VET 122 - NEONATAL CARE PEDIATRIC AND REPRODUCTIVE EMERGENCIES
(WEEK 2) STUDYGUIDE QUESTIONS AND CORRECT ANSWERS
Question:
1. What is neonatology?
Answer:
The first 2-4 weeks of a puppy or kitten's life.
Question:
2. What do neonates depend on their mothers for?
Answer:
Nutrition, warmth, and care.
Question:
3. What type of stethoscope is used to examine neonates?
Answer:
A pediatric stethoscope.
Question:
4. What size bell is used on a pediatric stethoscope for neonates?
Answer:
A 2-cm bell.
Question:
5. What temperature can a digital thermometer for neonates measure as low as?
Answer:
85°F.
Question:
6. Why is a warm, clean surface needed for neonatal examination?
Answer:
Neonates cannot regulate their body temperature during the first 2 weeks of life.
Question:
7. How should hydration status be checked in neonates?
Answer:
Check the oral mucous membranes, not skin turgor.
Question:
8. What should body hair cover in a normal neonate?
Answer:
Most of the body except the ventral abdomen.
, Question:
9. What can a lack of or sparse body hair indicate?
Answer:
A genetic abnormality or premature birth.
Question:
10. What is the normal color of ventral abdominal skin in a neonate?
Answer:
Dark pink.
Question:
11. What does bluish ventral abdominal skin indicate?
Answer:
Cyanosis.
Question:
12. skin indicate?
Answer:
Sepsis.
Question:
13. What should be checked for around body orifices?
Answer:
Abnormal discharge.
Question:
14. What areas should be checked for body symmetry and conformation?
Answer:
Head, neck, thorax, abdomen, dorsum, and tail.
Question:
15. How much of the time do neonates sleep during the first week?
Answer:
About 80% of the time.
Question:
16. How often do neonates nurse during the first week?
Answer:
Every 2-4 hours.
Question:
17. Are neuromuscular reflexes present during the first week?
Answer:
(WEEK 2) STUDYGUIDE QUESTIONS AND CORRECT ANSWERS
Question:
1. What is neonatology?
Answer:
The first 2-4 weeks of a puppy or kitten's life.
Question:
2. What do neonates depend on their mothers for?
Answer:
Nutrition, warmth, and care.
Question:
3. What type of stethoscope is used to examine neonates?
Answer:
A pediatric stethoscope.
Question:
4. What size bell is used on a pediatric stethoscope for neonates?
Answer:
A 2-cm bell.
Question:
5. What temperature can a digital thermometer for neonates measure as low as?
Answer:
85°F.
Question:
6. Why is a warm, clean surface needed for neonatal examination?
Answer:
Neonates cannot regulate their body temperature during the first 2 weeks of life.
Question:
7. How should hydration status be checked in neonates?
Answer:
Check the oral mucous membranes, not skin turgor.
Question:
8. What should body hair cover in a normal neonate?
Answer:
Most of the body except the ventral abdomen.
, Question:
9. What can a lack of or sparse body hair indicate?
Answer:
A genetic abnormality or premature birth.
Question:
10. What is the normal color of ventral abdominal skin in a neonate?
Answer:
Dark pink.
Question:
11. What does bluish ventral abdominal skin indicate?
Answer:
Cyanosis.
Question:
12. skin indicate?
Answer:
Sepsis.
Question:
13. What should be checked for around body orifices?
Answer:
Abnormal discharge.
Question:
14. What areas should be checked for body symmetry and conformation?
Answer:
Head, neck, thorax, abdomen, dorsum, and tail.
Question:
15. How much of the time do neonates sleep during the first week?
Answer:
About 80% of the time.
Question:
16. How often do neonates nurse during the first week?
Answer:
Every 2-4 hours.
Question:
17. Are neuromuscular reflexes present during the first week?
Answer:
