What is the normal resting heart rate range for an adult horse?
Patient Assessment
Question · Easy
What is the normal respiratory rate for a resting adult horse?
From which side is a horse traditionally approached, haltered, and led?
Handling Restraint
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Which of the following describes the equine digestive system?
Anatomy Physiology
Coggins testing screens horses for which disease?
Preventive Medicine
Which vaccines are considered AAEP core vaccines for all adult horses?
Question · Medium
A twitch applied to the upper lip exerts its calming effect primarily through which mechanism?
What IgG concentration indicates adequate passive transfer in a foal?
Neonatology
Which three drugs make up the common equine induction protocol known as 'triple drip'?
Anesthesia
Which parasite is the most clinically important in foals under 6 months old?
Parasitology
Which anthelmintic combination is effective against equine tapeworms (Anoplocephala)?
A Fecal Egg Count Reduction Test (FECRT) showing only 70% reduction after ivermectin administration indicates what?
Question · Hard
Which structure in the equine hoof is the primary weight-bearing bone within the hoof capsule?
Which AAEP lameness grade describes a horse that is consistently lame at the walk and trot?
Lameness
Which diagnostic analgesia technique anesthetizes the heel region by blocking the palmar digital nerves?
Which colic type is characterized by gas distention of the large colon entrapped over the nephrosplenic ligament?
Colic
What is the normal rectal temperature range for an adult horse?
Which sedative is contraindicated in stallions due to the risk of priapism and paraphimosis?
Pharmacology
Which vein is most commonly used for IV catheterization in horses?
Nursing Care
Which feature distinguishes a Thoroughbred (TB) from a Quarter Horse (QH)?
Breeds
In adult horses, meconium should be fully passed by approximately what age?
Which of the following is the most common cause of bacterial pneumonia in foals aged 1-6 months?
What is the primary purpose of floating a horse's teeth?
Dentistry
Wolf teeth are which teeth and why are they often removed?
Galvayne's groove is used to estimate a horse's age and first appears at the gum line on which tooth at approximately what age?
What is the Obel grading scale used for?
Which intervention has the strongest evidence for preventing laminitis in a horse at high risk (e.g., severe colitis) within the first 48 hours?
PPID (formerly called Cushing's disease in horses) is best diagnosed by which test?
Endocrine
A horse presents with acute colic, HR 80 bpm, dark red mucous membranes, and CRT 4 seconds. These findings best indicate what?
During nasogastric intubation, obtaining >2 L of spontaneous gastric reflux in an adult horse suggests what?
Peritoneal fluid lactate significantly higher than peripheral blood lactate in a colicky horse indicates what?
Which drug is a potent nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory commonly used for visceral (colic) pain in horses?
Phenylbutazone is associated with which adverse effect at high or prolonged doses?
Procaine penicillin should never be administered by which route?
Gentamicin dosing in horses requires monitoring of which parameter due to its toxicity profile?
Strangles is caused by which organism?
Infectious Disease
Potomac Horse Fever is caused by which organism?
Which form of EHV-1 causes the neurologic syndrome 'EHM'?
Which diuretic is often used in racehorses to prevent exercise-induced pulmonary hemorrhage (EIPH)?
RAO ('heaves') in horses is most analogous to which human disease?
Respiratory
A chifney bit is used primarily for what purpose?
What is the maintenance fluid rate for an average adult horse?
During general anesthesia, which mean arterial pressure (MAP) should be maintained to minimize post-anesthetic myopathy?
Proud flesh is which of the following?
Wound Care
Equine sarcoids are best described as what?
Dermatology
A horse presenting with acute onset of unilateral epistaxis, dysphagia, and Horner's syndrome is likely suffering from what?
Neonatal isoerythrolysis (NI) in a foal is caused by what?
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