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Choose a paced NAVLE study plan

Pick the 4-week or 8-week route first. Use topic pages for full explanations, then practice and repair the weak areas that show up.

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Choose Track 4-week 8-week Labels

Tracks

Pick the track that matches your timeline

2 tracks, 12 total displayed weeks, and 78 free items. Preview or in-progress items are clearly labeled. This is not official NAVLE material.

4-Week Intensive

4 weeks

Intensive review for learners who need a concise existing-route plan without planned/missing topics or public comprehensive-exam implications.

120 hours 28 items Free items: 28

8-Week Standard

8 weeks

Standard pacing for learners who want broader system coverage without showing every curriculum entry or linking planned/missing topics.

195 hours 55 items Free items: 50

4-Week Intensive

4 weeks, 120 estimated hours.

A focused high-yield sequence using existing free canine study guides, short review checkpoints, and safe QBank entry points.

28 items 24 topics 28 public routes 28 free core 0 preview or in progress
Week 1 Cardiopulmonary and Emergency Foundations 30 hours · 7 items

Congestive Heart Failure

Open

High-yield cardiology anchor and existing deep guide.

FreeTopicDeep guide

Cardiopulmonary Arrest

Open

Emergency stabilization anchor with existing deep guide.

FreeTopicDeep guide

Acute Hemorrhage Shock

Open

Core emergency reasoning topic with existing deep guide.

FreeTopicDeep guide

Sepsis Sirs

Open

High-risk systemic emergency topic with existing deep guide.

FreeTopicDeep guide

Pneumonia

Open

Common respiratory differential and treatment topic with existing deep guide.

FreeTopicDeep guide

Brachycephalic Obstructive Airway Syndrome

Open

High-yield respiratory/anesthesia-risk topic with existing deep guide.

FreeTopicDeep guide

Cardiopulmonary QBank practice entry

Open

Safe existing practice surface for system-based drilling.

FreePracticeReview
Week 2 Endocrine, Metabolic, and Renal Priorities 30 hours · 7 items

Addisons Disease

Open

High-yield endocrine diagnostic reasoning topic.

FreeTopicDeep guide

Cushings Disease

Open

Common endocrine interpretation and management topic.

FreeTopicDeep guide

Hypothyroidism

Open

Common endocrine differential topic.

FreeTopicDeep guide

Diabetes Mellitus

Open

Core endocrine management topic with existing deep guide.

FreeTopicDeep guide

Diabetic Ketoacidosis

Open

Emergency endocrine topic with existing deep guide.

FreeTopicDeep guide

Acute Kidney Injury

Open

High-yield renal emergency topic with existing deep guide.

FreeTopicDeep guide

Chronic Kidney Disease

Open

Common renal staging and management topic with existing deep guide.

FreeTopicDeep guide
Week 3 Gastrointestinal, Toxicology, and Hematology 30 hours · 7 items

Acute Vomiting Approach

Open

Existing route replaces the broken acute-pancreatitis plan link as a safer GI triage anchor.

FreeTopicDeep guide

Gastric Dilatation Volvulus

Open

High-yield emergency GI topic with existing deep guide.

FreeTopicDeep guide

Pancreatitis

Open

Existing pancreatitis route avoids the current missing acute-pancreatitis link.

FreeTopicDeep guide

Immune Mediated Hemolytic Anemia

Open

High-yield hematology emergency topic.

FreeTopicDeep guide

Ethylene Glycol Toxicity

Open

High-risk toxicology topic with existing deep guide.

FreeTopicDeep guide

Rodenticide Toxicity

Open

High-yield toxicology topic with existing deep guide.

FreeTopicDeep guide

Mixed high-yield QBank practice entry

Open

Safe existing practice surface for applying week 3 topics.

FreePracticeReview
Week 4 Respiratory, Musculoskeletal, and Final Review 30 hours · 7 items

Chronic Bronchitis

Open

Common respiratory pattern recognition topic.

FreeTopicDeep guide

Laryngeal Paralysis

Open

High-yield respiratory emergency/anesthesia-risk topic.

FreeTopicDeep guide

Pneumothorax

Open

Emergency respiratory topic with existing deep guide.

