ANIMAL NURSING

GERIATRIC CARE

100

In a cat, increased appetite with concurrent weight loss is a sign of?

Hyperthyroidism

200

Management of aged horses includes hoof care (trimming) every ________weeks?

Four

300

Recumbent patients should be turned every ________hours?

4 to 6

400

What is the most common short-term feeding tube?

Nasoesophageal

500

Aged horses should have their teeth floated every __ months?

6

MEDICAL NURSING

100

Your patient has green-yellow nasal discharge. How will you record this in your SOAP notes?

Mucopurulent

200

What is the study dedicated to the UNDERSTANDING OF THE MECHANISM FOR THE DEVELOPMENT OF DISEASE?

Pathology

300

________ is caused by serum seeping through a bandage and into the external environment.

Strike-through

400

The classic signs of gastric dilation volvulus (GDV) include all of the following except: vomiting. retching. bloating. straining to defecate.

Straining to defecate

500

When a large section of intestine has become necrotic, it is necessary to perform _____ and _____. A. intussusception; anastomosis B. resection; anastomosis C. resection; intussusception D. intussusception; resection

resection; anastomosis

PAIN MANAGEMENT

100

A new horse owner calls to say her 6-year-old quarter horse gelding is sweating, kicking at his abdomen, pawing, and rolling. This horse is exhibiting signs of?

Colic

200

At high doses, narcotics can cause excitement in?

Horses

300

_____ refers to an increased response to a stimulus that is normally painful so that less and less stimulation is required to produce pain, whereas _____ refers to the production of pain in response to a stimulus that does not normally provoke pain.

Hyperalgesia; allodynia

400

Kappa and mu are: A. different classes of NSAIDs. B. different locations at which epidural anesthesia is performed. C. types of opioid receptors in the central nervous system. D. bovine-only sororities.

C. types of opioid receptors in the central nervous system.

500

The presence of both hyperalgesia and allodynia collectively is called:

The wind-up phenomenon

SURGICAL NURSING

100

Who is the most handsome dog to have ever lived?

Buda Budabelly Bratface stupidface

200

Pyometra, metritis, and endometrial hyperplasia may be treated with a(n): ovariohysterectomy. urethrostomy. anastomosis. onychectomy.

ovariohysterectomy.

300

A surgeon removes a devitalized section of intestine and then performs a(n): ovariohysterectomy. urethrostomy. anastomosis. onychectomy.

anastomosis.

400

__________ is the condition of an abnormally thickened portion of the articular cartilage.

Osteochondrosis

500

An animal that is dehydrated before surgery may require a _____ because _____ of the cell volume occurs after rehydration. A. blood/plasma transfusion; hemoconcentration B. splenectomy; sequestration C. splenectomy; hemoconcentration D. blood/plasma transfusion; dilution

blood/plasma transfusion; dilution

NUTRITION

100

____ fatty acids have no double bonds in the primary hydrocarbon chain. Monounsaturated Polyunsaturated Long-chain Saturated

Saturated

300

Puppies (except for toy breeds and weak animals) usually begin to eat gruel at approximately _____ weeks of age.

3-4

400

Which of the following substances are depleted in the body faster because of limited storage capability, making toxicity less likely? Water-soluble vitamins Fat-soluble vitamins Amino acids Microminerals

Water-soluble vitamins

500

Excess of what nutrient may possibly lead to skeletal abnormalities?

Calcium