FAN EXAM 3 QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS
d. Melanoma - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅✅Location: Tail, anus and head
TX: Surgery
Found in gray horses
a. Botulism
b. Tetanus
c. Equine Protozoal Myeloencephalitis
d. Melanoma
a. Hernia - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅✅Protrusion of an organ through the wall of the cavity that
normally contains it
a. Hernia
b. Hemorrhage
c. Colic
d. Infarction
Colic - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅✅Another term for abdominal pain
Distention of gut
Pulling at root of mesentery
Infarction or Ischemia
Enteritis or Ulcerations - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅✅What are the 4 General Causes of Colic in Horses?
Heart Rate -> Correlates pain -> Severity of condition - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅✅What is the most
important part of the Colic Exam?
Heart rate over 70
,Unresponsive to pain medications - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅✅What signifies "severe" colic in horses
c. Potomac Horse Fever - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅✅Agent: Neorickettsia Risticii (infects snails)
Signs: Diarrhea, fever, toxemia
Diagnosis: PCR
TX: IV ABX
a. Salmonellosis
b. Choke
c. Potomac Horse Fever
d. Strangles
a. Salmonellosis - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅✅Trans: Fecal - Oral (ZOONOTIC)
Signs: Colic, severe diarrhea, neutropenia
Diagnosis: fecal culture
TX: Hospitalize for fluids, NSAIDs and ABX
a. Salmonellosis
b. Choke
c. Potomac Horse Fever
d. Strangles
b. Choke - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅✅Risks: Dental disease, beat pulp
Signs: Anxious, feedstuff and saliva coming from nose
TX: Sedation, NG tubing and flush
Prevent: soak beat pulp, frequent dental exams
a. Salmonellosis
, b. Choke
c. Potomac Horse Fever
d. Strangles
d. Strangles - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅✅Agent: Streptococcus
Signs: Mucopurulent discharge and abscessation of submandibular lymph node
TX: Antibiotic therapy, let it run its course
Prevent: Vaccination
a. Salmonellosis
b. Choke
c. Potomac Horse Fever
d. Strangles
a. Equine Influenza - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅✅Agent: Orthomyxoviridae
Trans: Respiratory secretions
Signs: Lymphadenopathy and mucopurulent discharge
TX: Supportive care
a. Equine Influenza
b. Rhinopneumonitis
c. Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease
d. Dermatophilosis
b. Rhinopneumonitis - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅✅Agent: Equine herpes virus type 1 and 4
Trans: Respiratory secretions
Signs: abortion storms and neurologic
TX: Isolate resp. cases and supportive care
d. Melanoma - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅✅Location: Tail, anus and head
TX: Surgery
Found in gray horses
a. Botulism
b. Tetanus
c. Equine Protozoal Myeloencephalitis
d. Melanoma
a. Hernia - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅✅Protrusion of an organ through the wall of the cavity that
normally contains it
a. Hernia
b. Hemorrhage
c. Colic
d. Infarction
Colic - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅✅Another term for abdominal pain
Distention of gut
Pulling at root of mesentery
Infarction or Ischemia
Enteritis or Ulcerations - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅✅What are the 4 General Causes of Colic in Horses?
Heart Rate -> Correlates pain -> Severity of condition - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅✅What is the most
important part of the Colic Exam?
Heart rate over 70
,Unresponsive to pain medications - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅✅What signifies "severe" colic in horses
c. Potomac Horse Fever - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅✅Agent: Neorickettsia Risticii (infects snails)
Signs: Diarrhea, fever, toxemia
Diagnosis: PCR
TX: IV ABX
a. Salmonellosis
b. Choke
c. Potomac Horse Fever
d. Strangles
a. Salmonellosis - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅✅Trans: Fecal - Oral (ZOONOTIC)
Signs: Colic, severe diarrhea, neutropenia
Diagnosis: fecal culture
TX: Hospitalize for fluids, NSAIDs and ABX
a. Salmonellosis
b. Choke
c. Potomac Horse Fever
d. Strangles
b. Choke - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅✅Risks: Dental disease, beat pulp
Signs: Anxious, feedstuff and saliva coming from nose
TX: Sedation, NG tubing and flush
Prevent: soak beat pulp, frequent dental exams
a. Salmonellosis
, b. Choke
c. Potomac Horse Fever
d. Strangles
d. Strangles - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅✅Agent: Streptococcus
Signs: Mucopurulent discharge and abscessation of submandibular lymph node
TX: Antibiotic therapy, let it run its course
Prevent: Vaccination
a. Salmonellosis
b. Choke
c. Potomac Horse Fever
d. Strangles
a. Equine Influenza - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅✅Agent: Orthomyxoviridae
Trans: Respiratory secretions
Signs: Lymphadenopathy and mucopurulent discharge
TX: Supportive care
a. Equine Influenza
b. Rhinopneumonitis
c. Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease
d. Dermatophilosis
b. Rhinopneumonitis - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅✅Agent: Equine herpes virus type 1 and 4
Trans: Respiratory secretions
Signs: abortion storms and neurologic
TX: Isolate resp. cases and supportive care
