Unit quiz: Prevention as a Programme: Immunity, Parasites, Nutrition and the Mouth

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Question 1

A fictional practice runs a Saturday vaccine clinic where owners are offered whatever the reminder card says, without any history questions. A four month old puppy arrives with a card showing doses at six and ten weeks and the owner says the breeder told her the puppy is now fully protected. Which statement best evaluates the practice and the owner's belief?Both are problematic: the practice has converted an immunological decision about an individual into a calendar transaction, and the owner has been told a conclusion the record cannot support, since the series is designed around the age when maternal antibody is expected to have declined and the veterinarian decides the plan using species, age, health, environment and local prevalenceThe practice is efficient and the owner's belief is correct, because two doses given four weeks apart satisfy the series and the product label guarantees that a vaccinated puppy is protected

Question 2

A fictional household has three dogs and one cat. The dogs are treated for fleas monthly and the cat is not treated because she stays indoors, and the dogs are shampooed weekly. The owner reports that the dogs still scratch and has brought in a stool sample from one dog that is positive for roundworm. Which analysis is best supported?The plan is sound and the positive result reflects a laboratory error, since monthly treatment prevents reinfection and an indoor cat cannot contribute to a parasite problemTreating the dogs alone leaves an untreated host and a contaminated environment, and weekly shampooing may be reducing the duration of effective topical coverage, so the plan needs simultaneous treatment of all household animals, attention to the places the animals spend time, and a veterinary review of environmental contamination and hygiene because worm eggs survive in the environment for months to years

Question 3

A fictional twelve year old cat is presented for a routine visit. The technician records a weight of four point two kilograms against four point six kilograms a year earlier, a body condition score of four out of nine, and leaves the muscle condition score blank with a note that the cat was difficult to handle. The veterinarian asks whether the weight loss is likely to be significant. Which response best reflects the guidelines and the technician's role?Report that the loss is about eight point seven percent of the earlier weight across an interval of a year, note that the muscle condition score is missing and was not obtained because the cat would not tolerate palpation, and hand the interpretation and diagnostic decision to the veterinarian, because muscle loss can be present with any body condition and is assessed by visualisation and palpation of specific sitesReport that the loss is unimportant because a body condition score of four out of nine is only slightly below ideal, and that the missing muscle score does not matter in a cat that is not overweight

Question 4

A fictional client declines a dental procedure for her dog for the third consecutive year, saying the dog eats well and the smell is just what dogs have. The technician has noted generalised gingival redness and calculus on the left side, and the veterinarian has recommended assessment under anaesthesia with radiographs. Which statement best represents accurate reasoning for the technician to offer?Explain that since the dog is eating normally and the signs have not changed in three years, the condition is stable and the procedure can be safely deferred again until something new happensExplain that bad breath and a normal appetite are insensitive signs, that inflammation without attachment loss is reversible while attachment loss is permanent and is measured by periodontal probing and radiography, and that those measurements cannot be obtained in a conscious patient, then confirm that the veterinarian will discuss the written plan again

Question 5

A fictional technician is asked to complete a nail trim on a dog who is rigid, wide eyed, closed mouthed and motionless, and who allowed the previous two procedures without protest. A colleague suggests a firm hold because the dog is being good. Which evaluation is best supported by the evidence?Stillness is not consent: a rigid, wide eyed, closed mouthed posture is a fear response, and the appropriate action is the least restrictive effective approach with an explicit stop rule, recording the behaviour and its conditions and reporting to the veterinarian rather than adding restraintThe colleague is correct because a dog that is not struggling is a dog that is coping, so completing the task quickly with firm restraint is the kindest option for everyone

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