Study library
Topic notes written for the clinical decision, not the flash card.
Every note states what the exam actually tests, the discriminating findings, and the first action.
Aquatics
Bovine
Neurology — Bovine
Neurology · Neurology
High-yield neurology presentations in bovine cases, drilled with NAVLE-style vignettes.
Periparturient hypocalcemia
Endocrine and metabolic · Production medicine
Older high-producing dairy cow within 48 hours of calving: weak, recumbent, cool extremities, and bradycardia with rumen stasis. Treat with slow IV calcium borogluconate under cardiac auscultation.
Bovine respiratory disease complex
Respiratory · Infectious disease
Recently transported, commingled feedlot calf with fever, depression, and cranioventral lung consolidation. It is a management disease as much as an infectious one.
Neonatology — Bovine
Neonatology · Neonatology
High-yield neonatology presentations in bovine cases, drilled with NAVLE-style vignettes.
Gastrointestinal — Bovine
Gastrointestinal · Gastrointestinal
High-yield gastrointestinal presentations in bovine cases, drilled with NAVLE-style vignettes.
Metabolic — Bovine
Metabolic · Metabolic
High-yield metabolic presentations in bovine cases, drilled with NAVLE-style vignettes.
Pharmacology — Bovine
Pharmacology · Pharmacology
High-yield pharmacology presentations in bovine cases, drilled with NAVLE-style vignettes.
Infectious Disease — Bovine
Infectious Disease · Infectious Disease
High-yield infectious disease presentations in bovine cases, drilled with NAVLE-style vignettes.
Mammary — Bovine
Mammary · Mammary
High-yield mammary presentations in bovine cases, drilled with NAVLE-style vignettes.
Respiratory — Bovine
Respiratory · Respiratory
High-yield respiratory presentations in bovine cases, drilled with NAVLE-style vignettes.
Camelid/Cervidae
Neurology — Camelid/Cervidae
Neurology · Neurology
High-yield neurology presentations in camelid/cervidae cases, drilled with NAVLE-style vignettes.
Public Health — Camelid/Cervidae
Public Health · Public Health
High-yield public health presentations in camelid/cervidae cases, drilled with NAVLE-style vignettes.
Canine
Public Health — Canine
Public Health · Public Health
High-yield public health presentations in canine cases, drilled with NAVLE-style vignettes.
Toxicology — Canine
Toxicology · Toxicology
High-yield toxicology presentations in canine cases, drilled with NAVLE-style vignettes.
Dermatology — Canine
Dermatology · Dermatology
High-yield dermatology presentations in canine cases, drilled with NAVLE-style vignettes.
Oncology — Canine
Oncology · Oncology
High-yield oncology presentations in canine cases, drilled with NAVLE-style vignettes.
Theriogenology — Canine
Theriogenology · Theriogenology
High-yield theriogenology presentations in canine cases, drilled with NAVLE-style vignettes.
Urogenital — Canine
Urogenital · Urogenital
High-yield urogenital presentations in canine cases, drilled with NAVLE-style vignettes.
Preventive Care — Canine
Preventive Care · Preventive Care
High-yield preventive care presentations in canine cases, drilled with NAVLE-style vignettes.
Musculoskeletal — Canine
Musculoskeletal · Musculoskeletal
High-yield musculoskeletal presentations in canine cases, drilled with NAVLE-style vignettes.
Canine parvoviral enteritis
Gastrointestinal · Infectious disease
Unvaccinated young dog with acute vomiting, hemorrhagic diarrhea, and leukopenia. Treat aggressively with fluids, antiemetics, and broad-spectrum antibiotics for sepsis risk.
Respiratory — Canine
Respiratory · Respiratory
High-yield respiratory presentations in canine cases, drilled with NAVLE-style vignettes.
Canine hypoadrenocorticism
Endocrine and metabolic · Internal medicine
Young to middle-aged female dog with waxing and waning illness, hyperkalemia, hyponatremia, and a bradycardic shock state that responds dramatically to fluids.
NSAID toxicosis
Gastrointestinal · Toxicology
Dose determines the syndrome: low doses cause gastrointestinal ulceration, higher doses cause acute kidney injury, and very high doses cause CNS signs.
Cardiovascular — Canine
Cardiovascular · Cardiovascular
High-yield cardiovascular presentations in canine cases, drilled with NAVLE-style vignettes.
