A six-year-old Coonhound mix is presented with a  two-week history of coughing, exercise intolerance and lethargy. He presents with labored breathing, tachycardia, ascites, hepatomegaly and crackles on lung auscultation. These are signs of right-heart failure. Heartworm antigen test is positive and the dog is stabilized in hospital.

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A six-year-old Coonhound mix is presented with a  two-week history of coughing, exercise intolerance and lethargy. He presents with labored breathing, tachycardia, ascites, hepatomegaly and crackles on lung auscultation. These are signs of right-heart failure. Heartworm antigen test is positive and the dog is stabilized in hospital. What is the best treatment going forward from here?

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Doxorubicin HCL is one of the most commonly used antineoplastic drugs in small animal medicine, used alone or in combination to treat a variety of carcinomas and sarcomas. Like many antineoplastic agents, Doxorubicin is myelosuppressive. What other side effect is it well known for in dogs, particularly Dobermans, Great Danes, Boxers and Rottweilers?

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Abortions due to brucellosis tend to occur at what stage of pregnancy?

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A two-year-old spayed female Great Dane is presented with a two-week history of difficulty rising to a standing position after lying down. The dog keeps her head down when standing and tries to bite when her neck is manipulated. Her hindquarters sway as she walks into the exam room and she appears weak. On neurologic exam she knuckles, scuffs her toenails and crosses over frequently; worse in the hinds. Pain perception is intact in all four limbs. Where is the lesion likely to be?

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2. Enzymes accelerate the rate of the reactions they catalyze by:

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Which new amino acid was recently found to be specified by the genetic code, in addition to the 20 known previously?

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This is a corneal abscess secondary to infectious keratoconjunctivitis (pinkeye). What is the most commonly recognized organism that causes pinkeye in cows?

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A diet that is low in thiamine or high in sulfur can cause ____________ in sheep, goats and cattle.

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امتحان (BCSE) علوم پایه و بالینی  توسط کمیسیون آموزشی انجمن پزشکی دامپزشکی آمریکا (AVMA) برای فارغ التحصیلان دامپزشکی خارجی (ECFVG) به عنوان سومین مرحله از چهار مرحله در ارزیابی معادل آموزشی برای اهداف صدور گواهینامه ECFVG ایجاد شده است. برای ارزیابی دانش پایه و بالینی علوم دامپزشکی طراحی شده است. سطح دانشی که انتظار می رود در BCSE نمره قبولی دریافت کند، سطح دانش یک دامپزشک سطح ابتدایی ایالات متحده (یعنی فارغ التحصیل جدید از یک دانشکده دامپزشکی معتبر AVMA) است.

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