3.2B - Prematurity Flashcards
1
Q
Late preterm infants
A
- 34 0/7 to 36 6/7
2
Q
EXAM
Late preterm infant - co morbitiites
A
- Temperature instability
- Hypoglycaemia
- Respiratory issues
- immature regulation of breathing
- hyperbilirubinemia
- RDS
- Development delays
- immature suck and swallowing due to breathing immaturity
3
Q
EXAM
Assessment
A
- Skin
- any defects
- cardiovascular exam
- capillary refill
- heart sounds
- respiratory exam
- any grunting moaning
- nasal flaring
- intercostal and subcostal retractions
- apnoea episodes
- air entry
- cracking
- abdominal exam
- tenderness
- bowel sounds
- anus patent
- inguriual hernia
- check diaper
- neuro
- tone
- jitteriness
- fontals
- reflex
- any heaemtoma
- red reflect
- sacral dimples
- rooting reflex
- sucking reflex
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5
Q
EXAM
Assessing gestation age
A
- Mother’s menstrual history
- Prenatal ultrasonography
- Postnatal maturational examination
- Paediatric
- based on physical characteristics
- neurological examination such as ballard score
6
Q
mentimeter
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7
Q
the revised ballard score
A
is used to determine extra-uterine gestation
8
Q
Which of the following is true
A
prems have poor stores of macro and micronutrients
9
Q
The principal cause of FGR is
A
Placental insufficiency
10
Q
If required, human milk fortifier is introduced
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to all feeds from day 7 and tolerating full feeds
11
Q
A LBW infant is defined as
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<2500
12
Q
percentage of SGA infants are constitutionally small
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50-70%
13
Q
brain sparing is a feature of FGR with
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late insult
