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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 - ✔✔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. Vaccinate in a distal limb
C. Vaccinate intramuscularly
D. Use non-adjunvated vaccines when available - ✔✔C. Vaccinate intramuscularly
A 3 y/o female Persian cat presents for routine physical exam. The cat seems to be doing well at home
and has no clinical signs. Abdominal palpation reveals bilaterally enlarged kidneys. Ultrasound exam
shows multiple, large, fluid-filled structures in the parenchyma of the kidneys. What is the most likely
diagnosis?
A. Renal lymphoma
B. Hydronephrosis
C. Polycystic kidneys
D. Amyloidosis - ✔✔C. Polycystic kidneys
A 1 y/o female stray DSH cat was presented for pruritus. Your physical exam revealed a generalized
miliary dermatitis and dark brown flecks in the fur. Which of the following findings are most consistent
with the most likely diagnosis?
A. Mites found on skin scraping, peripheral eosinophilia, anemia
,B. Mites found on ear swabbing, peripheral eosinophilia, anemia
C. Yeast organisms found on impression smear
D. Anemia, peripheral eosinophilia, tapeworm infestation - ✔✔D. Anemia, peripheral eosinophilia,
tapeworm infestation
A 3-year old male castrated domestic shorthair cat presents for crusting and pruritus around the face,
neck, and ears. Which of the following should be least likely on your list of differential diagnoses?
A. Notoedres acariasis
B. Dermatophytosis
C. Arthropod bite hypersensitivity
D. Eosinophilic granuloma - ✔✔D. Eosinophilic granuloma
An 8-year old male tomcat presents for having a one week history of progressive lethargy, anorexia,
occasional sneezing, conjunctivitis, and nasal discharge. On physical exam you see several ulcerations in
the mouth. What is the most likely diagnosis?
A. Bordetella bronchiseptica
B. Foreign body
C. Feline herpesvirus
D. Feline calicivirus
E. Chlamydophila felis - ✔✔D. Feline calicivirus
Which of the following is not a treatment for feline hyperthyroidism?
A. Methimazole
B. Thyroxine
C. Radioactive iodine therapy
D. Thyroidectomy - ✔✔B. Thyroxine
A 5-year-old cat is being evaluated because of a sudden onset of paralysis of the rear legs. Femoral
pulses are absent, and the rear legs are cold and painful. Spinal reflexes of the rear legs are absent.
Which of the following is the most likely diagnosis?
A. Aberrant parasitic migration
,B. Aortic thromboembolism
C. Trauma to the spinal cord
D. Intervertebral disk herniation - ✔✔B. Aortic thromboembolism
A 21-year old cat with a history of hyperthyroidism, renal insufficiency, a heart murmur, recurrent urinary
tract infections, and inflammatory bowel disease presents to you for a second opinion about the cat's
facial excoriations and severe pruritus. You ask the owner about the cat's medications and she is unsure
exactly what the cat has been receiving for those ailments. Which of the following medications is most
likely responsible for the cat's signs?
A. Metronidazole
B. Methimazole
C. Enrofloxacin
D. Metoclopramide - ✔✔B. Methimazole
A kitten presents with watery diarrhea. On fecal examination, a wet mount shows motile protozoal
trophozoites and a centrifugal zinc sulfate fecal flotation shows cysts of the parasite. Which of the
following is the most acceptable treatment?
A. Praziquantel
B. Albendazole
C. Metronidazole
D. Pyrantel - ✔✔C. Metronidazole
(Note - Dr. Starkey says fenbendazole is quite effective at killing this parasite; perhaps moreso than this
correct answer)
A 12-year old cat presents with an abnormal gait and appears to be walking with the both hocks dropped
down low to the ground. The owner says the cat has been losing weight and drinking a lot of water.
What diagnostic test should you run?
A. Blood glucose
B. Echocardiogram
C. BUN and Creatinine
D. MRI of the brain - ✔✔A. Blood glucose
, You are presented with a cat that is coughing at home, and you perform a bronchoalveolar lavage (BAL)
or endotracheal wash. Which cell type, when present in BAL or endotracheal wash cytology, is suggestive
of feline asthma?
A. Eosinophils
B. Basophils
C. Neutrophils
D. Lymphocytes
E. Monocytes - ✔✔A. Eosinophils
A 7-year old male castrated cat presents to you for difficulty eating. On examination, you see that there
are dental lesions on the buccal surfaces of several premolar and first molar teeth. The cat shows signs
of discomfort when you palpate around these teeth and the surrounding gingiva appears inflamed. You
suspect that the cat has odontoclastic resorptive lesions. You perform dental radiographs which show
evidence of endodontic necrosis. Which of the following is the most appropriate treatment
recommendation?
A. Affected teeth should be extracted and it is likely that other teeth will be affected in the future
B. Affected teeth should be extracted and Vitamin D supplementation may reduce the likelihood of
development of similar lesions in other teeth
C. Administration of an analgesic may provide relief until the lesion spontaneously resolves
D. Affected teeth should be treated by removal of the crown and coron - ✔✔A. Affected teeth should be
extracted and it is likely that other teeth will be affected in the future
A cat presents to you dyspneic and obtunded after falling from a tall tree. On physical examination, he is
painful on manipulation of the jaw. You auscult decreased lung sounds dorsally. What should you do
first?
A. Chest radiograph
B. Place the cat in an oxygen cage
C. Thoracocentesis
D. Skull radiograph - ✔✔C. Thoracocentesis
Which of the following conditions frequently results in hypercalcemia in a cat?
