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The correct answer is shedding of virus via saliva. The main mode of transmission is via saliva. It
requires prolonged, close contact. Cats may shed the virus for months to years. Transmission
may also occur through reuse of instruments and blood. Virus is shed in saliva, tears, urine, and
feces.
You are working with a farmer who is having trouble with calves between the age of 2 weeks
and 6 months. They are alert, but weak, dyspneic and die suddenly. On necropsy they have pale
cardiac and skeletal muscles. What is the farmer's problem?
A - Copper deficiency
B - Sorghum toxicity
C - Lightning strike
D - Selenium deficiency - CORRECT ANSWER-D
The correct answer is selenium deficiency. The pale muscle and clinical signs are classic for
vitamin E and selenium deficiency. This is important to remember! Other things that should be
on your differential list for this case include cardiotoxic plants.
,A 6-year old intact male domestic short haired cat presents with acute onset exophthalmos of
the right eye in the past 2 days. He is painful on palpation around his eye and head. The eye can
be retropulsed with minimal resistance. He has not been eating in the past day and has a rectal
temperature of 103.4F (39.7 C). What is the most likely diagnosis?
A - Orbital neoplasia
B - Retrobulbar abscess
C - Anterior uveitis
D - Glaucoma - CORRECT ANSWER-B
The answer is a retrobulbar abscess. Acute, painful exophthalmos is usually due to retrobulbar
abscessation. These lesions are usually painful and may be swollen. These animals are
frequently systemically ill with fever and leukocytosis. Causes of retrobulbar abscesses include
penetrating wounds, foreign bodies, spread from dental or sinus infection, and hematogenous
spread. Glaucoma does not cause exophthalmos, although, chronically it can cause
buphthalmos which may appear similar. Anterior uveitis also does not cause exophthalmos.
You are an associate veterinarian paid a base salary of $55,000 annually, plus a 8 % bonus based
on receipts above your monthly production goal of $23,000. Bonuses are paid quarterly. Your
last three month's production were:
$23,000, $28,000, and $27,000.
How much is your quarterly bonus?
A - $670
B - $840
C - $720
D - $810
,E - $900 - CORRECT ANSWER-C $720
If $23,000 is the monthly production goal, then the month you brought in $23,000 does not
count towards a bonus.
In the second month, $ 28,000 = $5000 above goal
In the third month $ 27,000 = $4000 above goal
Total above production goal = $5000+$4000= $9000
$9000 X (0.08 bonus rate) = $720.
Many practices use a combination system with a base salary and a production-based bonus if
you bring in more than a monthly production goal, but no penalty if you are below that monthly
goal, which is good if you are a new graduate, and helps in low traffic months at the clinic.
A 10-year old female spayed Siamese cat presents for a new lump the owner found a month
ago. She was spayed last year before she was adopted from the shelter. The owner states that
the lump has grown over the last month, and it doesn't seem to bother the cat. On exam, the 2
cm lump is located on the left 2nd mammary gland, and no other lumps are noted. The lump is
freely moveable, and chest radiographs are clear. What is the chance that this tumor is
malignant?
A - 5%
B - 50%
C - 20%
D - 85% - CORRECT ANSWER-D
, 70-90% of all feline mammary tumors are malignant. Spaying a cat before 6 months of age
reduces the risk for mammary tumors by 7 fold.
The statistics for dogs is a 50:50 chance of malignancy for a single mammary mass.
This 25 year old Quarter Horse mare is presented for evaluation in July in the northern
hemisphere. She is diagnosed with pituitary pars intermedia dysfunction. Which one of the
following medications would be most likely to be beneficial to this mare?
A - Isoxsuprine
B - Glucocorticoids
C - Pentoxifylline
D - Pergolide
E - Methimazole - CORRECT ANSWER-D
Pergolide is the treatment of choice for pituitary pars intermedia dysfunction (PPID). PPID is
characterized by degeneration of dopamine producing neurons in the hypothalamus that
normally exert an inhibitory action on the pituitary pars intermedia, resulting in functional
adenomas in the pars intermedia that produce high levels of adrenocorticotropin hormone.
Clinical signs and laboratory findings include hypertrichosis, poor muscle tone, laminitis,
hyperglycemia and insulin resistance, and increased susceptibility to infection. Diagnosis is
commonly made by documenting increases in plasma adrenocorticotropin hormone levels in
affected animals.
An aged intact female potbellied pig presents for evaluation of abdominal distension. A large
mass contiguous with the uterine wall is discovered with ultrasound exam of the abdomen.
Which of the following choices is the most likely cause of this finding?
