Equine Husbandry
The normal pulse rate for a horse
28-44
Unless refrigerated, venous blood samples should be run within __________ of drawing the blood
4 to 6 hours
The ____ is the most common surgical procedure performed on mares
Caslick procedure
The scientific name for the pinworm of horses is
Oxyuris equi
Average gestation of a horse
330-345 days
When using nasogastric intubation for medication delivery, remember that the stomach capacity of an average 1000-lb horse is ___________, so the maximum amount of fluid given at one dosing should be ________.
4 to 5 gallons, 1 gallon
The single greatest risk from administering general anesthesia to a horse is ________
Recovery
Laminitis is an emergency, true or false?
true
The cannon bone is found between the ___ and ___
knee and fetlock
In horses, ___________ never should be given by intravenous injection.
Phenylbutazone
Procaine penicillin G
Barbiturates
Potassium
Pen G
Regarding compartment syndrome while the horse is under general anesthesia:
It begins with collapse of the arteries supplying the muscle compartment.
Its incidence can be reduced by pulling the lower hindlimb forward.
It is serious, but long-lasting effects are uncommon in healthy horses.
Its risk can be minimized by keeping the MAP above 70 mm Hg.
Its risk can be minimized by keeping the MAP above 70 mm Hg.
Taking a horse on an 8-hour endurance ride after it has been out to pasture all winter could cause
sporadic exertional rhabdomyolysis
Hypoglycemia in neonatal foals is confirmed by analysis of blood glucose levels. Supplementation, therefore, should begin when levels fall to less than ____
90 mg/dL
The intramuscular injection site used the least often in the horse is the
Triceps
The following statements about xylazine, used to restrain horses during standing surgery, are true except:
Increases urine output
Increases GI motility
Causes bradycardia
Has rapid onset of action
Increases GI motility
Which of the following viral diseases is not spread by mosquitoes?
Encephalomyelitis
Equine viral arteritis
Vesicular stomatitis
West Nile virus
Equine viral arteritis
Detecting __________ in a neonatal foal could be a clinical sign of interstitial pneumonia.
increased respiratory effort
The maximum volume of medication that should be injected intramuscularly at any one site in an average-size horse is ____
15 mLs
Induction with injectable drugs followed by maintenance with injectable drugs:
Never would be performed
Is used for surgical procedures <1 hour
Is used for surgical procedures >1 hour
Is reserved for foals
Is used for surgical procedures <1 hour
Asymmetrical muscle atrophy of the quadriceps and gluteal muscles is a clinical sign of
Equine protozoal myeloencephalitis