Performance Horse Management and Rehabilitation - Including the Older Athlete (On-Demand)

RACE CE Quiz - Performance Horse Management and Rehabilitation

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* 1. When feeding a senior horse, what nutrient requires an increase in intake to maintain performance and muscle mass?

Protein

Fat

Fiber

Starch and sugar

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* 2. What are indicators that a product is made utilizing a high-quality protein source?

Soy is higher in the ingredient list, indicating higher inclusion.

Higher inclusion of copper proteinate, zinc proteinate, and manganese proteinate.

A high-quality protein contains higher amounts of limiting amino acids like lysine, methionine, and threonine.

Soy is included lower in the ingredient list, indicating less inclusion

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* 3. When designing diets for senior horses who are still competing, which of the following phrases is true?

Senior horses cannot digest fiber efficiently, so increasing their fiber intake is necessary.

Senior horses experience a decline in hoof quality, so increased intake of biotin is required.

Senior horses can more efficiently digest rice bran versus flax.

Senior horses in work have increased nutrient needs, so feeding rates must be increased to the next highest workload as indicated by the feed manufacturer.

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* 4. What must someone understand before designing a diet for the senior horse?

The horse's current body condition

The horse's current energy/calorie intake

The owners’ goals for competition

All the above

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* 5. All performance horses should have yearly bloodwork, including ACTH and insulin.

True

False

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* 6. Annual or Biannual bloodwork in performance horses is important to check the following parameters.

Renal values

Muscle enzymes

Electrolytes

All the above

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* 7. Endocrine disease in performance horses including PPID and ID are important to monitor due to the musculoskeletal effects.

True

False

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* 8. Testing insulin for insulin dysregulation (ID)should be done in a fasted state.

True

False

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* 9. In a sport horse presenting with persistent lameness that localizes to the foot but radiographs and distal limb ultrasound are inconclusive, what is the most appropriate next step?

Repeat radiographs in 6 months

Refer for nuclear scintigraphy only

Refer for MRI to evaluate both osseous and soft tissue structures

Begin empiric joint injections without further imaging

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* 10. Which of the following best describes how cross-sectional imaging modalities such as CT, MRI, and PET complement conventional radiography and ultrasound?

They replace conventional modalities entirely

They are most useful only when clinical signs are severe

They provide advanced structural and/or functional detail not visible on radiographs/ultrasound

They are primarily used for screening in healthy horses

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* 11. Which imaging modality provides the most detailed evaluation of cervical lesions and can also be used to evaluate for spinal cord compression?

Standing radiography

Nuclear scintigraphy

Computed tomography (CT) with myelography

Magnetic resonance imaging (MRI)

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* 12. In a sport horse with lameness that localizes to the metacarpophalangeal joint (fetlock) and is suspected of having subchondral bone injury, how can NaF PET and CT complement each other?

PET localizes regions of increased metabolic activity in the bone, while CT characterizes associated structural bone changes

PET provides detailed cortical bone morphology, while CT highlights areas of increased blood flow

Both PET and CT are primarily limited to detecting soft tissue injuries in the fetlock

CT identifies vascular perfusion abnormalities, while PET detects tendon fiber disruption

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* 13. In a recently published paper on competing senior horses, no horses were competing that were older than 25 years of age.

True

False

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* 14. In these competing horses, the most common veterinary diagnosed clinical condition was…

Gastric Ulcers

Dental disorders

Osteoarthritis

PPID

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* 15. Recent research has suggested that the testing of horses is best undertaken…

Straight after being transported

Within 15 mins of being transported

Within 30 mins of being transported

At least 30 mins after being transported

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* 16. Dopamine D2 agonist drug (pergolide) has been recently shown to:

Improve tissue insulin sensitivity as determined by CGIT

Reduce, but not eliminate, the augmented postprandial insulin response to a ‘moderate’ starch and sugar meal in PPID + ID animals but not ID animals

Reduce, but not eliminate, the augmented postprandial insulin response to a ‘moderate’ starch and sugar meal in ID but not PPID+ ID animals

Increase the augmented postprandial insulin response to a ‘moderate’ starch and sugar meal in both ID and PPID+ ID animals.

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* 17. Fill out the following information.

Name

Vet or Vet Tech?

State/ Province

License Number

Email Address