Canine heartworm disease
Cardiovascular · Parasitology
Dirofilaria immitis lives in the pulmonary arteries, not the heart chambers, except in caval syndrome. Adulticide therapy requires strict exercise restriction.
Gastrointestinal — Canine
Gastrointestinal · Gastrointestinal
High-yield gastrointestinal presentations in canine cases, drilled with NAVLE-style vignettes.
Infectious Disease — Canine
Infectious Disease · Infectious Disease
High-yield infectious disease presentations in canine cases, drilled with NAVLE-style vignettes.
Endocrine — Canine
Endocrine · Endocrine
High-yield endocrine presentations in canine cases, drilled with NAVLE-style vignettes.
Hemolymphatic — Canine
Hemolymphatic · Hemolymphatic
High-yield hemolymphatic presentations in canine cases, drilled with NAVLE-style vignettes.
Neurology — Canine
Neurology · Neurology
High-yield neurology presentations in canine cases, drilled with NAVLE-style vignettes.
Pharmacology — Canine
Pharmacology · Pharmacology
High-yield pharmacology presentations in canine cases, drilled with NAVLE-style vignettes.
Equine
Endocrine — Equine
Endocrine · Endocrine
High-yield endocrine presentations in equine cases, drilled with NAVLE-style vignettes.
Equine laminitis
Musculoskeletal · Internal medicine
Painful shifting weight, a bounding digital pulse, and heat in the hoof wall. Endocrinopathic causes now outnumber grain overload.
Respiratory — Equine
Respiratory · Respiratory
High-yield respiratory presentations in equine cases, drilled with NAVLE-style vignettes.
Neonatology — Equine
Neonatology · Neonatology
High-yield neonatology presentations in equine cases, drilled with NAVLE-style vignettes.
Ophthalmology — Equine
Ophthalmology · Ophthalmology
High-yield ophthalmology presentations in equine cases, drilled with NAVLE-style vignettes.
Preventive Care — Equine
Preventive Care · Preventive Care
High-yield preventive care presentations in equine cases, drilled with NAVLE-style vignettes.
Acute equine colic triage
Gastrointestinal · Emergency medicine
Decide surgical versus medical early. Persistent pain despite analgesia, net gastric reflux, and a distended small intestine on rectal exam push toward referral.
Gastrointestinal — Equine
Gastrointestinal · Gastrointestinal
High-yield gastrointestinal presentations in equine cases, drilled with NAVLE-style vignettes.
Musculoskeletal — Equine
Musculoskeletal · Musculoskeletal
High-yield musculoskeletal presentations in equine cases, drilled with NAVLE-style vignettes.
Infectious Disease — Equine
Infectious Disease · Infectious Disease
High-yield infectious disease presentations in equine cases, drilled with NAVLE-style vignettes.
Neurology — Equine
Neurology · Neurology
High-yield neurology presentations in equine cases, drilled with NAVLE-style vignettes.
Feline
Cardiovascular — Feline
Cardiovascular · Cardiovascular
High-yield cardiovascular presentations in feline cases, drilled with NAVLE-style vignettes.
Endocrine — Feline
Endocrine · Endocrine
High-yield endocrine presentations in feline cases, drilled with NAVLE-style vignettes.
Urogenital — Feline
Urogenital · Urogenital
High-yield urogenital presentations in feline cases, drilled with NAVLE-style vignettes.
Preventive Care — Feline
Preventive Care · Preventive Care
High-yield preventive care presentations in feline cases, drilled with NAVLE-style vignettes.
Respiratory — Feline
Respiratory · Respiratory
High-yield respiratory presentations in feline cases, drilled with NAVLE-style vignettes.
Hepatobiliary — Feline
Hepatobiliary · Hepatobiliary
High-yield hepatobiliary presentations in feline cases, drilled with NAVLE-style vignettes.
Dermatology — Feline
Dermatology · Dermatology
High-yield dermatology presentations in feline cases, drilled with NAVLE-style vignettes.
Oncology — Feline
Oncology · Oncology
High-yield oncology presentations in feline cases, drilled with NAVLE-style vignettes.
Toxicology — Feline
Toxicology · Toxicology
High-yield toxicology presentations in feline cases, drilled with NAVLE-style vignettes.
Ophthalmology — Feline
Ophthalmology · Ophthalmology
High-yield ophthalmology presentations in feline cases, drilled with NAVLE-style vignettes.
