Parasites
Mastitis pathogens
Animal By products
Urinary pathology 1
The vet team
100

Do large strongyles have a migratory life cycle?

Yes 

100

Which cells contribute towards a high somatic cell count?

White blood cells and epithelial cells 

100

Name 5 animal by products 

blood, bone, hide, intestines, hooves, horns, leather, wool, and feathers

100

Why do cats kidneys appear more pale brown than in other animals?

They store more fat in their kidneys

100

can vet nurses place urinary catheters

Yes

200

Where would you find toxocara Canis adults in the body?

Small intestine

200
What are the 4 grades of mastitis?

2A

2C

200

What is the dressing percentage of a carcass

The ratio of the dressed carcass compared to the original carcass so basically how much of the animal is used

200

Which young dog breeds are predisposed to renal failure?

Dalmatians and Cocker spaniels

200

Can nurses take an IV blood sample?

No, because this is a schedule three activity

300

What is the mean drug which treats tapeworms?

Praziquantel 

300

Name one common contagious pathogen that causes mastitis 

Staph aureus 

strep spp

myocplasma 

300

What is SRM?

Specified risk material

300

Name the arteries in the kidney

Reno, inter lobar, arcuate interlobular, afferent arterioles

300

Can student vet nurses administer medical treatments and acts of minor surgery whilst under the supervision of an RVN or VS

Yes 

400

How many flagella do giardia Protozoa have in their trophozoite stage?

400

Name 2 ways in which staph aureus spreads from cow to cow 

Fomites and flies 

400

Which agency is responsible for enforcement relating to animal byproduct within approved slaughter, houses, or cutting plants

FSA

400

Sheep with toxicity from what substance develop acute tubular necrosis?

Copper

400

What is the role of a Vet nurse?

They work alongside Vets to provide care and treatment to a variety of animals

500

Tritochomonas foetus is a protozoan parasite found in which animals?

Cows and cats

500

Mycoplasma is a highly contagious pathogen, why are they not responsive to beta lactam antibitoics?

They do not have a cell wall

500

What are category three animal byproducts name, three of them?

Hooves, feathers, wool, horns, catering waste, eggs, skins

500

What is the cause of polycystic kidney disease?

It originates in a blocked tubule, so filtrate builds up this enlarges the tubals, so they push against each other in increasing pressure causing atrophy of renal tissue

500

What different qualifications can vet nurses have?

Level three diploma in veterinary nursing at college

Advanced apprenticeship

Some older nurses do not have specific qualifications