obstet maneuvers - pdf

Question 1

retropulsion

Answer 1

means pushing the fetus cranially from the vagina (and the bony pelvic canal) towards the uterus

Question 2

Alternatively, __ anaesthesia may be induced to prevent the dam ‘straining’

Answer 2

epidural

Question 3

Extension refers to the extension of flexed joints when ___ defects are present

Answer 3

postural

Question 4

means the application of force to the pre- senting parts of the fetus in order to supplement, or in some cases to replace, the maternal forces

Answer 4

traction

Question 5

• As an alternative to snares one may use ___ (E) with handles

Answer 5

Moore’s obstetric chains

Question 6

T/F In monotocous species (and in sheep or goats with small multiple fetuses), it is possible for per vagina delivery to occur with some slight postural abnormality.

Answer 6

polytocous

Question 7

Correction of defects of presentation, position and posture can be achieved only by ____ of the fetus.

Answer 7

intrauterine manipulation

Question 8

___ is the best substitute for allantoic fluid

Answer 8

Sterile water

Question 9

In the ___ and __, volumes of up to __ litres, instilled into the uterus by gravity using a soft rubber or plastic tube (a stomach tube is satisfactory) and funnel, greatly increase the mobility of the fetus in utero

Answer 9

cow and mare
14

Question 10

For actual vaginal delivery, a lubricant substitute for the amniotic fluid is required, and this may be in the form of a water-soluble cellulose-based obstetrical lubricant such as ____ is well tried and effective.

Answer 10

soap, particularly soap flakes, or lard

Question 11

It cannot be stated too often that the best instruments are the ___

Answer 11

clean and gentle hands and arms of the obstetrician

Question 12

Limb-snares are fixed above the fetlocks, and the head snare may be applied by the ___ method, in which the loop is placed in the mouth and up over the poll and behind the ears

Answer 12

Benesch

Question 13

For replacement of the laterally deviated head, where the operator’s hand is insufficient, a ___ applied to the mandible is essential

Answer 13

thin rope snare

Question 14

Average of well-coordinated __person pull is the limit

Answer 14

4

Question 15

cow at natural calving has tractive effort of __kg

Answer 15

70

Question 16

tractive force of calving jack

Answer 16

400kg

Question 17

tractive force of tractor

Answer 17

5000+

Question 18

T/F - In the mare, the use of snares with several persons providing manual assistance is not that that sufficient.

Answer 18

false. efficient na

Question 19

In the sow, traction is nearly always applied using the

Answer 19

hand

Question 20

In the dogs and cats, traction is nearly always applied using

Answer 20

fingers

Question 21

• A much neglected instrument is the

Answer 21

vectis

Question 22

entails alteration of the position of a fetus by moving it around its longitudinal axis: for example, from the ventral to dorsal position.

Answer 22

rotation

Question 23

rotation is more often required in ___ than cattle

Answer 23

horses

Question 24

instrument used in rotation

Answer 24

mechanically through the medium of Cämmerer’s torsion fork or Künn’s crutch.

Question 25

you can rotate fetus about how many degrees

Answer 25

180

Question 26

- alteration of transverse or vertical to longitudinal presentation.

Answer 26

version

Question 27

elevation of the thorax will allow the foal to fall back into the uterus in the abdomen under the influence of gravity, thereby providing more space for any manipulative procedures

Answer 27

elevation of the hindquarters

Question 28

- local anaesthesia is useful for obstetric procedures in dogs and cats.

Answer 28

general

Question 29

site of cattle epidural

Answer 29

middle of the 1st intercoccygeal space Can also be the sacrococcygeal space

Question 30

site for epidural that sometimes becomes ossified

Answer 30

sacrococcygeal space

Question 31

dose of cattle epidural

Answer 31

1ml/100kg

Question 32

small cow dose of lidocaine

Answer 32

5 ml

Question 33

large cow dose of lidocaine

Answer 33

7-10 mL

Question 34

what is prevented in caudal epidural

Answer 34

reflex abdominal contraction or straining

Question 35

dose of lidocaine in sheep and goats

Answer 35

1ml/50kg

Question 36

preferred site of epidural in horses

Answer 36

1st coccygeal space

Question 37

dose of lidocaine for 450kg horse

Answer 37

6-8mL

Question 38

lidocaine is longer to effect in horses than in cows

Answer 38

true

Question 39

site of epidural in cows

Answer 39

lumbosacral

Question 40

dose of lidocaine in sows

Answer 40

1mk/4.5kg