PAST Q Flashcards
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Which are not indications for rhinoscopy? More than one is possible.
- Sneezing, reverse sneezing
- Nasal discharge
- Epistaxis
- Salivation
- Vomitus
- Facial swelling or distortion
- Suspicion of foreign body inhalation
- Salivation
- Vomitus
Method of the hepatojugular reflux test:
- Compress the epigastrium and observe its refilling
- Compress the jugular vene and observe its filling
- Compress the v. jugularis on one side and observe the other side
- Compare the jugular vein to the vena cava
Compress the epigastrium and observe its refilling
Which endocrine disease is characterized by the following plantigrad movement?
- Addison disease
- Hyperthyreosis
- Diabetes insipidus
- Diabetes mellitus

Diabetes mellitus
Part of brain responsible for mental status is:
- Medulla oblongata
- Thalamocortex
- Chiazma
- Limbic system
- Thalamocortex
Which examination methods can be used for the examination of the bone marrow? Mark the incorrect answer.
- Complete blood count
- Abdominal ultrasonography
- Bone marrow core biopsy
- Bone marrow aspiration cytology
Abdominal ultrasonography
Choose the correct answers. Which of the following findings indicate that your patient might have lower urinary tract disease? More than one answer possible.
- Polyuria, polydipsia
- Pollakiuria
- Dysuria, stranguria
- Thrombosis
- Sudden blindness
- Central nervous signs
- Periuria
- Ascites
- Haematuria
- Polyuria, polydipsia
- Pollakiuria
- Dysuria, stranguria
- Periuria
- Haematuria
How can you characterize the heart sounds by auscultation? More than one answer possible.
- Frequency
- Intensity
- Size of the cardiac dullness
- Amplitude of the heart sounds
- Rhythm
- Demarcation of the heart sounds
- Adventitious murmur
- Turbulency of the heart sounds
- Tone of the heart sounds
- Resonancy of the heart sounds
- Frequency
- Intensity
- Rhythm
- Demarcation of the heart sounds
- Adventitious murmur
Alopecia…choose the right sentence. More than one answer possible.
- Is the loss of hair and may vary from partial or complete.
- Is a primary skin lesion in endocrine disorders and follicular dysplasias
- Is a secondary skin lesion to trauma or inflammation
- Occurs always with erythema
- Means increased shedding
- Traumatic (=secondary alopecia) is a psychologic phenomenon
- Is never moth eaten, or symmetrical or asymmetrical patchy
- Is the loss of hair and may vary from partial or complete.
- Is a primary skin lesion in endocrine disorders and follicular dysplasias
- Is a secondary skin lesion to trauma or inflammation
What can be seen in this picture?
- Bronchoscope
- Videoendoscope
- Rigid endoscope
- Fiberscope

Fiberscope
Which statement is false?
- Regurgitation is passive and consequence of disorder of oesophagus or pharynx.
- Vomiting is characterized by active abdominal movement and preceded by nausea.
- The vomited content is always digested and the pH is always acidic.
- The pH of the regulated content is usually alkalic.
The pH of the regulated content is usually alkalic.
Which sentence is NOT correct. In dogs…
- The cough originated in the larynx is retching/gagging like, has a tendency to vomit.
- The cough in tracheitis is loud, explosive, barking like.
- The cough in trachea collapse is goose honking like.
- The cough in chronic bronchitis emphysema is high, intensive, explosive, barking like.
The cough in chronic bronchitis emphysema is high, intensive, explosive, barking like.
Which are most specific symptoms of heart disease/heart failure?
- Respiratory arrhythmia, cough
- Porcelain white mucous membranes, dyspnoe
- Murmur, arrhythmia, dyspnoe
- Ascites, subcutaneous edema
Murmur, arrhythmia, dyspnoe
Which parameters can NOT be examined by PALPATION? More than one question is possible.
- Painfulness
- Colour
- Consistency
- Movability
- Smell/odour
- Percussion sound
- Size
- Colour
- Smell/odour
- Percussion sound
Components of consciousness: More than one answer possible.
- Ability to learn
- Ability to recognize the environment
- Ability to walk
- Ability to remember
- Ability to eat
- Ability to make sound
- Ability to learn
- Ability to recognize the environment
- Ability to remember
What can be seen in the picture?
- Erosion
- Ulcer
- Epidermal collarette
- Excoriation

- Epidermal collarette
Which is the directly audible respiratory sound?
- Expiratory stridor in laryngeal paralysis
- Tooting/honking sound in tracheal collapse
- Snoring sound in case of tracheal obstruction
- Sniffing in case of pharyngeal stridor
- Tooting/honking sound in tracheal collapse
- Snoring sound in case of tracheal obstruction ????
Which is NOT additional examination?
- Biopsy
- Cystocentesis
- Percussion
- Fine needle aspiration
Percussion
What is the normal pulse (/min) in cats at the clinic?
- 60-70
- 120-130
- 140-180
- 220-250
140-180
The ECG was performed on a dog in Einthoven II lead with a paper speed of 50 mm/sec. What is the heart rate?
- 1500/23 = 65 / min
- 3000/23 = 130 / min
- 4000/23 = 174 / min
- 1000/23 = 43 / min

3000/23 = 130 / min
What are the appropriate tests to examine the endocrine function of the pancreas? More than one answer possible.
- Blood glucose
- TLI (tripsine-like immunorectivity)
- Fructosamine
- Low Dose Dexamethasone Suppression Test
- Insulin
- ACTH-stimulation test
- Blood glucose (?)
- Fructosamine
- Insulin
- ACTH-stimulation test (?)
Regarding its origin seizure attack can be? More than one answer possible.
- Focal
- Bipol
- Generalized
- Lateral
- Extracerebral
- Extracerebellar
- Generalized
- Extracerebral
What is ataxia?
- Uncoordinated movement
- Abnormal proprioception
- Muscle weakness
- Loss of vestibular function
Uncoordinated movement
What can be seen in the picture?
- Symmetrical alopecia and peripheral hypertrichosis
- Symmetrical alopecia, hyperpigmentation and rat-tail
- Symmetrical alopecia and hyperpigmentation
- Symmetrical diffuse hypotrichosis and hyperpigmentation

Symmetrical alopecia, hyperpigmentation and rat-tail
Characteristic of the normal cardiac dullness during percussion on the left side. More than one answer possible.
- Dog: absolute
- Cat: absolute
- Dog: relative
- Cat: relative
Dog: absolute
Cat: relative







