Mocks 2023

Question 1

What is the most likely neoplasm of the spleen?

Answer 1

Haemangiosarcoma

Question 2

What temp should fresh meat and offal be kept at?

Answer 2

Fresh meat <7C (red)
White <4C
Offal <3*C

Question 3

What are pre-requisites for the Slaughterhouse?
(what needs to be done before taking to slaughter)

Answer 3

Traceability - animals need ear tags + passport
Food chain info - need to know disease status of animal + if there are any moving restrictions

Question 4

What needs to be done with meat before human consumption?

Answer 4

BSE testing - due to >48m/o + concerning clinical signs
Health mark - ante + post mortem exam

Question 5

What is seen with polycystic kidneys on medium magnification?

Answer 5

Multifocal dilation of tubules with eosinophilic proteinaceous fluid
Diffuse lack of glomeruli
Leukocyte infiltration

Question 6

What is a consequence of a cleft palate?

Answer 6

Aspiration pneumonia

Question 7

What is the most common cause of equine epistaxis?

Answer 7

Aspergillus fumigatis

Question 8

What 2 drugs would you use for sedation in small animals and why?

Answer 8

Methadone - good analgesia + sedation
Medetomidine - good sedation + can be antagonised

Question 9

When looking at a radiograph of a mass what would you comment on?

Answer 9

*Number of masses
*Size (large /small)
*Shape (Round / spherical)
*Any displacement
*Location within body
*Any abnormalities - haemorrhage

Question 10

What could you use for anaesthetic induction and why?

Answer 10

Propofol / Alfaxalone - rapid onset + licenced

Question 11

What could you use for anaesthetic maintenance and why?

Answer 11

Isoflurane - cheaper
Sevoflurane - easier to inhale / better for the environment

Question 12

What suture material + pattern would you use for the fascia and why?

Answer 12

PDS - absorbable - simple continuous / interrupted

Question 13

What suture material + pattern would you use for the subcutaneous layer and why?

Answer 13

Monocryl - absorbable - simple continuous (buried)

Question 14

What suture material + pattern would you use for the skin and why?

Answer 14

Nylon - non-absorbable - cruciate mattress / intradermal

Question 15

What would you classify as polydipsia?

Answer 15

Drinking double the maintenance = 100ml/kg/day

Question 16

What is the marker of clinical sign of kidney damage?

Answer 16

UREA

Question 17

What is the relevance of bilirubin on a dipstick?

Answer 17

Not-relevant in a dog (relevant in a cat)

Question 18

How is lungworm detected?

Answer 18

*Baermann method to detect L1 in the faeces
*Test milk for antibodies / ELISA

Question 19

How would you prevent lungworm?

Answer 19

Prophylactic worming
Vaccinate - Huskvacc

Question 20

What drug would you use to treat babesia?

Answer 20

Imidocarb

Question 21

What type of stunning can you use for all birds except for ducks?

Answer 21

CO2 - gas stunning

Question 22

What causes a decreased pH of the body when it dies?

Answer 22

Carbohydrate catabolism

Question 23

What does enroflaxin cause in foals?

Answer 23

Cartilage lesions

Question 24

When would you not do a lumbosacral injection?

Answer 24

Any condition of the skin as it could infect the lumbosacral space
e.g. dermatitis

Question 25

What type of stunning is done for religious killings?

Answer 25

Head stunning

Question 26

Where in the body does adaptil scent come from?

Answer 26

Mammary gland

Question 27

Where are the good scent of cats come from?

Answer 27

Facial

Question 28

Where do the bad scents of cats come from?

Answer 28

Footpads

Question 29

What happens after an effective stunning?

Answer 29

Tonic contractions

Question 30

What is the best marker of GFR?

Answer 30

Creatinine

Question 31

If a pathology question asks to describe what do you do?

Answer 31

OLDSSCC

Question 32

What do you call a solid mass / hollow cavity?

Answer 32

Solid mass = nodule Hollow cavity = cyst

Question 33

What can strangles lead to?

Answer 33

Spread to viscera = bastard strangles Abscess burst from lymph node into guttural pouch - causing guttural pouch empyema Guttural pouch empyema can harden and cause chondroids

Question 34

What does a ventricular septal defect cause?

Answer 34

Causes blood to be shunted from left to right = Pressure overload of right ventricle = concentric hypertrophy of RV

Question 35

What is the most common food borne pathogen?

Answer 35

Campylobacter

Question 36

What stain shows babesia?

Answer 36

Giemsa stain