When examining the head and oral cavity/nose, you check for malformations of the skull such as _________.

Open fontanelles and hydrocephalus

Stenotic nares and open fontanelles

Why do you reduce the kV for radiography in neonates?

Partial mineralization of bones + thinness of soft tissue

You don't reduce it. You increase it.

Puppies should gain _____ per day. Kittens should gain ______ per day.

Double their weight in 5 days, 2 pounds/ month

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Er: Neonatal care, Illness, Foals

When examining a neonatal patient, you take note of how much the external canals are open between 6 and 14 days. When are they completely open?

When examining the head and oral cavity/nose, you check for malformations of the skull such as _________.

When examining the head and oral cavity/nose, you check for abnormalities of the mouth such as ________.

The eyelids of a nenonate separate between _____ days.

In neonates, the PLR may not be evident until _, and the menace reflex appears at _.

Normal heartbeat and resp rate for a neonate during the first 4 weeks.

Which organ is not normally palpable in neonates?

When inspecting the umbilicus, you're checking for wounds, hydration, _, and __.

Functional heart murmurs can be heard when auscultating a neonatal patient.

When does a neonate's temperature become the same as for adults?

Neonate body temperature in week 1 __ and in week 2 .

Why do you reduce the kV for radiography in neonates?

Neonates require external heat sources for _____.

Elimination needs to be stimulated until . It occurs due to the presence of the __.

Puppies should gain _ per day. Kittens should gain __ per day.

The neonatal area should have table heat at around _____ for the first week.

The neonatal area should have a humidity of ____.

In malnutrition cases, _ and __ occur quickly.

The heat in a neonatal area can be lowered to ___ after _.

Malnutrition is often dependent on _____.

Select the malnutrition issues that are caused by the mother.

Newborns are _____.

Select the diagnostic tests used for neonates.

Select the signs of malnutrition.

Complications related to malnutrition include _, __, hypoglycemia, and hypothermia.

What happens if you don't warm the food to above 30 degrees C prior to feeding?

Normal stomach volume in neonates (to consider before tube feeding).

Rewarming: Use warm _ and mixture or electrolyte solution every 15-30 mins until patient is responsive.

Why is neonatal illness is treated as an emergency?

In neonates, bacterial infections can overcome the ___, especially if no colostrum was consumed within the first _ hours of life.

The two main things you have to keep tabs on in neonatal illness.

Fecal checks must be done at around _ weeks, and deworming is done every 2 weeks until _ weeks of age.

Vaccines are first done at 6 weeks. The following vaccines must be done at _, _, then ____ weeks.

Which statement is correct about the critically ill foal?

Diseases in the mare don't usually affect the fetus.

Select the 3 life threatening conditions of a foal.

Er: Neonatal care, Illness, Foals

When examining a neonatal patient, you take note of how much the external canals are open between 6 and 14 days. When are they completely open?

When examining the head and oral cavity/nose, you check for malformations of the skull such as _________.

When examining the head and oral cavity/nose, you check for abnormalities of the mouth such as ________.

The eyelids of a nenonate separate between _____ days.

In neonates, the PLR may not be evident until _____, and the menace reflex appears at _____.

Normal heartbeat and resp rate for a neonate during the first 4 weeks.

Which organ is not normally palpable in neonates?

When inspecting the umbilicus, you're checking for wounds, hydration, _____, and ______.

Functional heart murmurs can be heard when auscultating a neonatal patient.

When does a neonate's temperature become the same as for adults?

Neonate body temperature in week 1 ________ and in week 2 ______.

Why do you reduce the kV for radiography in neonates?

Neonates require external heat sources for _____.

Elimination needs to be stimulated until ____. It occurs due to the presence of the ______.

Puppies should gain _____ per day. Kittens should gain ______ per day.

The neonatal area should have table heat at around _____ for the first week.

The neonatal area should have a humidity of ____.

In malnutrition cases, _____ and ______ occur quickly.

The heat in a neonatal area can be lowered to _______ after _____.

Malnutrition is often dependent on _____.

Select the malnutrition issues that are caused by the mother.

Newborns are _____.

Select the diagnostic tests used for neonates.

Select the signs of malnutrition.

Complications related to malnutrition include ___, ____, hypoglycemia, and hypothermia.

What happens if you don't warm the food to above 30 degrees C prior to feeding?

Normal stomach volume in neonates (to consider before tube feeding).

Rewarming: Use warm _______ and ______ mixture or electrolyte solution every 15-30 mins until patient is responsive.

Why is neonatal illness is treated as an emergency?

In neonates, bacterial infections can overcome the _______, especially if no colostrum was consumed within the first _____ hours of life.

The two main things you have to keep tabs on in neonatal illness.

Fecal checks must be done at around _____ weeks, and deworming is done every 2 weeks until _____ weeks of age.

Vaccines are first done at 6 weeks. The following vaccines must be done at ___, ___, then ____ weeks.

Which statement is correct about the critically ill foal?

Diseases in the mare don't usually affect the fetus.

Select the 3 life threatening conditions of a foal.

In neonates, the PLR may not be evident until _, and the menace reflex appears at _.

When inspecting the umbilicus, you're checking for wounds, hydration, _, and __.

Neonate body temperature in week 1 __ and in week 2 .

Elimination needs to be stimulated until . It occurs due to the presence of the __.

Puppies should gain _ per day. Kittens should gain __ per day.

In malnutrition cases, _ and __ occur quickly.

The heat in a neonatal area can be lowered to ___ after _.

Complications related to malnutrition include _, __, hypoglycemia, and hypothermia.

Rewarming: Use warm _ and mixture or electrolyte solution every 15-30 mins until patient is responsive.

In neonates, bacterial infections can overcome the ___, especially if no colostrum was consumed within the first _ hours of life.

Fecal checks must be done at around _ weeks, and deworming is done every 2 weeks until _ weeks of age.

Vaccines are first done at 6 weeks. The following vaccines must be done at _, _, then ____ weeks.