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Which of the following species does not have a bladder?
Bearded dragons
Which of the following statements is true?
Birds and terrestrial reptiles are uricotelic meaning that they require very little water to excrete ammonia.
Which of the following is not a source of calcium in the rabbit diet?
Timothy hay
Which of the following is not a common urolith type in ferrets?
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Which of the following statements regarding gout in reptiles and birds is false?
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Which of the following statements regarding chronic kidney disease is false?
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Which of the following statements regarding acute kidney injury is false?
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Which of the following is not a clinical sign of transitional cell carcinoma?
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Which of the following diagnostic test should not be performed for a suspected transitional cell carcinoma?
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Which glomerular disease that causes damage to the filtration barrier is most common?
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What is the hallmark of glomerular disease?
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Which of the following is not a clinical sign of lower urinary tract disease?
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Which of the following statements is true regarding recurrent bacterial cystitis in small animals?
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Which of the following statements about pyelonephritis is false?
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What is the most common cause of FLUTD?
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Which of the following complications of urethral obstruction in cats should be addressed first?
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Which of the following is a life saving treatment option for hyperkalemia associated with blocked cats?
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Which of the following statements regarding urolithiasis is incorrect?
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Which of the following stones is formed in alkaline urine?
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Which of the following stones is radiolucent?
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Medical dissolution is not possible for which of the following stone types?
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Which of the following stone types is associated with hepatic dysfunction, such as portosystemic shunts?
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All of the following prostatic disorders affect intact male dogs except ________ which can also affect castrated male dogs.
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Which hormone is primarily responsible for the tissue growth seen in benign prostatic hyperplasia?
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What is the most common bacterial pathogen associated with acute prostatitis?
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Which of the following statements is true regarding prostatitis?
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What is the most common cause of incontinence in dogs?
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Which of the following statements is false regarding urethral sphincter mechanism incompetence?
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What is the treatment of choice for intramural ectopic ureters?
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A 9 year old MI German Shepherd presents for a 3 day history of lethargy and stranguria. He is febrile with a temperature of 104 F and has an extremely distended, firm, unexpressible bladder on physical exam. What is the most likely diagnosis?
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What is the first step that should be taken for the GSD with acute prostatitis in the question above?
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Which statement is false regarding congenital storage disorders?
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Lower motor neuron bladder may occur in patients with any of these disorders EXCEPT:
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Which of the following statements regarding detrusor urethral dyssynergia is false?
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All of the following are considered storage disorders EXCEPT:
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Which statement is false regarding surgery for bladder and urethral calculi?
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Which approach is preferred for urethrotomy due to the urethra being wider and more superficial in this region?
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