Sample Questions
Domain – DIAGNOSTIC & LABORATORY TESTS and STUDIES
1. Mechanical distortion of the muscle membrane by a needle electrode causes the membrane to depolarize. This produces a brief burst of electrical activity. The study of this is called a(n)
A. Electroencephalography (EEG)
B. Electromyography (EMG)
C. Motor Nerve Conduction Velocity (MNCV)
D. Somatosensory Evoked Response (SEPs)
Domain – DISEASES
2. An 8 year old tabby presents acutely non-ambulatory, hypothermic, obviously painful and has no femoral pulses. The top differential for this cat would be?
A. Ascending myelomalacia
B. FCE
C. Iliac thrombosis (Saddle thrombosis)
D. IVDD
3. In cats, which is the causative agent of a protozoal meningoencephalitis in which care needs to be exhibited in the handling of fecal matter?
A. Cuterebra
B. Ehrlichia canis
C. Toxacaris
D. Toxoplasma
Domain – Animal Care
4. You are recovering a patient with known intracranial disease and ICP from a lumbar collection of CSF. The patient seemed to be recovering normally but then became non-responsive and you notice the patient has an absent PLR and ipsilateral mydriasis. The most likely cause of this is:
A. Brain herniation
B. Decreased ICP
C. Hypertension
D. Hypotension
1. Answer: B 2. Answer: C 3. Answer: D 4. Answer: A
1. Mechanical distortion of the muscle membrane by a needle electrode causes the membrane to depolarize. This produces a brief burst of electrical activity. The study of this is called a(n)
A. Electroencephalography (EEG)
B. Electromyography (EMG)
C. Motor Nerve Conduction Velocity (MNCV)
D. Somatosensory Evoked Response (SEPs)
Domain – DISEASES
2. An 8 year old tabby presents acutely non-ambulatory, hypothermic, obviously painful and has no femoral pulses. The top differential for this cat would be?
A. Ascending myelomalacia
B. FCE
C. Iliac thrombosis (Saddle thrombosis)
D. IVDD
3. In cats, which is the causative agent of a protozoal meningoencephalitis in which care needs to be exhibited in the handling of fecal matter?
A. Cuterebra
B. Ehrlichia canis
C. Toxacaris
D. Toxoplasma
Domain – Animal Care
4. You are recovering a patient with known intracranial disease and ICP from a lumbar collection of CSF. The patient seemed to be recovering normally but then became non-responsive and you notice the patient has an absent PLR and ipsilateral mydriasis. The most likely cause of this is:
A. Brain herniation
B. Decreased ICP
C. Hypertension
D. Hypotension
1. Answer: B 2. Answer: C 3. Answer: D 4. Answer: A
Reading Lists
A Practical Guide to Canine & Feline Neurology; Curtis W. Dewey. 2nd edition. Wiley-Blackwell, 2008. ISBN-13: 978081381672-2 and ISBN-10: 081381672-6
Anesthesia for Veterinary Technicians, Susan Bryant, 2010, Wiley-Blackwell, ISBN 978-0-8138-0586-3
BSAVA Manual of Canine and Feline Advanced Veterinary Nursing; Editors Moore and Rudd, 2nd edition, 2008. ISBN: 978-0-905214-92-4
BSAVA Manual of Canine and Feline Neurology; Editors Simon R. Platt and Natasha J. Olby, 3rd edition, British Small Animal Veterinary Association, 2004. ISBN: 0905214749, ISBN-13: 978-0905214740
BSAVA Manual of Canine and Feline Rehabilitation, Supportive and Pallative Care: Case Studies in Patient Management; Editors Watson and Lindley, Wiley, 2011 ISBN: 978-1-905319-20-6
Canine Rehabilitation and Physical Therapy; D Millis, D Levine & R Taylor, Saunders, 2004, ISBN-13: 978-0721695556
Clinical Syndromes in Veterinary Neurology; Kyle G. Braund, 2nd edition, 1994. ISBN 0683010158
Essentials of Small Animal Anesthesia & Analgesia, John C Thurman, William J Tranquilli & G John Benson, 2nd ed, 2011, Wiley-Blackwell, ISBN 978-0-7020-2911-30107-1
Functional Mammalian Neuroanatomy; Thomas W. Jenkens. Lea & Fibiger, 1972. ISBN: 0812103547
Fundamentals of Veterinary Clinical Neurology; Rodney S. Bagley. Blackwell Publishing, 2005. ISBN: 9780813828435
Handbook of Veterinary Neurology; Michael D. Lorenz and Joe N. Kornegay, 4th edition. W. B. Saunders, 2004. ISBN: 0721689868
Handbook of Veterinary Pain Management; James S. Gaynor and William W. Muir, III. 2nd edition. Mosby-Elsevier, 2009. ISBN:9780323046794
Neurologic Examination of the Dog with Clinicopathologic Observations; John T. McGrath, 2nd edition. Lea & Febiger, 1960. Library of Congress Catalog Card Number: 60-7371
