[2](CH-26) - High Risk Newborn Flashcards
Refers to a newborn whose birth weight is inappropriately low for gestational age.
Dysmature
Refers to the number of weeks the newborn remained in utero.
Gestational Age
Refers to when in the first few seconds of life, a severely (Respiratory) depressed newborn may take several weak gasps of air and then almost immediately stop breathing, resulting in a decrease in the heart rate.
Primary Apnea
Common first signs of obstruction or respiratory compromise in newborns.
- Steadily increasing respiratory rate
- Grunting
- Nasal Flaring
Common causes of Hypovolemia immediately after birth
- Placenta Previa
- Twin to Twin Transfusion
Refers to the accumulation of unconjugated bilirubin into the brain cells. Is also defined as, the destruction of brain cells by invasion of indirect or unconjugated bilirubin (Iskander & Gamaleldin, 2021).
Acute Bilirubin Encephalopathy (ABE)
Refers to open beds that have an attached overhead source of radiant heat and provide both warmth for the neonate and visibility for observation.
Radiant Heat Warmers
Originally referred to as Kangaroo Care. Refers to when a parent’s skin is in direct contact with the neonate’s skin to maintain body heat
Skin to Skin Care
Refers to neonates born after the beginning of week 38 and before week 42 of pregnancy
Term
Refers to neonates born after week 20 and before week 37 of pregnancy
Preterm
Refers to neonates born after the end of week 41 of pregnancy
Postterm
Refers to infants weighing less than 2,500 g at birth.
Low Birth Weight (LBW) Infant
Refers to infants weighing less than 1,500 g at birth.
Very Low Birth Weight (VLBW) Infant
Refers to infants weighing less than 1,000 g at birth.
Extremely Low Birth Weight (ELBW) Infant
Refers to infants born between week 34 and week 37 of pregnancy.
Late Preterm
Refers to infants born between week 24 and week 34 of pregnancy.
Early Preterm
The exact cause of premature labor and labor birth is?
Unknown
Refers to lung collapse.
Pneumothorax
Refers to when normal cells are few in number.
Normocytic Anemia
Refers to bleeding into the tissue surrounding the ventricles
Periventricular Hemorrhage