QUESTIONS

Note that some of the questions in this section (those marked with an asterisk) are more advanced than required for the final V.N. exams. However, they are of interest to those already qualified, or studying for the Medical Diploma.

1. What is the instrument used to look inside a patient's ear known as?
2. What is the correct name for the earflap?
3. What is the correct name for the eardrum?
4. What is the correct name for the ear canal?
5. What is the correct term for inflammation of the ear?
6. Briefly describe the 3 types of otitis.
7. State 3 surgical operations that may be performed in cases of severe, chronic otitis.
8. What is a bulla osteotomy?
9. What is otorrhoea?
10. Describe how to clean a patient's ears.
11. A Springer spaniel is dispensed an ear cleaning solution and a topical antibiotic preparation. What advice would you give to the client about their use?
12. What is the correct term for ear mites?
13. A Boxer dog is brought to the surgery following repeated bouts of head shaking. What tests might be performed, and why?
14. What condition of the ear may arise following repeated head shaking?
15. List 3 preparations commonly used in small animal medicine for ear cleaning.
16. List 5 topical antibiotic preparations used in the treatment of ear conditions.
17. What is the name of the instrument that projects light onto the eye and into the fundus so that the structure can be examined?
18. What is the correct name for tear production?
19. Define the following: conjunctivitis, keratitis, blepharitis, blepharospasm and uveitis.
20. Describe the symptoms of glaucoma.
21. What is the name of the simple test that may be used to aid the diagnosis of corneal ulceration?
22. What is the name given to the group of drugs that dilate the pupil?
23. List 6 possible causes of conjunctivitis.
24. List 4 topical antibiotic drugs that may be used in the treatment of conjunctivitis.
25. State 2 preparations used as artificial tear drops in cases of keratoconjunctivitis sicca (dry eye).
26. Which breed of dog is predisposed to keratoconjunctivitis sicca?
27. List 6 signs of keratoconjunctivitis sicca.
28. * State the specific treatment for KCS in cases where the cause is autoimmune disease of the lacrymal gland.
29. By what other name might chronic superficial keratitis be known?
30. * Which breed of dog is primarily predisposed to corneal pannus?
31. List 5 signs of keratitis.
32. * By what other name might anterior uveitis be known?
33. What is the name of the test used to determine whether tear production is adequate?
34. Which infectious disease of dogs is associated with corneal oedema (blue-eye)?
35. What is epiphora?
36. * What is the name of the disease most commonly seen in longhaired cats that is characterised by a "tea leaf" mass on the corneal surface, superficial vascularisation, blepharospasm and epiphora?
37. Define the following: miosis, ptosis and enophthalmos.
38. * State the condition characterised by the symptoms listed in Q31.
39. What is hyphaema?
40. List 6 possible causes of hyphaema.
41. * List 5 possible causes of retinal detachment.
42. A diet deficient in what may cause central retinal atrophy, eventual blindness and/or dilated cardiomyopathy in cats?