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Veterinary Nursing Quiz on General Nursing 1-50, created by Megan Webb on 09/05/2017.
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Question 1

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A dog with weakness of the pelvic hind limbs has:
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  • Paraplegia
  • Paraparesis
  • Hemiplegia
  • Tetraplegia

Question 2

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A dog with hemiplegia has paralysis of:
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  • The pelvic limbs
  • The thoracic limbs
  • Two limbs
  • The limbs on the same side

Question 3

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Which ONE of the following does NOT cause seizures?
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  • Liver failure
  • Distemper
  • Hypocalcaemia
  • Heart failure

Question 4

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Which ONE of the following drugs can be used for the oral treatment of epilepsy?
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  • Phenylbutazone
  • Acepromazine
  • Trimethoprim sulphonamide
  • Phenobarbitone

Question 5

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A dog in status epilepticus requires:
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  • Increased oxygen
  • Intravenous catheter placement and intravenous anticoagulants
  • A blood glucose measurement
  • Pentobarbitone, e.g. Sagatal

Question 6

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Define epistaxis
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  • Difficulty in swallowing
  • Bleeding from the lungs
  • Low arterial oxygen
  • Bleeding from the nose

Question 7

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What is endocarditis?
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  • A congenital heart defect
  • Chronic degeneration of a heart valve
  • Chronic degeneration of heart muscle
  • Infection of a heart valve

Question 8

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An increased number of white blood cells is termed:
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  • Leucopenia
  • Neutrophilia
  • Lymphocytosis
  • Leucocytosis

Question 9

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Which of the following is NOT commonly associated with epistaxis?
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  • Aspergillosis
  • Distemper
  • Neoplasia
  • Trauma

Question 10

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Which ONE of the following is NOT a congenital heart disease?
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  • Pulmonic stenosis
  • Aortic stenosis
  • Cardiomyopathy
  • Ventricular septal defect

Question 11

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Syncope is a common clinical sign with aortic stenosis. What does syncope mean?
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  • May have fainting attacks due to poor cerebral perfusion
  • Becomes short of breath easily after exercise
  • Develops pericardial effusion causing hypertension
  • Becomes anaemic

Question 12

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Rickets is caused by a deficiency in vitamin:
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  • D
  • C
  • A
  • E

Question 13

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Which ONE of the following is considered an inherited or congenital heart defect?
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  • Pericarditis
  • Cardiomyopathy
  • Aortic stenosis
  • Endocardiosis

Question 14

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What is the normal range of blood glucose values for a fasting adult dog?
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  • 11-14.5mmol/L
  • 3-5 mmg/L
  • 5-8 mmg/L
  • 3-5 mmol/L

Question 15

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Which ONE of the following should be decreased in the diet of an animal with chronic renal failure?
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  • Protein
  • Fat
  • Water
  • Carbohydrate

Question 16

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Cushing's syndrome may develop when the adrenal cortex:
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  • Decreases secretion of aldosterone
  • Decreases secretion of cortisol
  • Increases secretion of aldosterone
  • Increases secretion of cortisol

Question 17

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Which of the following insulins has the most rapid action?
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  • Lente
  • Isophane
  • Protamine zinc
  • Soluble

Question 18

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Glycogen is stored in the:
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  • Brain
  • Liver
  • Pancreas
  • Stomach

Question 19

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Which ONE of the following hormones is NOT produced in the adrenal gland?
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  • Cortisol
  • Antidiuretic hormone
  • Aldosterone
  • Adrenaline

Question 20

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Ketoacidosis is a complication of:
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  • Hyperadrenocorticism
  • Diabetes insipidus
  • Diabetes mellitus
  • Hyperthyroidism

Question 21

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Pleurisy is:
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  • Inflammation of the pleura
  • Inflammation of the lungs
  • Diaphragmatic spasms
  • Fluid in the lungs

Question 22

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When radiographing a conscious animal in acute respiratory distress, what radiographic view should you avoid?
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  • Right lateral
  • Dorso-ventral
  • Ventro-dorsal
  • Left lateral

Question 23

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What are diuretics used for?
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  • To reduce ascites
  • To reduce pulmonary oedema
  • To relax muscle in the bronchiole
  • All of the above
  • A and B

Question 24

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Canine infectious respiratory disease may be caused by:
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  • Microsporum canis
  • Leptospira icterohaemorrhagiae
  • Bordetella bronchiseptica
  • Toxoplasma gondii

Question 25

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Which ONE of the following is NOT zoonotic?
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  • Demodectic mange
  • Sarcoptic mange
  • Aspergillus
  • Pasteurella

