Practise ACVS Phase II Surgical Competency Examination — Large Animal with a short sample and answer explanations. These are independent learning materials, not official exam questions or a pass prediction.
Exam outline and official sources
American College of Veterinary Surgeons (ACVS) · 2027 examination blueprint, effective for the 2027 Phase II examination following the 2024–2025 job analysis; information pamphlet reflects May 2026 policies. The workbook label names the Diplomate credential in Large Animal Surgery. This guide maps that label to the large-animal Phase II Surgical Competency Examination; ACVS certification also requires Phase I and the other certification requirements.
This original 20-question sample covers selected topics across the outline. It does not reproduce official exam questions or cover every tested topic.
- Taking Your Examinations
- Phase II Examination
- 2027 Phase II Surgical Competency Examination Information Pamphlet
- ACVS Phase II Surgical Competency Examination Blueprint — Effective 2027
- 2027 ACVS Phase II Examination Reading List — Correction Issued May 2026
- Updated Blueprints Ensure Relevance of ACVS Examinations
- AO Surgery Reference: Cortical Lag Screw Insertion
- AO Surgery Reference: Cortical Lag Screw Insertion
- Septic Arthritis in Horses
- Osteochondritis Dissecans in Horses
- Angular Limb Deviation in Horses
- UC Davis: 10 Things You Might Not Know About Equine Diagnostic Imaging
- UC Davis: Exercise Therapy
- Abomasal Displacement and Abomasal Volvulus in Cows
- Strangulating Lipomas in Horses
- Colic in Horses
- Laryngeal Hemiplegia in Horses
- Dorsal Displacement of the Soft Palate
- Urolithiasis in Small Ruminants
- Patent Urachus in Foals
- Lameness in Horses
- General Wound Management in Horses
- Fractures in Horses — Emergency First Aid and Stabilization
- Temporohyoid Osteoarthropathy
- Guttural Pouch Mycosis
- Ophthalmology Surgical Emergencies in Horses
- Bone Sequestrum in Large Animals
- Granulosa Cell Tumors of the Equine Ovary
- Claw Amputation in Cattle
- Large Colon Resection in Horses
ACVS Phase II Surgical Competency Examination — Large Animal
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During lag-screw fixation of an equine oblique fracture, the screw axis lies markedly oblique to the fracture plane's perpendicular. Tightening causes fragment translation despite initial reduction. Which change most directly addresses this problem?
ACVS Phase II Surgical Competency Examination — Large Animal
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