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NAVLE CANINE PART 2 SUPER BOARD EXAM LATEST 2026-
2027 ACTUAL EXAM WITH COMPLETE QUESTIONS AND
CORRECT DETAILED ANSWERS (100% VERIFIED ANSWERS)
|ALREADY GRADED A+| ||PROFESSOR VERIFIED||
||BRANDNEW!!!||
8 YO spayed female lab presents for weakness, collapse,
lethargy, muscle fasciculation. BCS 6/9. blood glucose 42 mg/dl.
other lab work normal. what is you top NEOPLASTIC differential -
ANSWER-insulin secrete beta cell tumor
hypoglycemia
name at least 3 abnormalities on bloodwork you would expect to
see in a dog with cushings disease - ANSWER-1 stress
leukogram
2 elevated PCV
3 elevated ALP
4 elevated cholesterol
5 elevated glucose
6 low BUN
7 low USG
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what is the most common cause of cushing disease in dogs -
ANSWER-85% pituitary dependent (pituitary gland adenoma)
15 % adrenal gland hyperplasia (50/50 benign/ malignant)
Low dose dex diagnostic shows that cushing's is pituitary
dependent if (low/high) at 4 hours and (low/high) at 8 hours -
ANSWER-low at 4 hours
high at 8 hours
name at least 3 blood work abnormalities consistent with
addison's disease - ANSWER-1 Na:K < 27
2 elevated calcium
3 low chloride
4 low glucose
5 low USG
what is the most common cause of addison's disease - ANSWER-
1 primary adrenal problem- idiopathic/ immune mediated attack of
adrenals
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2 pituitary ACTH deficiency- iatrogenic
what are 3 bloodwork abnormalities seen with hypothyroidism -
ANSWER-1 hypercholesterolemia
2 elevated CL
3 non regenerative anemia
how is hypothyroidism diagnosed - ANSWER-High TSH, Low T4
and T3
Total T4 screening- low resting levels
Free T4 by electrodialysis
TSH stim test- non responsive T3/T4, high TSH
what is the most common cause of hypothyroidism - ANSWER-1
95% thyroid problem (idiopathic atrophy)
2 pituitary problem- no TSH
3 hypothalamic- no TRH
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a dog presents with a history of PUPD and nocturia. owners are
very sure this is not behavioral. there is no glycosuria and no
azotemia. CBC chem UA are normal aside from a USG of 1.006.
what is your top differential and what diagnostic test would you
run - ANSWER-diabetes insipidus
water deprivation test- only psychogenic can concentrate
water + ADH- central concentrates
gradual water deprivation- medullary wash out
what are at least 2 possible causes of diabetes inspidus -
ANSWER-1 nephrogenic DI- inability of renal tubules to respond
to ADH
2 central pituitary DI- problem with ADH release
3 central hypothalamus DI-problem with ADH vasopressin
production
4 psychogenic- excessive water intake, disorder of thurst centers
NAVLE CANINE PART 2 SUPER BOARD EXAM LATEST 2026-
2027 ACTUAL EXAM WITH COMPLETE QUESTIONS AND
CORRECT DETAILED ANSWERS (100% VERIFIED ANSWERS)
|ALREADY GRADED A+| ||PROFESSOR VERIFIED||
||BRANDNEW!!!||
8 YO spayed female lab presents for weakness, collapse,
lethargy, muscle fasciculation. BCS 6/9. blood glucose 42 mg/dl.
other lab work normal. what is you top NEOPLASTIC differential -
ANSWER-insulin secrete beta cell tumor
hypoglycemia
name at least 3 abnormalities on bloodwork you would expect to
see in a dog with cushings disease - ANSWER-1 stress
leukogram
2 elevated PCV
3 elevated ALP
4 elevated cholesterol
5 elevated glucose
6 low BUN
7 low USG
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what is the most common cause of cushing disease in dogs -
ANSWER-85% pituitary dependent (pituitary gland adenoma)
15 % adrenal gland hyperplasia (50/50 benign/ malignant)
Low dose dex diagnostic shows that cushing's is pituitary
dependent if (low/high) at 4 hours and (low/high) at 8 hours -
ANSWER-low at 4 hours
high at 8 hours
name at least 3 blood work abnormalities consistent with
addison's disease - ANSWER-1 Na:K < 27
2 elevated calcium
3 low chloride
4 low glucose
5 low USG
what is the most common cause of addison's disease - ANSWER-
1 primary adrenal problem- idiopathic/ immune mediated attack of
adrenals
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2 pituitary ACTH deficiency- iatrogenic
what are 3 bloodwork abnormalities seen with hypothyroidism -
ANSWER-1 hypercholesterolemia
2 elevated CL
3 non regenerative anemia
how is hypothyroidism diagnosed - ANSWER-High TSH, Low T4
and T3
Total T4 screening- low resting levels
Free T4 by electrodialysis
TSH stim test- non responsive T3/T4, high TSH
what is the most common cause of hypothyroidism - ANSWER-1
95% thyroid problem (idiopathic atrophy)
2 pituitary problem- no TSH
3 hypothalamic- no TRH
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a dog presents with a history of PUPD and nocturia. owners are
very sure this is not behavioral. there is no glycosuria and no
azotemia. CBC chem UA are normal aside from a USG of 1.006.
what is your top differential and what diagnostic test would you
run - ANSWER-diabetes insipidus
water deprivation test- only psychogenic can concentrate
water + ADH- central concentrates
gradual water deprivation- medullary wash out
what are at least 2 possible causes of diabetes inspidus -
ANSWER-1 nephrogenic DI- inability of renal tubules to respond
to ADH
2 central pituitary DI- problem with ADH release
3 central hypothalamus DI-problem with ADH vasopressin
production
4 psychogenic- excessive water intake, disorder of thurst centers