A. Nutritional secondary
Answers | Verified | Latest 2024 Version
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 - ✔✔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. Vaccinate in a distal limb
C. Vaccinate intramuscularly
D. Use non-adjunvated vaccines when available - ✔✔C. Vaccinate intramuscularly
A 3 y/o female Persian cat presents for routine physical exam. The cat seems to be doing well at home
and has no clinical signs. Abdominal palpation reveals bilaterally enlarged kidneys. Ultrasound exam
shows multiple, large, fluid-filled structures in the parenchyma of the kidneys. What is the most likely
diagnosis?
A. Renal lymphoma
B. Hydronephrosis
C. Polycystic kidneys
D. Amyloidosis - ✔✔C. Polycystic kidneys
A 1 y/o female stray DSH cat was presented for pruritus. Your physical exam revealed a generalized
miliary dermatitis and dark brown flecks in the fur. Which of the following findings are most consistent
with the most likely diagnosis?
A. Mites found on skin scraping, peripheral eosinophilia, anemia
,B. Mites found on ear swabbing, peripheral eosinophilia, anemia
C. Yeast organisms found on impression smear
D. Anemia, peripheral eosinophilia, tapeworm infestation - ✔✔D. Anemia, peripheral eosinophilia,
tapeworm infestation
A 3-year old male castrated domestic shorthair cat presents for crusting and pruritus around the face,
neck, and ears. Which of the following should be least likely on your list of differential diagnoses?
A. Notoedres acariasis
B. Dermatophytosis
C. Arthropod bite hypersensitivity
D. Eosinophilic granuloma - ✔✔D. Eosinophilic granuloma
An 8-year old male tomcat presents for having a one week history of progressive lethargy, anorexia,
occasional sneezing, conjunctivitis, and nasal discharge. On physical exam you see several ulcerations in
the mouth. What is the most likely diagnosis?
A. Bordetella bronchiseptica
B. Foreign body
C. Feline herpesvirus
D. Feline calicivirus
E. Chlamydophila felis - ✔✔D. Feline calicivirus
Which of the following is not a treatment for feline hyperthyroidism?
A. Methimazole
B. Thyroxine
C. Radioactive iodine therapy
D. Thyroidectomy - ✔✔B. Thyroxine
A 5-year-old cat is being evaluated because of a sudden onset of paralysis of the rear legs. Femoral
pulses are absent, and the rear legs are cold and painful. Spinal reflexes of the rear legs are absent.
Which of the following is the most likely diagnosis?
A. Aberrant parasitic migration
,B. Aortic thromboembolism
C. Trauma to the spinal cord
D. Intervertebral disk herniation - ✔✔B. Aortic thromboembolism
A 21-year old cat with a history of hyperthyroidism, renal insufficiency, a heart murmur, recurrent urinary
tract infections, and inflammatory bowel disease presents to you for a second opinion about the cat's
facial excoriations and severe pruritus. You ask the owner about the cat's medications and she is unsure
exactly what the cat has been receiving for those ailments. Which of the following medications is most
likely responsible for the cat's signs?
A. Metronidazole
B. Methimazole
C. Enrofloxacin
D. Metoclopramide - ✔✔B. Methimazole
A kitten presents with watery diarrhea. On fecal examination, a wet mount shows motile protozoal
trophozoites and a centrifugal zinc sulfate fecal flotation shows cysts of the parasite. Which of the
following is the most acceptable treatment?
A. Praziquantel
B. Albendazole
C. Metronidazole
D. Pyrantel - ✔✔C. Metronidazole
(Note - Dr. Starkey says fenbendazole is quite effective at killing this parasite; perhaps moreso than this
correct answer)
A 12-year old cat presents with an abnormal gait and appears to be walking with the both hocks dropped
down low to the ground. The owner says the cat has been losing weight and drinking a lot of water.
What diagnostic test should you run?
A. Blood glucose
B. Echocardiogram
C. BUN and Creatinine
D. MRI of the brain - ✔✔A. Blood glucose
, You are presented with a cat that is coughing at home, and you perform a bronchoalveolar lavage (BAL)
or endotracheal wash. Which cell type, when present in BAL or endotracheal wash cytology, is suggestive
of feline asthma?
A. Eosinophils
B. Basophils
C. Neutrophils
D. Lymphocytes
E. Monocytes - ✔✔A. Eosinophils
A 7-year old male castrated cat presents to you for difficulty eating. On examination, you see that there
are dental lesions on the buccal surfaces of several premolar and first molar teeth. The cat shows signs
of discomfort when you palpate around these teeth and the surrounding gingiva appears inflamed. You
suspect that the cat has odontoclastic resorptive lesions. You perform dental radiographs which show
evidence of endodontic necrosis. Which of the following is the most appropriate treatment
recommendation?
A. Affected teeth should be extracted and it is likely that other teeth will be affected in the future
B. Affected teeth should be extracted and Vitamin D supplementation may reduce the likelihood of
development of similar lesions in other teeth
C. Administration of an analgesic may provide relief until the lesion spontaneously resolves
D. Affected teeth should be treated by removal of the crown and coron - ✔✔A. Affected teeth should be
extracted and it is likely that other teeth will be affected in the future
A cat presents to you dyspneic and obtunded after falling from a tall tree. On physical examination, he is
painful on manipulation of the jaw. You auscult decreased lung sounds dorsally. What should you do
first?
A. Chest radiograph
B. Place the cat in an oxygen cage
C. Thoracocentesis
D. Skull radiograph - ✔✔C. Thoracocentesis
Which of the following conditions frequently results in hypercalcemia in a cat?
A. Nutritional secondary