Neurology for the Small Animal Practitioner (made easy series); Cheryl L. Chrisman, et. al. Teton New Media, 2002. ISBN: 1893441822
Neuromuscular Diseases, in The Veterinary Clinics of North America: Small Animal Practice; Vol 32, No 1. G. Diane Shelton. W.B. Saunders Company, 2002. ISSN: 0195-5616
Neuromuscular Diseases II, in The Veterinary Clinics of North America: Small Animal Practice; Vol 34, No 6. Elsevier, 2004. ASIN: BOOONVGVF4
Plumb's Veterinary Drug Handbook, DC Plumb, 9th Ed. 2018. ISBN# 978-1119344452
Practical Small Animal MRI; Patrick R. Gavin and Rodney S. Bagley. Wiley-Blackwell, 2009. ISBN: 13-9780813806075
Small Animal Neurological Emergencies, Simon Platt & Laurent Garosi, 2012, Manson Publishing, ISBN 978-1-84076-152-8
Saunders Solutions in Veterinary Practice: Small Animal Neurology, Susan N. Fitzmaurice, 2010, Saunders-Elsevier, ISBN 978-0-7020-2911-0
Small Animal Spinal Disorders: Diagnosis and Surgery; Nicholas JH Sharp and Simon J Wheeler. 2nd edition. Elsevier-Mosby, 2005. ISBN: 0723432090
Veterinary Neuroanatomy and Clinical Neurology; Alexander De Lahunta, 3rd edition. Elsevier Science Health Science, 2004. ISBN: 0721667066
Veterinary Neuropathology; Brian A. Summers, John F. Cummings and Alexander deLahunta. Mosby, 1995. ISBN: 0801663288
Anesthesia for Veterinary Technicians, Susan Bryant, 2010, Wiley-Blackwell, ISBN 978-0-8138-0586-3
BSAVA Manual of Canine and Feline Advanced Veterinary Nursing; Editors Moore and Rudd, 2nd edition, 2008. ISBN: 978-0-905214-92-4
BSAVA Manual of Canine and Feline Neurology; Editors Simon R. Platt and Natasha J. Olby, 3rd edition, British Small Animal Veterinary Association, 2004. ISBN: 0905214749, ISBN-13: 978-0905214740
BSAVA Manual of Canine and Feline Rehabilitation, Supportive and Pallative Care: Case Studies in Patient Management; Editors Watson and Lindley, Wiley, 2011 ISBN: 978-1-905319-20-6
Canine Rehabilitation and Physical Therapy; D Millis, D Levine & R Taylor, Saunders, 2004, ISBN-13: 978-0721695556
Clinical Syndromes in Veterinary Neurology; Kyle G. Braund, 2nd edition, 1994. ISBN 0683010158
Essentials of Small Animal Anesthesia & Analgesia, John C Thurman, William J Tranquilli & G John Benson, 2nd ed, 2011, Wiley-Blackwell, ISBN 978-0-7020-2911-30107-1
Functional Mammalian Neuroanatomy; Thomas W. Jenkens. Lea & Fibiger, 1972. ISBN: 0812103547
Fundamentals of Veterinary Clinical Neurology; Rodney S. Bagley. Blackwell Publishing, 2005. ISBN: 9780813828435
Handbook of Veterinary Neurology; Michael D. Lorenz and Joe N. Kornegay, 4th edition. W. B. Saunders, 2004. ISBN: 0721689868
Handbook of Veterinary Pain Management; James S. Gaynor and William W. Muir, III. 2nd edition. Mosby-Elsevier, 2009. ISBN:9780323046794
Neurologic Examination of the Dog with Clinicopathologic Observations; John T. McGrath, 2nd edition. Lea & Febiger, 1960. Library of Congress Catalog Card Number: 60-7371
Neurology for the Small Animal Practitioner (made easy series); Cheryl L. Chrisman, et. al. Teton New Media, 2002. ISBN: 1893441822
Neuromuscular Diseases, in The Veterinary Clinics of North America: Small Animal Practice; Vol 32, No 1. G. Diane Shelton. W.B. Saunders Company, 2002. ISSN: 0195-5616
Neuromuscular Diseases II, in The Veterinary Clinics of North America: Small Animal Practice; Vol 34, No 6. Elsevier, 2004. ASIN: BOOONVGVF4
Plumb's Veterinary Drug Handbook, DC Plumb, 9th Ed. 2018. ISBN# 978-1119344452
Practical Small Animal MRI; Patrick R. Gavin and Rodney S. Bagley. Wiley-Blackwell, 2009. ISBN: 13-9780813806075
Small Animal Neurological Emergencies, Simon Platt & Laurent Garosi, 2012, Manson Publishing, ISBN 978-1-84076-152-8
Saunders Solutions in Veterinary Practice: Small Animal Neurology, Susan N. Fitzmaurice, 2010, Saunders-Elsevier, ISBN 978-0-7020-2911-0
Small Animal Spinal Disorders: Diagnosis and Surgery; Nicholas JH Sharp and Simon J Wheeler. 2nd edition. Elsevier-Mosby, 2005. ISBN: 0723432090
Veterinary Neuroanatomy and Clinical Neurology; Alexander De Lahunta, 3rd edition. Elsevier Science Health Science, 2004. ISBN: 0721667066
Veterinary Neuropathology; Brian A. Summers, John F. Cummings and Alexander deLahunta. Mosby, 1995. ISBN: 0801663288
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