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Question 1

what two CSF parameters are elevated in recumbent dairy cattle with spinal cord lesions

Answer 1

protein concentrations
TNCC

Question 2

in horses with septic pleuropneumonia, what marker was negatively associated with survival

Answer 2

increased CK at presentation

Question 3

in horses with septic pleuropneumonia, what is the most common isolate

Answer 3

strep zoo

Question 4

in horses with septic pleuropneumonia, what sample is more sensitive for bacterial growth:

tracheal aspirate or pleural fluid

Answer 4

tracheal aspirate

Question 5

in horses with septic pleuropneumonia, what treatment is positively associated with survival and thus recommended?

Answer 5

thoracotomy

Question 6

most significant factor associated with NE in calved

Answer 6

orientation in the birth canal (dystocia)

Question 7

overall survival for calves with NE

Answer 7

good 77%

Question 8

Fanconi syndrome

Answer 8

• cause of amino-acid-uria
• one case reported in cattle
• confirmed by LC-HRMS scan of urine
  -clinical signs of growth retardation, wasting, and persistent diarrhea
• hypokalemia, hyponatremia, and hypochloremia
• glycosuria, proteinuria, and acidic pH
• mild tubular necrosis with proteinaceous casts in the lumina of renal tubules

Question 9

Approximately ___% of the tested brain samples from
cattle with nonsuppurative encephalitis of undetermined etiology were positive for BoAstV CH13/NeuroS1

Answer 9

25

Question 10

Clinical signs of bovine astrovirus

Answer 10

decreased awareness of surroundings
cranial nerve dysfunction
recumbency

Question 11

somatostatin analog that suppresses insulin secretion

Answer 11

octreotide

Question 12

diarrheic calves have ___ odds of having coronavirus than healthy calves?

how can you detect it?

Answer 12

Odds ratio 2.15 - higher odds

PanCoV-RT-PCR testing

Question 13

struvite appearing uroliths are often

Answer 13

amorphous magnesium calcium phosphate

Question 14

pure and compound AMCP uroliths

Answer 14

• common in animals less than 3 years of age
• visually indistinguishable from struvite
• not visible radiographically

Question 15

what increases the odds of calcium carbonate uroliths in small ruminants

Answer 15

increasing age

Question 16

which significantly inhibits airway hypersensitivity and hyperactivity in horses with IAD?

dex or fluticasone?

Answer 16

both

-no effect remains 3 weeks after discontinuation

Question 17

IBH is associated with airway hyperactivity and what other parameter?

Answer 17

PaO2

Question 18

the OST is truly measuring

Answer 18

beta cell response

decreased insulin sensitivity = increased beta cell response = postprandial hyperinsulinemia

Question 19

the cows most likely to have poor colostrum (<50g/L Gg) are who?

Answer 19

those starting their second lactation

higher parity = better

Question 20

best fluids for resuscitation of hyperkalemic calves with diarrhea

Answer 20

8.4% NaHCO3, 6.4mL/kg over 5 minutes

Question 21

[7-ketocholesterol], [7-hydroxycholesterol], and [7-keto-27-hydrocholesterol]

Answer 21

targeted markers of cholesterol oxidation were
significantly increased in the spinal cord of horses with eNAD/EDM

Question 22

antemortem diagnostic test for eNAD/EDM

Answer 22

NONE

Question 23

MYH1 mutation is associated with ER how

Answer 23

not with the occurrence of ER itself, but with atrophy after ER

Question 24

MYH1 mutation is associated with nonER how?

Answer 24

always - regardless of whether muscle atrophy or lymphocytic infiltrates are present

Question 25

Investor JVIM 2018 found that __% of racehorses had mild asthma? And what factor was the most important?

Answer 25

80% RESPIRABLE dust exposure - <4um

Question 26

listeria shedding is highest when

Answer 26

spring

Question 27

BG cut off for neuroglycopenia

Answer 27

< 42mg/dL mean 2.5mg/dL

Question 28

Down cows are two times more likely to survive if CSF values are

Answer 28

TNCC > 4.5 cell/uL TP > 0.39 g/L *** specificity around 20%, sensitivity around 90%

Question 29

survival odds for this blocked goat: Intact, young, normal body condition, presented early in the course of disease

Answer 29

good

Question 30

survival odds for this blocked goat: increased ck, creat, PCV, poor clinical condition upon presentation, obese, castrated, and evidence of uroperitoneum

Answer 30

bad

Question 31

CHD decreased what lamellar inflammatory mediators

Answer 31

IL-6, COX-2, and neutrophil numbers

Question 32

Oral Sodium Iodide may be able to inhibit which BRD pathogens

Answer 32

BHV-1, PI3, m. hemolytica NOT BVDV

Question 33

the 4 most important enteropathogens associated with neonatal calf diarrhea

Answer 33

Enterotoxigenic Escherichia coli (ETEC) F5 rota- and coronavirus Cryptosporidium parvum (C. parvum)

Question 34

biomarker for enterocytenmass and absorptive function in various intestinal diseases

Answer 34

citrulline

Question 35

the only substrate for synthesis of NO

Answer 35

arginine

Question 36

CIT and ARG play a key role in detoxifying ?

Answer 36

ammonia in the urea cycle

Question 37

How are CIT and ARG affected in calves with D+?

Answer 37

lower

Question 38

How are NO and ammonia affected in calves with D+?

Answer 38

higher

Question 39

Serum concentration of: SP-D > 43 ng/mL haptoglobin >5730 ng/mL SCGB <19 ng/mL allowed differentiation of horses with what from what????

Answer 39

neutrophilic asthma from horses of the control groups (healthy and pathologic) Specificity of 100% and sensitivity of 45%

Question 40

which formulation is most effective to treat hypokalemia in dairy cows for over 12 hours? potassium chloride bolus (release over 12 hours) potassium propionate gel (release over 2 hours) potassium chloride solution (immediately available)

Answer 40

all 3 are equally effective

Question 41

which supplement will affect the concentrations of potassium in the erythrocytes and in the muscle, renal potassium excretion, and total urine volume potassium chloride bolus (release over 12 hours) potassium propionate gel (release over 2 hours) potassium chloride solution (immediately available)

Answer 41

none

Question 42

what blood value at admission = 6X less likely to survive hospitalization

Answer 42

ACTH > 30