Musculoskeletal disorders

Define: Myositis

• inflammation of a joint

• inflammation of a tendon​

• inflammation of a voluntary muscle

• inflammation of an involuntary muscle

Which of the following is an inflammatory cause of muscle disease?

• Hypothyroidism

• Neospora Caninum

• Ischaemia

• Hypokalaemia

Define: Arthritis

• Inflammation of a joint

• Inflammation of muscle tissue

• Inflammation on a tendon

• Inflammation of the axis

Young, growing animals that are fed a diet deficient in vitamin D will develop:

• Marie's disease

• Osteomyelitis

• Rickets

• Arthritis

Swollen, painful growth plate regions on all limbs, severe lameness​ and pyrexia​ are all clinical signs of:

• Metaphyseal Osteopathy

• Hypertrophic Osteopathy​

• Hypovitaminosis D​

• Osteomyelitis​

Which of the following is usually associated with a thoracic mass?

• Arthritis

• Moller Barlow’s disease​

• Ricketts

• Marie’s disease​

Secondary nutritional hyperparathyroidism​ is caused by:

• A diet deficient in calcium or in excess of phosphorous

• A diet deficient in phosphorus or in excess of calcium

• A diet too low in vitamin D

• A diet too high in vitamin D

Rheumatoid arthritis would be categorised as which type of arthritis?

• Inflammatory

• Immune mediated​

• Infectious

• Degenerative

Leiomyosarcoma is a malignant tumour of:

• Smooth muscle

• Liver

• Spleen

• Injection sites

Tumours that affect rib bones are called:

• Fibrosarcoma

• Osteosarcoma​

• Chondrosarcoma​

• Haemangiosarcoma