FreeTopicDeep guide

Ruptured Cranial Cruciate Ligament

Open

Existing orthopedic route used instead of broken current plan neuro/MSK links.

FreeTopicDeep guide

Vestibular Disease

Open

Existing neurologic localization topic used for week 4 breadth.

FreeTopicDeep guide

Review weak or unfinished study topics

Open

Existing progress surface for local-first review.

FreeReviewReview

Timed free-block practice checkpoint

Open

Existing practice entry point without implying a public comprehensive exam.

FreeCheckpointReview

8-Week Standard

8 weeks, 195 estimated hours.

A broader but still curated sequence covering existing free canine deep guides, explicit preview items, and review/practice checkpoints.

55 items 47 topics 54 public routes 50 free core 5 preview or in progress
Week 1 Cardiology Core 25 hours · 8 items

Cardiac Arrhythmia

Open

Core cardiology interpretation topic.

FreeTopicDeep guide

Congestive Heart Failure

Open

High-yield cardiology anchor.

FreeTopicDeep guide

Dilated Cardiomyopathy

Open

Common cardiomyopathy topic.

FreeTopicDeep guide

Mitral Valve Disease

Open

Common small-animal cardiology topic.

FreeTopicDeep guide

Congenital Heart Abnormalities

Open

Broadens cardiology coverage with an existing deep guide.

FreeTopicDeep guide

Patent Ductus Arteriosus

Open

Specific congenital cardiology topic with existing route.

FreeTopicDeep guide

Pericardial Disease

Open

Emergency-compatible cardiology topic.

FreeTopicDeep guide

Hypertension

Open

Common diagnostic and secondary-disease topic.

FreeTopicDeep guide
Week 2 Emergency and Toxicology 25 hours · 8 items

Cardiopulmonary Arrest

Open

Emergency stabilization anchor.

FreeTopicDeep guide

Acute Hemorrhage Shock

Open

Core shock recognition topic.

FreeTopicDeep guide

Anaphylaxis

Open

High-yield acute emergency topic.

FreeTopicDeep guide

Heatstroke

Open

High-yield emergency/toxic-metabolic topic.

FreeTopicDeep guide

Hypoglycemia

Open

Common emergency metabolic presentation.

FreeTopicDeep guide

Sepsis Sirs

Open

Systemic emergency topic.

FreeTopicDeep guide

Ethylene Glycol Toxicity

Open

High-risk toxicology topic.

FreeTopicDeep guide

Rodenticide Toxicity

Open

High-yield toxicology topic.

FreeTopicDeep guide
Week 3 Endocrine and Renal 25 hours · 8 items

Addisons Disease

Open

Core endocrine differential topic.

FreeTopicDeep guide

Cushings Disease

Open

Core endocrine testing and management topic.

FreeTopicDeep guide

Diabetes Mellitus

Open

Common endocrine management topic.

FreeTopicDeep guide

Diabetic Ketoacidosis

Open

Emergency endocrine topic.

FreeTopicDeep guide

Hypothyroidism

Open

Common endocrine diagnosis topic.

FreeTopicDeep guide

Acute Kidney Injury

Open

Acute renal emergency topic.

FreeTopicDeep guide

Chronic Kidney Disease

Open

Chronic renal staging and management topic.

FreeTopicDeep guide

Urolithiasis

Open

Common urinary diagnostic/management topic.

FreeTopicDeep guide
Week 4 Gastrointestinal and Hematology 25 hours · 6 items

Acute Vomiting Approach

Open

Existing route used for acute GI triage.

FreeTopicDeep guide

Gastric Dilatation Volvulus

Open

High-yield GI emergency.

FreeTopicDeep guide

Pancreatitis

Open

Existing pancreatitis route avoids the current broken acute-pancreatitis link.

FreeTopicDeep guide

Immune Mediated Hemolytic Anemia

Open

High-yield hematology emergency.

FreeTopicDeep guide

GI and hematology QBank practice entry

Open

Safe existing practice surface for weekly consolidation.

FreePracticeReview

Midpoint weak-topic review

Open

Existing local-first progress surface.