Gastrointestinal — Feline
Gastrointestinal · Gastrointestinal
High-yield gastrointestinal presentations in feline cases, drilled with NAVLE-style vignettes.
Hemolymphatic — Feline
Hemolymphatic · Hemolymphatic
High-yield hemolymphatic presentations in feline cases, drilled with NAVLE-style vignettes.
Public Health — Feline
Public Health · Public Health
High-yield public health presentations in feline cases, drilled with NAVLE-style vignettes.
Infectious Disease — Feline
Infectious Disease · Infectious Disease
High-yield infectious disease presentations in feline cases, drilled with NAVLE-style vignettes.
Feline urethral obstruction
Urinary · Emergency medicine
Male cat straining with a large firm painful bladder. Hyperkalemia with bradycardia is the lethal problem; treat the potassium before spending time on the catheter.
Multispecies
Rabies exposure and public health response
Neurologic · Public health
Any unexplained progressive neurologic disease in a mammal is rabies until excluded. Management follows the state public health authority, not clinic preference.
Fluid therapy calculations
Multisystem · Clinical calculations
Total plan equals resuscitation plus dehydration deficit plus maintenance plus ongoing losses. Keep the units explicit and the arithmetic boring.
Non-Species Specific
Epidemiology — Non-Species Specific
Epidemiology · Epidemiology
High-yield epidemiology presentations in non-species specific cases, drilled with NAVLE-style vignettes.
Practice Management — Non-Species Specific
Practice Management · Practice Management
High-yield practice management presentations in non-species specific cases, drilled with NAVLE-style vignettes.
Other Small Mammals
Nutrition — Other Small Mammals
Nutrition · Nutrition
High-yield nutrition presentations in other small mammals cases, drilled with NAVLE-style vignettes.
Gastrointestinal — Other Small Mammals
Gastrointestinal · Gastrointestinal
High-yield gastrointestinal presentations in other small mammals cases, drilled with NAVLE-style vignettes.
Endocrine — Other Small Mammals
Endocrine · Endocrine
High-yield endocrine presentations in other small mammals cases, drilled with NAVLE-style vignettes.
Ovine/Caprine
Metabolic — Ovine/Caprine
Metabolic · Metabolic
High-yield metabolic presentations in ovine/caprine cases, drilled with NAVLE-style vignettes.
Parasitology — Ovine/Caprine
Parasitology · Parasitology
High-yield parasitology presentations in ovine/caprine cases, drilled with NAVLE-style vignettes.
Urogenital — Ovine/Caprine
Urogenital · Urogenital
High-yield urogenital presentations in ovine/caprine cases, drilled with NAVLE-style vignettes.
Pet Bird
Infectious Disease — Pet Bird
Infectious Disease · Infectious Disease
High-yield infectious disease presentations in pet bird cases, drilled with NAVLE-style vignettes.
Toxicology — Pet Bird
Toxicology · Toxicology
High-yield toxicology presentations in pet bird cases, drilled with NAVLE-style vignettes.
Porcine
Hemolymphatic — Porcine
Hemolymphatic · Hemolymphatic
High-yield hemolymphatic presentations in porcine cases, drilled with NAVLE-style vignettes.
Dermatology — Porcine
Dermatology · Dermatology
High-yield dermatology presentations in porcine cases, drilled with NAVLE-style vignettes.
Multisystemic — Porcine
Multisystemic · Multisystemic
High-yield multisystemic presentations in porcine cases, drilled with NAVLE-style vignettes.
Public Health — Porcine
Public Health · Public Health
High-yield public health presentations in porcine cases, drilled with NAVLE-style vignettes.
Gastrointestinal — Porcine
Gastrointestinal · Gastrointestinal
High-yield gastrointestinal presentations in porcine cases, drilled with NAVLE-style vignettes.
Poultry
Neurology — Poultry
Neurology · Neurology
High-yield neurology presentations in poultry cases, drilled with NAVLE-style vignettes.
Public Health — Poultry
Public Health · Public Health
High-yield public health presentations in poultry cases, drilled with NAVLE-style vignettes.
Foreign animal disease reporting
Multisystem · Regulatory medicine
Sudden high mortality in a flock with cyanotic combs and neurologic signs is a reportable foreign animal disease suspicion. Stop, secure the premises, and call the state veterinarian.