stimulates the adrenal cortex to secre...