RPSC Veterinary Officer Veterinary Clinical Practice (Veterinary Clinical Complex): practice questions

1 · Case handling in the Veterinary Clinical Complex · medium

A buffalo is found dead overnight with dark, unclotted blood oozing from the nostrils and anus. The owner asks for a post-mortem at the clinical complex. What is the correct first step?

1. Collect a peripheral blood smear and stain it for anthrax before any carcass is opened
2. Open the carcass at once in the post-mortem hall to look for haemorrhagic enteritis
3. Send the whole carcass by public transport to the nearest diagnostic laboratory
4. Release the carcass for burial on the farm because sudden death needs no work-up

2 · Case handling in the Veterinary Clinical Complex · medium

What must a discharge note for a treated lactating dairy cow contain that a discharge note for a pet dog does not?

1. The breed society registration number and the name of the cow's sire and dam
2. A statement that the farmer was told the cost of treatment before discharge
3. A body condition score and the expected peak milk yield in the next lactation
4. The date and time after which milk and meat from the cow are fit for the food chain

3 · Case handling in the Veterinary Clinical Complex · medium

In a downer cow that fails to rise after correct calcium therapy, which differential remains on the list?

1. Hypercalcaemia caused by the calcium infusion, which paralyses the hind limbs
2. Rumen overload from the calcium solution, which blocks normal hind-limb movement
3. Ketosis caused by the calcium, which suppresses appetite and then causes paresis
4. Hip luxation, pelvic fracture or obturator nerve damage from a difficult calving

4 · Case handling in the Veterinary Clinical Complex · medium

A frightened dog in the clinic snaps when approached. What should the student do before the full examination?

1. Hold the dog firmly alone and examine fast before the dog has time to react
2. Ask the supervisor for safe restraint, a muzzle or sedation before continuing
3. Skip the examination and prescribe on the history the owner has given
4. Ask the owner to hold the dog's head while the student examines the mouth

5 · History taking · medium

Which history items are essential for a repeat-breeder dairy cow?

1. Calving date, cycle regularity, insemination dates and method, and services per conception
2. Calving date, milk fat percentage, breed of the sire and the farmer's preferred AI technician
3. Coat colour, horn shape, body weight at birth and the age at which she was dehorned
4. Feed brand, water source, the number of milkers and the time of evening milking

6 · Prescribing · medium

A 450 kg cow is to receive a drug at 2.2 mg/kg. The product contains 50 mg/mL. What volume is injected?

1. 9.0 mL
2. 43.6 mL
3. 198 mL
4. 19.8 mL

7 · Rural camps · easy

Most vaccines carried to a rural camp must be kept within which temperature range unless the label states otherwise?

1. 2–8 °C
2. −20 to −10 °C
3. 15–25 °C
4. 25–30 °C

8 · Ambulatory practice · easy

Which field test estimates the somatic cell count of each quarter of a cow's udder at the cow-side?

1. The withers pinch test
2. The FAMACHA test
3. The tuberculin test
4. The California Mastitis Test

9 · MSVE minimum caseload requirements · medium

Which postings are part of the rotating internship under MSVE Regulation 19?

1. Only the college's own VCC for the full internship year, with no external postings permitted
2. Their own college's VCC, another state's VCC, and further placements from a set list
3. Only private small-animal practices chosen freely by each intern
4. Only government field hospitals within the intern's home district

10 · MSVE minimum caseload requirements · medium

A VCC out-patient register shows 13,200 outdoor cases in 12 months. What is the average number of outdoor cases per month?

1. 1,320
2. 1,100
3. 44
4. 13,200