Exotic Companion Mammal Journal Club - November 2024

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* 1. What is your first name?

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* 2. What is your last name?

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* 3. What is your email address?

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* 4. What was the prevalence of dental disease in the entire sample population, according to the article?

8.20%

15.36%

20.26%

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* 5. According to the study, which of the following was not determined to be a statistically significant risk factor for development of dental disease?

Body weight

Ear type

Sex

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* 6. Which of the following previously determined risk factors in rabbits with dental disease was utilized to formulate the authors hypothesis for the current study?

Diet

Access to UVB light

Skull confirmation

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* 7. According to the study, there was an increased prevalence of dental disease noted than previous estimates. Which of the following was suggested by the authors as a reason for why there was an increase in prevalence?

Veterinarians are better at determining the difference between dental disease and normal dental confirmation of rabbits.

Rabbits have become increasingly more popular in the pet trade and thus presented to veterinarians for care.

Veterinarians are more accurate at differentiating rabbit breeds and recording this information in the patient’s medical record.

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* 8. Which of the following was not considered a limitation of the study?

Validity of the data included in the medical records

Factors that were evaluated did not include diet, housing, or insurance status

Small sample size with limited patient variability