Neonatal Care

Question 1

how often should babies suckle from mother?

Answer 1

every 2-3hrs for first 5 days

Question 2

Whats a Whelping box?

Answer 2

Dedicated areas for birth and for rearing neonates

Question 3

Normal Development

Answer 3

They will spend 80% time sleeping for the first few weeks

3 weeks- they can stand

4 weeks- move around

Question 4

What is theory behind swinging?

Answer 4

• Aspirating stomach contents
• Pneumonia
• Cerebral haemorrhage

Question 5

Immunologically incompetent

Answer 5

immune system are not fully formed

Question 6

Neonatal Killers

Answer 6

-Compromised thermoregulation

-Compromised ability to manage blood glucose levels

-Limited surfactant - make it difficult for alveoli to expand

Question 7

Congenital

Answer 7

Condition or abnormaility at birth

Question 8

Hereditary

Answer 8

passing, or capable of passing, naturally from parent to offspring through the genes

Question 9

Hypoxia

Answer 9

Low levels of oxygen in body tissues

Question 10

Hypoglycaemia

Answer 10

Low blood sugar levels

Question 11

Colostrum

Answer 11

Provides nutrients that supoorts babies immune and digestive system

Question 12

Mentation

Answer 12

the ability, activity, or result of using your mind to think

Question 13

Septicaemia

Answer 13

blood poisoning

Question 14

What are common causes of death in neonates?

Answer 14

Hypoglycaemia

Hyperthermia

Hypoxia

Dehydration

Infection

Question 15

Normal neonate bpm

Answer 15

200-250

Question 16

Normal neonate rpm

Answer 16

10-30

Question 17

Asystole (absence heartbeat)

Answer 17

If bracycardic or asystole, cardiac compression indicated at 200bpm

Question 18

Apnoea (not breathing)

Answer 18

Jen Chung acupuncture point can be used to stimulate respiration

Question 19

Adrenaline (epinephrine)

Answer 19

Stimulates heart rate and increases stroke volume

Given intravenously

Question 20

Doxapram

Answer 20

Stimulates spontaneous respiration

Question 21

Hand rearing

Answer 21

Indicated if mother not producing enough milk, has mastitis or rejects litter

Question 22

Puppies specific milk formula

Answer 22

60kcal/500g bodyweight/day

Question 23

Kitten specific milk formula

Answer 23

200kcal/500g bodyweight/day

Question 24

Weaning

Answer 24

From 3 weeks old

Milk with a litter puppy/kitten food

Increase food and decrease milk gradually

Question 25

When should puppies/kittens be wormed

Answer 25

first at 2 weeks of age, then every month till 6 month of age

Question 26

Whats fading puppy syndrome

Answer 26

A healthy neonate rapidly declines and fades away till death

Question 27

How to assess for hypoxia?

Answer 27

Shortness of breath

Difficulty/ rapid breathing

Gagging or gasping

Pale MMo

Question 28

How to assess for dehydration

Answer 28

Urine appearance

Diarrhoea - lead to dehydration

PCV

Question 29

How to assess for hypo

Answer 29

‘Pin prick’ for glucometer

Hypothermia

Mentation