Question 26

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Antiserum provides:
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  • Active immunity
  • Passive immunity
  • Active and passive immunity
  • Maternal immunity

Question 27

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For which ONE of the following infectious diseases is a vaccine NOT available?
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  • Feline viral rhinotracheitis
  • Feline calcivirus
  • Feline infectious peritonitis
  • Feline leukaemia virus

Question 28

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The oocysts of toxoplasma become infective when they sporulate. This is usually:
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  • Within 24 hours after shedding
  • After 3 days
  • Within 2 hours
  • After a week

Question 29

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Which form of immunity best describes vaccination?
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  • Active
  • Passive
  • Maternal
  • In utero

Question 30

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An organism which transfers infection by being ingested is known as a:
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  • Vector
  • Fomite
  • Transport host
  • Paratenic host

Question 31

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Which ONE of the following diseases may be transferred by the aerosol (coughing or sneezing) method?
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  • Parvovirus
  • Infectious hepatitis
  • Canine distemper virus
  • Leptospirosis

Question 32

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Tortoises can cause zoonotic diseases in humans. Which is the bacterial infection?
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  • Campylobacter
  • Salmonella
  • Leptospirosis
  • Pseudomonas

Question 33

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Vaccines should be stored at:
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  • 4-8 degrees
  • 8-12 degrees
  • 12-16 degrees
  • 16-20 degrees

Question 34

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The causal agent of feline infectious peritonitis is:
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  • Coronavirus
  • Calicivirus
  • Rhabdovirus
  • Parvovirus

Question 35

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The causal agent of feline panleucopaenia is:
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  • Coronavirus
  • Calcivirus
  • Rhabdovirus
  • Parvovirus

Question 36

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One of the causal agents of 'cat flu' is:
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  • Coronavirus
  • Calcivirus
  • Rhabdovirus
  • Parvovirus

Question 37

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The parasite that causes feline infectious anaemia is:
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  • Haemobartonella felis
  • Felicola subrostratus
  • Ctenocephalides felis
  • Trichuris vulpis

Question 38

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Which ONE of the following diseases is zoonotic?
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  • Leptospirosis canicola
  • Canine parvovirus
  • Canine infectious hepatitis
  • Canine distemper virus

Question 39

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The disease caused by oncornavirus is:
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  • FeLV
  • FIV
  • FIE
  • FIP

Question 40

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Dermatomycosis is:
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  • Fungal infection of the skin
  • Bacterial infection of the skin
  • Viral infection of the skin
  • Parasitic infection of the skin

Question 41

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The causal agent of canine infectious hepatitis is:
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  • Parvovirus
  • Adenovirus
  • Rhabdovirus
  • Parainfluenza

Question 42

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The causal agent(s) of leptospirosis in the dog is/are:
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  • L. canicola and L. icterohaemorrhagiae
  • L. adenovirus and L. coronavirus
  • L parvovirus and ; calicivirus
  • L. haemobartonella

Question 43

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The causal organism for canine distemper virus is:
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  • Leptospirosis canicola
  • Canine adenovirus type 1
  • Parvovirus
  • Paramyxovirus

Question 44

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Which ONE of the following organisms can last in the environment for up to a year?
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  • Canine parvovirus
  • Canine distemper virus
  • Canine hepatitis
  • Leptospirosis icterohaemorrhagiae

Question 45

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Viral diseases can be positively diagnosed in the live animal using:
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  • Histology
  • Clinical signs
  • Rising antibody titres
  • A single measurement of serum antibody levels

Question 46

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'Blue eye' is a complication encountered in dogs vaccinated with:
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  • Live canine distemper vaccine
  • Inactivated canine adenovirus-1 vaccine
  • Live canine adenovirus-1 vaccine
  • Leptospira vaccine

Question 47

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Canine infectious tracheobronchitis is transmitted by:
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  • Aerosol
  • Ingestion
  • Placenta
  • Blood

Question 48

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Vaccination of an animal will produce:
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  • Natural passive immunity
  • Natural active immunity
  • Artificial passive immunity
  • Artificial active immunity

Question 49

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Animals are not routinely vaccinated before they reach eight to nine weeks of age because:
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  • Their immune system is too poorly developed to be able to respond
  • There may still be maternal antibodies present
  • The dose of vaccine would be too great and the animals would develop the clinical signs
  • They are not at risk from infectious diseases at this stage

Question 50

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Which ONE of the following statements is true about killed vaccines?
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  • Only one dose is needed for good protection
  • They may cause the disease when given
  • They are less long lasting in effect than live vaccines
  • All vaccines used are killed vaccines
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