1.
A fecal loop provides enough of a sample to run a proper fecal float.
Correct Answer
B. False
2.
What is the minimum amount of feces needed to run a fecal float?
Correct Answer
B. 1 gram
3.
What is the best way to look for motile trophozoites on a wet mount?
Correct Answer
B. Direct smear
4.
Which egg count uses Eggs Per Gram?
Correct Answer
A. McMaster's
5.
Very watery feces are going to have more or less eggs found using McMaster's technique?
Correct Answer
B. Less
6.
What is the traditional goal of parasite management?
Correct Answer
To prevent environmental contamination
Prevent environmental contamination
Preventing environmental contamination
Prevention of environmental contamination
7.
Which parasite can infect horses, cattle, and small ruminants?
Correct Answer
B. Trichostrongylus axei
8.
Dog and cat feces can be safely composted.
Correct Answer
B. False
Explanation
Temperatures do not get high enough to destroy parasite eggs.
9.
Collies can be safely given low dose ivermectin.
Correct Answer
A. True
10.
How is Fenbendazole dosed?
Correct Answer
A. SID for 3 days
11.
You find whipworms on a fecal float and decide to treat the puppy. Pyrantel would be a good choice.
Correct Answer
B. False
Explanation
Pyrantel only gets roundworms and hookworms.
12.
You are working at an emergency clinic overnight when a client rushes
frantically inside with a huge box. Looking in the box you see a
brightly patterned tortoise with a huge piece of shell missing. Upon
closer examination you notice that the wound is very necrotic and
crawling with maggots. "I just noticed this about an hour ago! Please
help him!" cries the client. You decide that the first thing to do is
kill all of the maggots. Ivermectin should be a good choice, right?
Correct Answer
B. Only if you want to kill a $6,000.00 Indian Star Tortoise.
13.
Which of these animals is a good candidate for high dose ivermectin therapy?
Correct Answer
D. French Mastiff
14.
What is a good drug to use on a dog that has a cystoisospora infection?
Correct Answer
Ponazuril
15.
What is the heartworm pre-patent period?
Correct Answer
6-9 months
6 to 9 months
Six to nine months
16.
In order to have a positive heartworm Snap test, what is needed?
Correct Answer
B. Mature female worms
17.
Which drug is the only labeled heartworm adulticide?
Correct Answer
Melarsomine
18.
What kind of drug is Melarsomine?
Correct Answer
C. Aresenical
19.
What does H.A.R.D stand for?
Correct Answer
Heartworm Associated Respiratory Disease
20.
Melarsomine can be used in cats
Correct Answer
B. False
Explanation
No approved adulticides in cats
21.
Heartworm infection rates in cats are usually what percentage that of dogs?
Correct Answer
10%
10
ten
ten percent
22.
Why is it important to kill microfilariae in infected dogs?
Correct Answer
C. To prevent infection of other animals
23.
Microfilariae must pass through a mosquito in order to develop into adults
Correct Answer
A. True
24.
A raptor rehabilitation center sends one of their volunteers to your clinic with a very large golden eagle. When asked what the problem is the client responds "Well, we have been feeding her a lot of pigeons and now she has come down with frounce. Can you just give us something to treat it?" One would think a rehab center would know better than to only feed pigeons to large birds of prey, but you keep your mouth shut. You need to treat the problem first. And that problem is what exactly?
Correct Answer
B. Trichomonas gallinae
25.
You know that disease that fish get? You know the one. They get covered with white spots and it looks kinda gross. Well maybe gross isn't the right word. Maybe "icky" is more correct. Yeah, that sounds good. Walmart fish are famous for having it. Seriously. You ever go to Walmart and look at their fish? Why do they even sell fish? Nothing like standing in front of the fish tanks waiting for "Dale" the produce guy to come scoop you up some fish. I mean really. He can barely sort the bananas correctly and now he is handling living things? Please go buy your fish somewhere else. Anywho. What the heck is the name of that thing that causes the white spots?
