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NAVLE (North American Veterinary Licensing Examination) Practice Exam 02

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Question 1

MEDIUM

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A 3-year-old male intact Labrador retriever is presented for acute onset vomiting and profuse watery diarrhea after boarding. He is depressed and tacky with a CRT of 3 seconds. A fecal flotation is negative. A SNAP parvovirus antigen test is positive. Which initial therapy is most appropriate to reduce mortality?

Canine parvoviral enteritis causes severe dehydration, endotoxemia risk, and bacterial translocation. Initial management focuses on aggressive IV fluid therapy, antiemetics, analgesia, and parenteral broad-spectrum antibiotics (eg, ampicillin/sulbactam ± enrofloxacin depending on neutropenia/sepsis risk). Outpatient oral therapy is inadequate in a clinically dehydrated dog; steroids and antimotility drugs are contraindicated.

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Oral metronidazole and a bland diet at home

IV crystalloid resuscitation plus antiemetic and broad-spectrum parenteral antibiotics

Immediate administration of hyperimmune serum as the sole therapy

High-dose corticosteroids to reduce intestinal inflammation

Loperamide to reduce diarrhea and fluid loss

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NAVLE (North American Veterinary Licensing Examination) Practice Exam 02

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