FreeReviewReview
Week 5 Respiratory System 25 hours · 7 items

Brachycephalic Obstructive Airway Syndrome

Open

Common respiratory/anesthesia-risk topic.

FreeTopicDeep guide

Chronic Bronchitis

Open

Common chronic respiratory presentation.

FreeTopicDeep guide

Laryngeal Paralysis

Open

High-yield respiratory/anesthesia-risk topic.

FreeTopicDeep guide

Pleural Effusion

Open

Respiratory emergency and diagnostic imaging topic.

FreeTopicDeep guide

Pneumonia

Open

Common infectious/inflammatory respiratory topic.

FreeTopicDeep guide

Pneumothorax

Open

Emergency respiratory topic.

FreeTopicDeep guide

Tracheal Collapse

Open

Common respiratory pattern recognition topic.

FreeTopicDeep guide
Week 6 Musculoskeletal, Neurologic, and Urinary Review 25 hours · 8 items

Luxating Patella

Open

Existing orthopedic topic.

FreeTopicDeep guide

Ruptured Cranial Cruciate Ligament

Open

Existing orthopedic topic.

FreeTopicDeep guide

Vestibular Disease

Open

Existing neurologic localization topic.

FreeTopicDeep guide

Cystitis

Open

Common urinary presentation.

FreeTopicDeep guide

Lower Urinary Tract Disease

Open

Common lower urinary differential topic.

FreeTopicDeep guide

Proteinuria

Open

Renal diagnostic and monitoring topic.

FreeTopicDeep guide

Pyelonephritis

Open

Upper urinary infection topic.

FreeTopicDeep guide

Urethral Obstruction

Open

Emergency urinary topic.

FreeTopicDeep guide
Week 7 Clearly Labeled Preview and In-Progress Topics 20 hours · 5 items

Hyperthyroidism

Open

High-yield feline preview topic included only with explicit preview labeling.

Preview public static route. Future UI must label this as preview until access/product decision is made.

PreviewTopicShort guide

Chronic Kidney Disease

Open

High-yield feline preview topic included only with explicit preview labeling.

Preview public static route. Future UI must label this as preview until access/product decision is made.

PreviewTopicShort guide

Hypertrophic Cardiomyopathy

Open

High-yield feline preview topic included only with explicit preview labeling.

Preview public static route. Future UI must label this as preview until access/product decision is made.

PreviewTopicShort guide

Leptospirosis

Open

Existing route is useful for breadth but marked in-progress by the curriculum.

In-progress curriculum item. Future UI should label as in-progress and avoid presenting it as complete reviewed content.

In progressTopicIn progress

Preview and in-progress content check

Open

Explicit checkpoint after non-free/non-final content.

Use to separate preview/in-progress topics from the free core plan in future UI.

PreviewReviewReview
Week 8 Final Review and Practice Checkpoint 25 hours · 5 items

Review weak or unfinished study topics

Open

Existing progress surface for review.

FreeReviewReview

Targeted QBank practice entry

Open

Safe existing QBank entry point for final-week practice.

FreePracticeReview

Free timed-block readiness checkpoint

Open

Honest existing practice checkpoint without public comprehensive-exam claims.

FreeCheckpointReview

Practice-mode review entry

Open

Safe existing practice surface for additional review.

FreePracticeReview

Rest and light recall day

No route

Pacing buffer to avoid overwhelming users.

FreePacingReview
Access and readiness labels Read the labels before you start

This page keeps preview and in-progress content separate from finished guides. Labels come from the curriculum source data.

Free

Free

Public study material or an existing free practice entry. Free NAVLE access remains Blocks 1-4 only.

Preview

Preview

Public static route included for orientation, but not positioned as a complete reviewed study guide.

In progress

In progress

Useful for breadth, clearly marked as not yet finished. Do not rely on it as final reviewed content.

Deep guide

Deep guide

A fuller study guide route. Learners should prioritize these before shorter framework pages.

Important: DVMReady study material is for educational use. Use current references and official exam information when making final study or clinical decisions.

DVMReady is an independent educational study resource, not official NAVLE material.

Premium NAVLE access remains a one-time purchase for Blocks 5-49 and the 360-question simulation. This public plan does not expose protected question content.

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