A - Uterine leiomyoma
VERIFIED CORRECT
ANSWERS GRADED A+
LATEST 100% GUARANTEED
PASS
The correct answer is shedding of virus via saliva. The main mode of transmission is via saliva. It
requires prolonged, close contact. Cats may shed the virus for months to years. Transmission
may also occur through reuse of instruments and blood. Virus is shed in saliva, tears, urine, and
feces.
You are working with a farmer who is having trouble with calves between the age of 2 weeks
and 6 months. They are alert, but weak, dyspneic and die suddenly. On necropsy they have pale
cardiac and skeletal muscles. What is the farmer's problem?
A - Copper deficiency
B - Sorghum toxicity
C - Lightning strike
D - Selenium deficiency - CORRECT ANSWER-D
The correct answer is selenium deficiency. The pale muscle and clinical signs are classic for
vitamin E and selenium deficiency. This is important to remember! Other things that should be
on your differential list for this case include cardiotoxic plants.
,A 6-year old intact male domestic short haired cat presents with acute onset exophthalmos of
the right eye in the past 2 days. He is painful on palpation around his eye and head. The eye can
be retropulsed with minimal resistance. He has not been eating in the past day and has a rectal
temperature of 103.4F (39.7 C). What is the most likely diagnosis?
A - Orbital neoplasia
B - Retrobulbar abscess
C - Anterior uveitis
D - Glaucoma - CORRECT ANSWER-B
The answer is a retrobulbar abscess. Acute, painful exophthalmos is usually due to retrobulbar
abscessation. These lesions are usually painful and may be swollen. These animals are
frequently systemically ill with fever and leukocytosis. Causes of retrobulbar abscesses include
penetrating wounds, foreign bodies, spread from dental or sinus infection, and hematogenous
spread. Glaucoma does not cause exophthalmos, although, chronically it can cause
buphthalmos which may appear similar. Anterior uveitis also does not cause exophthalmos.
You are an associate veterinarian paid a base salary of $55,000 annually, plus a 8 % bonus based
on receipts above your monthly production goal of $23,000. Bonuses are paid quarterly. Your
last three month's production were:
$23,000, $28,000, and $27,000.
How much is your quarterly bonus?
A - $670
B - $840
C - $720
D - $810
,E - $900 - CORRECT ANSWER-C $720
If $23,000 is the monthly production goal, then the month you brought in $23,000 does not
count towards a bonus.
In the second month, $ 28,000 = $5000 above goal
In the third month $ 27,000 = $4000 above goal
Total above production goal = $5000+$4000= $9000
$9000 X (0.08 bonus rate) = $720.
Many practices use a combination system with a base salary and a production-based bonus if
you bring in more than a monthly production goal, but no penalty if you are below that monthly
goal, which is good if you are a new graduate, and helps in low traffic months at the clinic.
A 10-year old female spayed Siamese cat presents for a new lump the owner found a month
ago. She was spayed last year before she was adopted from the shelter. The owner states that
the lump has grown over the last month, and it doesn't seem to bother the cat. On exam, the 2
cm lump is located on the left 2nd mammary gland, and no other lumps are noted. The lump is
freely moveable, and chest radiographs are clear. What is the chance that this tumor is
malignant?
A - 5%
B - 50%
C - 20%
D - 85% - CORRECT ANSWER-D
, 70-90% of all feline mammary tumors are malignant. Spaying a cat before 6 months of age
reduces the risk for mammary tumors by 7 fold.
The statistics for dogs is a 50:50 chance of malignancy for a single mammary mass.
This 25 year old Quarter Horse mare is presented for evaluation in July in the northern
hemisphere. She is diagnosed with pituitary pars intermedia dysfunction. Which one of the
following medications would be most likely to be beneficial to this mare?
A - Isoxsuprine
B - Glucocorticoids
C - Pentoxifylline
D - Pergolide
E - Methimazole - CORRECT ANSWER-D
Pergolide is the treatment of choice for pituitary pars intermedia dysfunction (PPID). PPID is
characterized by degeneration of dopamine producing neurons in the hypothalamus that
normally exert an inhibitory action on the pituitary pars intermedia, resulting in functional
adenomas in the pars intermedia that produce high levels of adrenocorticotropin hormone.
Clinical signs and laboratory findings include hypertrichosis, poor muscle tone, laminitis,
hyperglycemia and insulin resistance, and increased susceptibility to infection. Diagnosis is
commonly made by documenting increases in plasma adrenocorticotropin hormone levels in
affected animals.
An aged intact female potbellied pig presents for evaluation of abdominal distension. A large
mass contiguous with the uterine wall is discovered with ultrasound exam of the abdomen.
Which of the following choices is the most likely cause of this finding?
A - Uterine leiomyoma