Correct Answer
Ichthyophthirius multifiliis
26.
Pregnant women should not own cats because the risk is too high that they will be infected with Toxoplasma gondii.
Correct Answer
B. False
27.
The extra-intestinal phase of Toxoplasma gondii is when cats are shedding the most organism and should be quarantined.
Correct Answer
B. False
28.
This organism causes "rice breast" in waterfowl.
Correct Answer
Sarcocystis
29.
What organism comes to mind when you hear the words "Raccoon Roundworm"?
Correct Answer
Baylisascaris procyonis
30.
In North America, what is the most common way people are infected with Trichinella?
Correct Answer
B. Ingestion of bear meat
31.
Wild rabbits would best be avoided if you enjoy eating undercooked meat because they can be infected with Trichinella.
Correct Answer
B. Not likely, Trichinella only lives infects carnivores
32.
It is possible to get pinworms from a dog.
Correct Answer
B. False
Explanation
Pinworms are very species specific, and dogs and cats don't even have pinworms.
33.
Two very well dressed men come into your clinic with a very tiny Shih-tzu named "Precious". As the one man adjusts his D&G sunglasses and tucks his cashmere scarf back into his pea coat, the other man places Precious on the exam table with a flourish. "Oooh Girl! You are lookin' so under the weather. Fix her!" cries the one man as he puts his hands up to his abnormally perfect face (I mean no pores, no wrinkles, no imperfections). After some testing you find that precious has Giardia. These clients obviously have HIV and you should probably tell them that Precious should be put own, for their own safety.
Correct Answer
A. You are a bigot. You don't even know they are gay. Judge much? Also not all (or even most) gay people have HIV. Immunocompromised clients can own pets safely if they take precautions.
34.
AMDUCA applies to EPA registered products.
Correct Answer
B. False
35.
Broadcasting acaricides in the environment is an effective way of controlling ticks.
Correct Answer
B. False
36.
What is the only acaricidal drug that also repels ticks?
Correct Answer
Amitraz
37.
Ixodes scapularis carry Lyme disease in Oklahoma
Correct Answer
B. False
38.
You have a perfectly healthy dog that comes into your clinic for a simple yearly checkup. The 4Dx snap test shows that the dog is positive for Lyme disease. The dog isn't showing any clinical signs, what should you do?
Correct Answer
B. Nothing, just monitor the dog
39.
You have an ill dog that you suspect has Rocky Mountain Spotted Fever. The tests all come back negative though. Should you go ahead and treat anyway?
Correct Answer
A. Yes, start treatment
Explanation
RMSF often doesn't show up on tests. This is a very serious disease and treatment should be started even with a presumptive diagnosis
40.
Which tick is the main vector for Cytauxzoon felis?
Correct Answer
A. Amblyomma americanum
41.
How is Hepatozoon americanum spread?
Correct Answer
A. Ingestion of Amblyomma maculatum
42.
Ponazuril and long term decoquinate is the proper treatment for Hepatozoon americanum infection.
Correct Answer
A. True
43.
Babesia gibsoni and Cytauxzoon felis can both be treated how?
Correct Answer
A. Atovaquone/azithromycin
44.
Foxhounds are known to have what disease?
Correct Answer
Leishmaniasis
Leishmania
45.
Leishmania is spread via what vector?
Correct Answer
B. Sandflies
46.
Fipronil can be used as a treatment for sarcoptic mange.
Correct Answer
B. False
Explanation
Can be used on non-infected pets to prevent spread, but is not a treatment.
47.
How should localized demodectic mange be treated?
Correct Answer
B. It should be left alone
48.
How should a pregnant dog be treated for generalized demodectic mange?
Correct Answer(s)
A. Spay
B. Antibiotics
C. Correct underlying problem
D. Ivermectin
49.
Which mite causes "walking dandruff"?
Correct Answer
C. Cheyletiella
50.
Today, what is the most important adult equine parasite?
Correct Answer
A. Cyathostomes