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True or false: Administration of IV isotonic fluids expands the ICF.
True or false: Administration of IV isotonic fluids expands the ICF.
- True
- False (correct)
True or False: Hypotonic fluid loss causes shrinkage of both the ICF and ECF and increases the osmolality of both.
True or False: Hypotonic fluid loss causes shrinkage of both the ICF and ECF and increases the osmolality of both.
- True (correct)
- False
What is the most common endocrine disease in the horse?
What is the most common endocrine disease in the horse?
- Equine metabolic syndrome
- Diabetes insipidus
- Pituitary pars intermedia dysfunction (correct)
- Pheochromocytoma
Which of the following statements regarding Pituitary Pars Intermedia Dysfunction (PPID) in horses is incorrect?
Which of the following statements regarding Pituitary Pars Intermedia Dysfunction (PPID) in horses is incorrect?
Which of the following is not a part of the clinical syndrome of Equine Metabolic Syndrome (EMS)?
Which of the following is not a part of the clinical syndrome of Equine Metabolic Syndrome (EMS)?
Regarding EMS, an increased insulin with a normal glucose would be classified as ______ insulin resistance.
Regarding EMS, an increased insulin with a normal glucose would be classified as ______ insulin resistance.
Which statement is false regarding Diabetes Insipidus in horses?
Which statement is false regarding Diabetes Insipidus in horses?
Which statement is false about pheochromocytomas in horses?
Which statement is false about pheochromocytomas in horses?
Which disorder occurs following an abrupt shift from fat to carbohydrate metabolism causing acute PO4 depletion?
Which disorder occurs following an abrupt shift from fat to carbohydrate metabolism causing acute PO4 depletion?
What is your top differential diagnosis for a horse with normal calcium, increased PO4 and PTH, lameness, facial bone deformities, and shifting?
What is your top differential diagnosis for a horse with normal calcium, increased PO4 and PTH, lameness, facial bone deformities, and shifting?
All of the following are potential causes of hypocalcemia in the horse except:
All of the following are potential causes of hypocalcemia in the horse except:
Three of the following neoplasms are most commonly associated with hypercalcemia of malignancy. Which of the following is not amongst the three most common?
Three of the following neoplasms are most commonly associated with hypercalcemia of malignancy. Which of the following is not amongst the three most common?
Which of the following is not a cause of hypercalcemia in horses?
Which of the following is not a cause of hypercalcemia in horses?
