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feedback2="'''Incorrect''' Blood evaluation would be a logical step in this case, but levels of plasma biochemistry parameters are not diagnostic until the disease is advanced. [[Lizard and Snake Renal Disease|WikiVet Article: Lizard and Snake Renal Disease]]." | feedback2="'''Incorrect''' Blood evaluation would be a logical step in this case, but levels of plasma biochemistry parameters are not diagnostic until the disease is advanced. [[Lizard and Snake Renal Disease|WikiVet Article: Lizard and Snake Renal Disease]]." | ||
feedback4="'''Incorrect''' Poor contrast in the caudal abdomen may hamper detection of nephromegaly and so radiology is not considered a definitive diagnostic tool for kidney failure [[Lizard and Snake Renal Disease|Wikivet Article: Lizard and Snake Renal Disease]]." | feedback4="'''Incorrect''' Poor contrast in the caudal abdomen may hamper detection of nephromegaly and so radiology is not considered a definitive diagnostic tool for kidney failure [[Lizard and Snake Renal Disease|Wikivet Article: Lizard and Snake Renal Disease]]." | ||
− | feedback5="'''Incorrect | + | feedback5="'''Incorrect''' Urinalysis is not useful in snakes since urine is modified in the distal colon and cloaca. [[Lizard and Snake Renal Disease|WikiVet Article:Lizard and Snake Renal Disease]]." |
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+ | <WikiQuiz | ||
+ | questionnumber="4" | ||
+ | question="A milk snake is presented for open mouthed breathing. The diagnostic aids that you employ include bacteriology and endoscopic biopsy. Bacteriology reveals a mixed Gram-negative infection and histology diagnoses a suppurative pneumonia. What underlying cause would you suspect?" | ||
+ | choice1="Decreased immunocompetence due to poor husbandry" | ||
+ | choice3="Inclusion Body Disease" | ||
+ | choice2="Contagious bacterial infection" | ||
+ | choice4="Ophidian Paramyxovirus" | ||
+ | choice5="Ulcerative stomatitis" | ||
+ | correctchoice="1" | ||
+ | feedback1="'''Correct!''' The most common reason for respiratory tract infections is decreased immunocompetance due to poor husbandry. [[Snake Respiratory Disease|WikiVet Article: Snake Respiratory Disease]]." | ||
+ | feedback3="'''Incorrect''' IBD is a disease of Boidae and although secondary bacterial infections are often observed, rugurgitation and CNS signs are the common clinical signs associated with this disease. [[Inclusion Body Disease|WikiVet Article: Inclusion Body Disease]]." | ||
+ | feedback2="'''Incorrect''' Primary bacterial infections are possible but they are less common than secondary infections. [[Snake Respiratory Disease|WikiVet Article: Snake Respiratory Disease]]." | ||
+ | feedback4="'''Incorrect''' Bacterial infections are often secondary to OPMV infection but this is more likely to be seen in Viperidae. [[Ophidian Paramyxovirus|Wikivet Article: Ophidian Paramyxovirus]]." | ||
+ | feedback5="'''Incorrect''' Ulcerative stomatitis is the most common form of upper alimentary tract disease in reptiles. In snakes stomatitis is a very common multifactorial condition. Infectious agents generally are Gram-negative bacteria. However, stomatitis is usually secondary to stressors such as poor environmental conditions and malnutrition. [[Lizard and Snake Ulcerative Stomatitis|WikiVet Article:Lizard and Snake Ulcerative Stomatitis]]." | ||
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Which of the following are not appropriate for use in the therapy of snake skin mites? |
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What is the mode of transmission of cryptosporidiosis in snakes? |
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A snake is presented with lethargy and anorexia, and physical examination reveals a swelling in the caudal third of the coloemic cavity. You suspect kidney failure. How would you diagnose this? |
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A milk snake is presented for open mouthed breathing. The diagnostic aids that you employ include bacteriology and endoscopic biopsy. Bacteriology reveals a mixed Gram-negative infection and histology diagnoses a suppurative pneumonia. What underlying cause would you suspect? |