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A person calls to to say she adopted a friend's dog and requests a copy of the dog's medical record and radiographs. The former owner is a client at your clinic. Which one of the following choices is the most appropriate action to take? A - Require original owner consent or court order to release information B - Give caller a copy of medical record only C - Give caller a copy of medical record and radiographs D - After physical exam, start a new medical record documenting previous issu...

A person calls to to say she adopted a friend's dog and requests a copy of the dog's medical record and radiographs. The former owner is a client at your clinic. Which one of the following choices is the most appropriate action to take? A - Require original owner consent or court order to release information B - Give caller a copy of medical record only C - Give caller a copy of medical record and radiographs D - After physical exam, start a new medical record documenting previous issu...

You perform an abdominal ultrasound to evaluate a Yorkshire Terrier with a suspected liver shunt. After finding the shunt vessel, you complete the ultrasound and find several calculi in the bladder. What is the most likely type of stone? Cysteine Struvite Urate Xanthine - Answer The correct answer is urate. Animals with portosystemic shunts are very predisposed to developing urate uroliths due to their inability to metabolize purines appropriately. A 2-year old male castrated Border Col...

What nerve(s) need to be blocked in order to dehorn cattle? - Answer Cornual What nerve(s) need to be blocked in order to dehorn goats? - Answer cornual nerve and infratrochlear nerve Several rabbits in a commercial meat operation have developed genital scabs, perineal ulcerations a crusty exudate around the nose and eyes. Microhemaglutination tests are positive for treponematosis. Which one of the following steps is most effective to treat this problem? A - Amprolium-medicated feed...

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 - Answer 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. Vaccinat...

Your client is pregnant and is worried about acquiring toxoplasmosis from her cat. What do you advise? A) Toxoplasmosis titer should be performed on the owner by a human physician. A positive titer indicates antibodies to the organism that will prevent infection in the first trimester. A negative titer indicates she should remove her cats from her environment. B) Submit toxoplasmosis titers from the cat. A positive cat infected with toxoplasmosis can shed multiple times in its lifetime and p...

What is the causative agent of fowl cholera? - Answer Pasteurella multocida What clinical signs are associated with hyperkalemic periodic paralysis (HyPP) in horses? - Answer Prolapse 3rd eyelid, muscle fasciculations, episodes lasting 15-90 min. What clinical signs are associated with ryegrass staggers in horses? - Answer Tremors, incoordination, collapse What clinical signs are assoc. with equine degenerative myelopathy (EDM)? - Answer Ataxia in foals 6-8 mos Is epilepsy common in ...

A 2-year old female spayed Dachshund presents for further evaluation as a result of a mass on the pinna noted by the owner. On physical exam, the only abnormality noted was this mass. Cytology is consistent with a histiocytoma. Which of the following is the most reasonable treatment option? - Answer Benign Neglect. Histiocytomas are typically benign and will often present as a small, raised mass that may or may not be ulcerated. Fortunately, these masses usually regress on their own, and surgi...

A person calls to to say she adopted a friend's dog and requests a copy of the dog's medical record and radiographs. The former owner is a client at your clinic. Which one of the following choices is the most appropriate action to take? A - Require original owner consent or court order to release information B - Give caller a copy of medical record only C - Give caller a copy of medical record and radiographs D - After physical exam, start a new medical record documenting previous issu...