FREE NAVLE Exam MCQ Question and Answers

Question 1

Following a bilateral thyroidectomy, a 11-year-old female domestic shorthair cat is released from the hospital.
The patient is reevaluated two days later due to panting, agitation, and a recent seizure.
Which postoperative complication is most likely to account for these clinical symptoms?

Accepted Answer

Hypoparathyroidism

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Renal disease

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Hypocalcemia

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Horner's syndrome

Question 2

A dog that has been struck by a car typically has non-weight-bearing foreleg lameness. Physical examination reveals no fractures that can be felt. Without any movement or pain, the limb simply hangs there. It is also discovered that the dog has Horner's syndrome. What medical condition is most likely to account for these exam results?

Accepted Answer

Brachial plexus avulsion

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Arterial thromboembolism

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Radial nerve paralysis

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Cervical disc disease

Question 3

In llamas, the most typical source of bony facial tumors is

Accepted Answer

Tooth root abscess

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Facial bone fracture

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Osteomyelitis

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Ossifying fibroma

Question 4

After falling from a 25-foot cliff, a 6-year-old corgi develops opisthotonus, thoracic limb hyperextension, and rear limb paraplegia. Which of the following is the lesion's most likely location?

Accepted Answer

T3-L3

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C6-T2

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S1-S3

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C1-C5

Question 5

Which of the following organisms is most frequently present in feline pyometra?

Accepted Answer

Escherichia coli

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Streptococcus pyogenes

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Pseudomonas aeruginosa

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Staphylococcus aureus

Question 6

A 7-year-old jersey cow is examined for an irregular pelvic gait that began in the right hind leg a month ago but has already spread to the left limb. She mated with a bull last month, the dairy farmer mentions. The cow can move her pelvic limbs forward, but she does it with a dorsally buckled metatarsophalangeal joint and an excessively flexed (dropping) tarsus. On all of the surfaces of the pelvic limbs, pain perception was normal. Anal tone and tail function were both normal. Which of the following nerves' malfunction is the cause of these physical examination results?

Accepted Answer

Tibial nerve

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Sciatic nerve

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Obturator nerve

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Peroneal nerve

Question 7

The 3-day history of moderate to severe episodes of left-sided epistaxis in a male fjord pony, 19, is evaluated. The pony is quiet, attentive, and receptive when presented. The rectal temperature was 101 degrees Fahrenheit, the heart rate is 60, and the respiration rate is 40. The total protein level is 6.5 g/dL, and the hematocrit is 31%. Airflow through each nostril is not especially restricted, and there is no sign of damage or swelling over the head's sinus area. Which of the following diagnostic procedures will give the most accurate results to support an assumed diagnosis?

Accepted Answer

Endoscopic examination

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Head/Thorax radiography

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Thoracic ultrasonography

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Transtracheal aspiration

Following a bilateral thyroidectomy, a 11-year-old female domestic shorthair cat is released from the hospital.The patient is reevaluated two days later due to panting, agitation, and a recent seizure.Which postoperative complication is most likely to account for these clinical symptoms?

Following a bilateral thyroidectomy, a 11-year-old female domestic shorthair cat is released from the hospital.
The patient is reevaluated two days later due to panting, agitation, and a recent seizure.
Which postoperative complication is most likely to account for these clinical symptoms?