Moving forward: Practice growth and the important role of senior pets for your clinic

Presented by Darren Osborne, Ontario Veterinary Medical Association, Jason Gagné, DVM, Dipl. ACVN, Anie Lévesque, DVM, BSc, BEd and Bill Saxon, DVM, Dipl. ACVIM, Dipl. ACVECC

Continuing education questionnaire

CE credits: 2

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Questions

1. Preventive care enhances the lives of pets and people and benefits them by: *
2. In a big data study by IDEXX where 268,817 wellness consultations were conducted using IDEXX Reference Laboratories, 1 in 5 seniors and 2 in 5 geriatrics had 3 or more clinically significant findings that indicated further workup or consideration. *
3. Recent studies reveal that pet owners agree that their pet is an important part of their family and that millennials are willing to make financial trade-offs to pay for pet products and services. *
4. The best indicator of inflammation or infection in a complete blood count is: *
5. Which is not an advantage of SDMA as a biomarker of GFR? *
6. Studies confirm the clinical value of early diagnostic screening. *
7. Which of the following statement is true regarding urinalysis? *
8. Which of the following statement is true regarding urine sample collection? *
9. Choose the best answer: *
10. True or False. Platelet clumping in a sample causes the platelet count to be falsely increased. *
11. When is a pet considered senior? *
12. Which of the following details are important when performing a patient’s nutritional assessment? *
13. Using a 9-point body condition scoring system, each unit increase above ideal is: *
14. Some changes occur in the aging gastrointestinal tract including fewer healthy bacteria and fewer blunted villi. *
15. As cats age, they do not show any changes in their ability to digest protein or fat. *
16. Sarcopenia is: *
17. Cognitive dysfunction syndrome: *
18. Dietary recommendations for aging pets include all of the following EXCEPT: *