Path 2 Exam 1 Practice Questions

Question 1

[T/F] Diabetes mellitus is an immune-mediated process

Answer 1

TRUE

Question 2

A young animal growing with HYPOpituitarism will most likely have ________

Answer 2

dwarfism

Question 3

During necropsy you see the thyroid (with a mass) and parathyroid are the same size…what is the most possible etiology?

Answer 3

Adrenal Tumor - unilateral adrenocortical atrophy

Question 4

When the adrenal glands are 3x their size this could be the result of:

Answer 4

Secondary hyperadrenocorticism due to pituitary tumor

Question 5

[T/F] Problems making thyroglobulin can cause thyroid hypoplasia

Answer 5

FALSE - thyroid HYPERplasia

Question 6

Corynebacterium pseudotuberculosis can cause what in sheep?

Answer 6

Caseous Lymphadenitis

Question 7

See a horse with a submandibular lymph node and fistulous discharging tracts, you think “Oh this is caused by ________________” and its common name is “_________”

Answer 7

Strepotococcus equi subsp. equi; strangles`

Question 8

Lambs that are born with masses on their throats, die because of ________ and ________________

Answer 8

goiter and iodine deficiency

Question 9

[T/F] A pig with diffuse granulomatous lymphadenitis, intracellular inclusions is caused by PCV-2

Answer 9

TRUE

Question 10

What is the most likely cause of a dog with acute marked splenomegaly?

Answer 10

Gastrosplenic torsion

Question 11

Picture, spleen, beaver, white-grey miliary foci scattered throughout parenchyma

Answer 11

Francisella tularensis - tularemia “rabbit fever”

Question 12

[T/F] Hypocalcemia is a sequel to PTH-RP neoplasm

Answer 12

FALSE - HYPERcalcemia

Question 13

[T/F] You will see hypoglycemia in a dog with untreated diabetes mellitus

Answer 13

FALSE - you will least likely see HYPOglycemia in a dog with untreated diabetes mellitus

Question 14

Multiple myeloma

Answer 14

monoclonal gammopathy

Question 15

You visit a broiler farm. See that birds have nodules on skin, they are dying and have not received any vaccines. What is the most likely cause?

Answer 15

Infectious Bursal Disease - IBD

Question 16

At necropsy, see yellow diffuse colored liver, floats in water. This confirms _______________

Answer 16

hepatic lipidosis

Question 17

Is nodular hyperplasia incidental in dogs?

Answer 17

Yes

Question 18

In a dog with hyperadrenocorticism, what is the most likely sequela?

Answer 18

UTI

Question 19

What happens when you palpate the adrenal glands, but are so small you cannot locate them?

Answer 19

iatrogenic cushings - Bilateral adrenal atrophy due to glucocorticoid Tx

Question 20

Gastric dilation and rupture is most commonly seen in what species?

Answer 20

Horse

Question 21

Actinobacillus ligniersii

Answer 21

“wooden tongue”; causes granulomatous and pyogranulomatous lesions on soft tissues of the mouth

Question 22

What animal can have FMD?

Answer 22

Ruminants and pigs, NO HORSES

Question 23

Where would you not see a lesion in an animal with FMD?

Answer 23

vesicular lesions on teats

Question 24

Dog with potbelly, hair loss, adrenals are enlarged, what is the etiology?

Answer 24

ACTH-producing tumor in pituitary gland

Question 25

What causes secondary hyperparathyroidism?

Answer 25

Nutritional imbalances and renal disease

Question 26

What is the most likely cause of ulcerative lesions in mouth, stomach, intestines, and hemorrhagic?

Answer 26

BVD

Question 27

Old boxer dog with nodular proliferations on gums

Answer 27

Benign gingival hyperplasia

Question 28

[T/F] In birds there is no link between a virus and lymphoma

Answer 28

TRUE

Question 29

_____________ is a possible sequela to PRAA

Answer 29

Aspiration pneumonia

Question 30

__________ and __________ cause thrombosis in many species

Answer 30

Salmonella and E. coli

Question 31

Young animal has diarrhea, fluid in the intestines, no gross lesions and is dead. What is not the cause?

Answer 31

Clostridium perfringens

Question 32

What predisposes pigs to gastric ulcerations?

Answer 32

Finely ground rations (excess carbohydrates)

Question 33

What would you see in a bloat line?

Answer 33

a bloat line with half pale

Question 34

Dog has chronic vomiting and anorexia, granulomatous nodules in esophagus. What is the most likely etiology?

Answer 34

Spirocerca lupi

Question 35

MDX of a cow with erosive gum lesions

Answer 35

Multifocal-ulcero-ulcerative something