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| When recording or relaying information about the pet, what should you always address first? |
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| What information does this consist of? |
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| - Breed, sex, age (of pet) |
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| What is the most important problem to address in order for the client to feel the visit was valuable? |
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| - The problem that is most important to the client |
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| What are you using your stethoscope for when examining a horse or a ruminant? (Choose all that apply, no partial credit) |
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- Cardiac exam
- Gastrointestinal exam
- Respiratory exam |
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| How many sections is the dog or cat chest divided into when you are performing respiratory auscultation? |
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| What 3 basic things are parts of the minimum database for your exam? |
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| - Temperature, Pulse, Respirations |
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| Which of these is the name of an abnormal heart sound? |
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| Where is the best place to put your stethoscope to listen to a cat heart? |
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| On abdominal palpation, the bladder is found in the: |
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| - Caudal-ventral quadrant |
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| The rumen of the cow can be seen protruding under the skin on the: |
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| What shape describes the cow from behind when the veterinarian is suspecting a condition called “bloat”? |
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| This exam must be performed on all intact male dogs: |
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| The _______________lymph nodes are located just under and behind the lower jaw and are the most common site for “Strangles” in the horse. |
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| Limping indicates that the animal most likely needs (and should always be offered): |
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| Conscious proprioception refers to the ability of the animal to: |
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| - Know where its feet are in relation to the ground and its body |
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| When taking history on an individual cow from a herd of milkers, what other information do you need to have in order to proceed with a treatment plan? |
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A) What is the value of this cow to the farmer?
B) The history recent or chronic disease in the herd
C) Who will be making the decisions on the treatment of the cow?
D) All of the above
ALL |
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| Explain how you would perform a Capillary Refill Time (CRT): |
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| - Press your finger into the mucous membranes in the mouth of an animal and count the seconds until the white spot becomes pink again |
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| Rumen function is important to determine when examining a ruminant. How would you verify that the rumen is performing its function? |
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| - Place one or two fists on the left side of the animal near the rib cage and count the contractions as the rumen moves toward and away from you |
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| What specific examination(s) might be done on a horse prior to the purchase of the horse by a new owner? |
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- Pre-purchase exam
- Lameness exam |
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| The spleen is normally found: |
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| - on the interior of the definitive host. |
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| - harbors the immature parasite. |
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| A trematode is commonly referred to as: |
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| - A flat worm, commonly called a "fluke" |
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| Swimmer’s itch” is seen when: |
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- Cercaria, or motile swimmers, are produced from ciliated miracidium in the snail; then enter aquatic birds or humans.
CHALLENGE |
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| Bloody diarrhea and pale mucous membranes in very young puppies are signs of: |
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couldn't find
options were:
a. Ascarids
b. Trichuris vulpis
c. Ancylostoma caninum
d. Strongylus vulgaris |
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| ______________ is a unicellular parasite: |
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couldn't find
options were:
a. A trematode
b. A cestode
c. A strongyle
d. A protozoan |
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| A test for gastrointestinal parasites, ________ requires that the solution used in the test must have a higher specific gravity than that of the parasitic material. |
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| A modified Knott test is used to identify: |
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| - Microfilariae of Dirofilaria immitis and Dipetlonema reconditum |
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| Proglottids of Dipylidium caninum are often found: |
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- in fecal sedimentation tests.
CHALLENGE
options were:
a. in fecal flotation.
b. in fecal sedimentation tests.
c. on a Baermann filter.
d. in pet beds and/or hanging on hairs around the anus. |
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| To avoid infection from _____, pregnant women must avoid contact with soil, cat litter, raw meat, and cats excreting oocysts. |
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| This is the common name of the horse parasite that is transmitted to the horse after a fly lays it’s eggs on the hairs of the legs or near the mouth – it is the larval form of the fly which causes stomatitis or gastritis in the horse. |
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- Stomach worm
CHALLENGE
options were:
a. Stomach worm
b. Thread worm
c. Bot worm
d. Pin worm |
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| Common clinical sign of this parasite _________ and can be diagnosed by using this method ________to collect eggs: (from horses butt) |
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| - Oxyuris equi; tape method on rear of horse |
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| The most effective way to manage gastrointestinal management in a herd of cattle is to: |
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Couldn't find
options were:
a. Deworm all cattle at 3 weeks of age and every month thereafter
b. Deworm at 3-6 months of age; and rotate through pastures, allowing parasite loads to decrease by resting pastures between groups of animals
c. Cattle do not need deworming, parasites can’t live in their GI tract
d. Cattle need to be dewormed every 3-6 months regardless of age or use |
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| The zoonotic parasite of the pig is: |
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couldn't find
options were:
a. Trichinella spiralis
b. Ascaris suum
c. Strongyloides ransomi
d. Trichuris vulpis |
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| You are examining a fecal specimen microscopically. The initial plane of focus should be that of air bubbles because: |
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| - most helminth eggs are found in this plane. |
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| Mites of the genus Demodex reside primarily in the: |
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| Mites of the genus Trombicula (chiggers) reside primarily in (on) the: |
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| Dirofilaria immitus is the species name for: |
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| The following are responsible for a zoonotic condition of visceral/ocular/cutaneous larval migrans: |
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| - Harbors the adult parasite |
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| - The time it takes for the ingested egg to go through it's life cycle until it is infective to another organism |
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| A parthenogenic female is: |
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| - capable of producing viable eggs without the aid of a male |
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| The vector for flatworms are often: |
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| When educating a client about prevention of intestinal parasites, what do you want to tell them about the environment? |
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| - Keep fecal material cleaned up as soon as possible |
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| What two parasites cause intense pruritis? |
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| - Scabies and Cheyletiella |
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| Which of the following is a true statement about Chiggers? |
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| - They can be treated with a shampoo, as they live on the surface of the skin |
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| What is the treatment for Cryptosporidium parvum? |
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| - There is no reliable treatment |
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| Which parasite is of the most concern when dealing with goats and sheep? |
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| - Haemonchus contortus, the Barber Pole worm |
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| This is a technique for allowing larvae to settle to the bottom so that they can be identified microscopically. What is it called? |
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| When examining a routine small animal fecal sample, what tests would you commonly run? |
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| - Direct smear, Fecal Float, Fecal centrifugation |
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| When examining a fecal smear, you should be using which objective? |
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