https://www.vetnurse.co.uk/nursing/w/vet-nurse-revision-2/782/care-during-parturition-amp-pregnancyWelcome to the Revision Guide for Student Nurses (Part II) by Vanessa Bird VN. This guide contains notes, self-test questionnaires and practical tasks to help you through your exams (Level 2/3 NVQ, and beyond), and to use as a reference afterwards.Apren-USTelligent Community 10https://www.vetnurse.co.uk/nursing/w/vet-nurse-revision-2/782/care-during-parturition-amp-pregnancyTue, 21 Apr 2009 12:01:20 GMT1a0763ec-3885-442c-853e-6cef656dfec5:6787c733-278d-454d-9338-234e56a132a6Arlo Guthriehttps://www.vetnurse.co.uk/nursing/w/vet-nurse-revision-2/782/care-during-parturition-amp-pregnancy#commentsCurrent Revision posted to Revision Guide For Student Nurses - Part 2 by Arlo Guthrie on 4/21/2009 12:01:20 PM<br /> <p><span class="h1img"><strong>QUESTIONS</strong></span></p> <ol class="wikiextraspace"> <li>Define obstetrics. </li> <li>What is the average gestation period of a bitch? </li> <li>What is the average gestation period of a queen? </li> <li>List 6 techniques for pregnancy diagnosis and the most suitable time for their performance. </li> <li>When does mammary development become obvious in the pregnant bitch? </li> <li>When should the food intake of a pregnant bitch be increased? </li> <li>By what percentage should the amount of the food fed to the dam have been increased by the time she is due to whelp? </li> <li>Why might it be sensible to feed the dam smaller more frequent meals during the last 10 days of pregnancy? </li> <li>What is a suitable diet for a pregnant bitch and why? </li> <li>Bitches and queens are polytocious; what does this mean? </li> <li>What types of wormers are safe to use during pregnancy? </li> <li>List 4 clinical signs of pregnancy. </li> <li>Give 2 physiological signs of pregnancy. </li> <li>What is hypocalcaemia? </li> <li>What drug is used to treat hypocalcaemia? </li> <li>Give 2 other names by which hypocalcaemia may be known. </li> <li>At parturition, the marginal haematoma results in a vulval discharge; what colour is this in bitches and in queens? </li> <li>What is the ideal temperature for a whelping box? </li> <li>What is prepartum hypothermia and when may this be detected? </li> <li>List the signs of first stage parturition. </li> <li>When would intervention be necessary by a veterinary surgeon during second stage parturition? </li> <li>How would you stimulate straining during parturition? </li> <li>How would you assist delivery during parturition if the foetus were in the breech position? </li> <li>What is meant by dystocia? </li> </ol><div style="clear:both;"></div>