NAVLE Equine Course (questions and answers) Exam 2024

NAVLE Equine Course (questions and answers) Exam 2024 Fescue toxicity - CORRECT ANSWER----- causes abortion and agalactia Aspiration Pneumonia - CORRECT ANSWER----- is the most common cause of dysphagia in horses Upper airway endoscopy, dental exam - CORRECT ANSWER-An appropriate next step for a horse with facial swelling, unilateral mucopurulent nasal discharge, and epiphora is a —— and a —- Pergolide (PPID) - CORRECT ANSWER-A 14 year old horse comes in with PU/PD, abnormal fat deposition, hyper trichiasis, recurrent laminitis and lethargy. The best treatment for this horse's condition is —— Insulin Dysregulation - CORRECT ANSWER-—— is often a concurrent condition seen in horses with PPID 12-24 hours - CORRECT ANSWER-All foals should have their blood IgG checked at —- to check for failure of passive transfer Negative - CORRECT ANSWER-Gram —- organisms are most often the culprits for sepsis in foals Quinidine Sulfate - CORRECT ANSWER----- is given to horses with a sustained a-fib every 2 hours until their arrhythmia corrects itself Ionophore - CORRECT ANSWER-A horse recently caught eating chicken feed starts showing signs of weakness, elevated muscle enzymes, tachycardia, and myoglobinuria. This is ---- toxicity which leads to an influx of calcium into cells and necrosis skeletal/cardiac muscle Vitamin E - CORRECT ANSWER----- and supportive care can be used to treat for ionophore toxicitity Foals - CORRECT ANSWER-Hypothyroidism in horses is usually seen in ---- Ponies - CORRECT ANSWER-PPID is often seen in ---- or horses7 years of age Potassium penicillin, metronidazole - CORRECT ANSWER----- or ---- can be used as antimicrobial therapy for colitis Bermuda - CORRECT ANSWER----- grass hay can predispose horses to cecal