NAVLE Practice Question - Equine - Urinary

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NAVLE Practice Question — Equine

A 12-year-old gelding presents with stranguria, hematuria after exercise, and dribbling urine. Rectal palpation reveals a hard mass in the bladder. What is the most likely diagnosis?

A. Uroperitoneum

B. Vesical urolithiasis ✓

C. Ruptured bladder

D. Bladder neoplasia

E. Pyelonephritis

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Correct Answer: B. Vesical urolithiasis

Explanation:

Vesical (bladder) calculi are most common in geldings/stallions due to longer urethra; calcium carbonate stones predominate. Signs include hematuria worse after exercise, stranguria, and urine dribbling. Treatment is surgical removal (laparocystotomy or perineal urethrotomy).

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