2024 VTNE Exam Prep Animal Nursing New Full Questions and Answers ( Included ) 100% Correct
- Of the following options, oral ulceration is most common in patients with which condition?
Liver failure Diabetes Renal failure Pancreatitis Answer: renal failure-Severe azotemia causes generalized acidity in the body. This acidity makes animals in renal failure susceptible to development of ulcers in the gastrointestinal tract, including the mouth. This is an important reason why animals with azotemia are often on acid- blockers (such as famotidine).
- What is a localized accumulation of pus in the body is known as?
Answer: abscess
- what is a closed-off sac that may contain fluid, air, semi-solid material, etc.
Answer: cyst
- what is a small blister on the skin or mucosa, similar to a cyst.
Answer: vesicle
- term for a benign glandular tumor.
Answer: adenoma
- term for a skin condition characterized by either greasy skin from excessive sebum
- Which of the following is a classic symptom of pyometra?
(overproductive glands in the skin), or dry skin characterized by flaking scales.: Seborrhea
Hives Syncope Seizures Increased drinking and urinating Answer: increased drinking and urinating- Pyometra is an infection in which the uterus fills with pus. It is most commonly caused by E. coli. It is an emergency in which 1 / 4
ovariohysterectomy must be performed. Clinical symptoms include decreased appetite, lethargy, fever, and polyuria/polydipsia.
- To perform a bile acids test, what is required?
Answer: Draw a fasted blood sample, feed the animal, draw another sample 2 hours after feeding- A typical bile acids test includes "pre-prandial" (before eating) and "post-prandial" (after eating) samples. A fasted sample is drawn, the pet is fed, and another sample is drawn 2 hours after feeding. A 12-hour fast is recommended for this test.
- What is the normal amount of gastric reflux obtained from a healthy horse via nasogastric
tube placement?Answer: 1-3 L. If you get back 8-12 or more liters of reflux, the horse likely has an obstructive intestinal disease or ileus of some sort.
- How often should an IV peripheral vein catheter be replaced as a standard?
Answer: every 3 days
- Which of the following is an appropriate anticoagulant for collection of blood from a
donor horse for the purposes of blood transfusion to a recipient horse?Sodium fluoride Heparin Citrate-phosphate-dextrose adenine (CPDA) Citrate phosphate dexamethasone EDTA Answer: Citrate-phosphate-dextrose adenine (CPDA)- CPDA is an appropriate anti- coagulant to use for blood transfusions; the solution must prevent clotting of blood while providing a "fuel" source, such as dextrose, to the cells.
- What is the most common and life-threatening metabolic abnormality in a cat with a
urethral obstruction?
Hyperglycemia Hypochloremia Hyperkalemia Hyponatremia 2 / 4
Increased BUN and creatinine Answer: Hyperkalemia- A high potassium level is life-threatening. The majority of potassium is excreted in the urine. When the cat is unable to urinate, potassium builds up in the bloodstream and can cause serious metabolic consequences.
Although the BUN and creatinine are often high, they are usually elevated from pre-renal (dehydration) causes and post-renal (obstruction) causes and will normal- ize after fluid therapy.
- A 3-year old male neutered Maltese presents to your clinic because the owner saw "some
white rice-looking things" around his anus. They were small and flat and seemed to be moving.Some of them were dried up. Which of the following drugs is effective against this organism?
Praziquantel (Droncit) Fenbendazole (Panacur) Selamectin (Revolution) Fipronil (Frontline) Pyrantel (Strongid) Answer: Praziquantel (Droncit)- This dog likely has a tapeworm infec- tion. Tapeworm segments are typically flat and white and small, resembling a grain of rice. The most common tapeworms in cats are Taenia taeniaeformis and Dipylidium caninum. The only medication that will treat both types is praziquantel.
Praziquantel is in the products Drontal Plus and Profender, approved for the use in cats.Drontal Plus also contains pyrantel. Profender also contains emodepside. Both are also effective against roundworm and hookworm.
Pyrantel is not effective against tapeworms and treats hookworm and roundworm infection.Fenbendazole (or Panacur), treats Taenia but not Dipylidium, and also treats hookworm, roundworm, and whipworm infection.
- Which of the following methods is the best way to handle a tractable cat?
Cat muzzle and wrap in a towel
Use sedation and Kevlar gloves for handling Petting the cat and using minimal restraint 3 / 4
Wrapping in a towel to prevent scratching and scruff back of the neck
Answer: Petting the cat and using minimal restraint
A "tractable" cat is easily handled and well behaved. Cats that are calm and easy to examine should have minimal restraint.
An "intractable" cat or a "fractious" cat may need to be scruffed for exam to prevent scratching or biting. Cats that are high risk for biting should be muzzled and wrapped in a towel if necessary.
- How many mammary glands does the goat have?
Answer: 2
- Which of the following mites that can be found on dogs is not contagious?
Sarcoptes Demodex Otodectes Cheyletiella Psoroptes
Answer: Demodex
Demodex is a normal inhabitant of the skin and causes disease only when there is either a genetic predisposition or systemic disease that allows Demodex to develop into disease.Therefore it is not contagious in dogs. Demodex gatoi in cats is thought to be contagious amongst cats.
- What term describes an enlarged thyroid gland?
Answer: Goiter is the abnormal gross enlargement of the thyroid gland.
Thyroiditis is inflammation of the thyroid tissue. Thyroidosis is not a medical term.Hypothyroidism is inadequate production of thyroid hormone.
- What is the best way to administer long-term medications to the eye of a horse with a
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severe corneal ulcer?