8.2b Care Management - From 2 Hours until Discharge Flashcards
Acute Pain for Neonate Manifestations
Physiologic
- Increased HR, BP, RR (shallow)
Oxygen
- Decrease transcutaneous and arterial oxygen saturation
Skin
- Pallor/Flushing/Diaphoresis/Palmar Sweating
Metabolic
- Hyperglycemia/Acidosis/Elevated Corticosteroids
Observations
- Increased muscle tone, dilated pupils, decreased vagal nerve tone, increased intracranial pressure
Behavior
- Crying, Grimace, Brow furrow, eyes closed tightly, open squarish mouth
Body movement
- Limb withdrawal, thrashing, rigidity, fist clenched
Sleep
- Changes in cycle, changes in feeding behavior, changes in activity level, irritable
Birth Injuries
- Increased pressure during birth can cause retinal hemorrhage which disappear in 7-10 days
- Erythema, petechiae, abrasions, lacerations and edema in butt and extremities
- Discoloration can appear in areas where forceps/vacuum was used
Thrombocytopenic Purpura
- Petechiae can happen over trunk and face and should disappear in 2-3 days
- If they do not disappear and are accompanied by lesions it can be thrombocytopenic purpura
- Petechiae and Ecchymosis do not blanch, rashes and discoloration do blanch
Caput Succedaneum
- Common edema that crosses cranial suture lines and midline
Cephalhematoma
- Small blood vessels that cross the periosteum rupture
- Blood and serosanguineous fluid collects between scalp and periosteum
Forceps Injury
- Linear mark across both sides of face
Breech Position
- Swelling and bruising can occur over butt and genitals
Nuchal Cord
- Can cause ecchymotic and petechiae over the entire head
- Notify HCP if these areas do not disappear in 2 days
Hyperbilirubinemia
Physiological Jaundice - Self limiting and do not require interventions
- Occurs after 24 hours and peaks at 3-5 days. Resolves in a week or two
- Phototherapy used to lower bilirubin
- Assess jaundice every 8-12 hours
- Assessed by applying pressure over bony prominences. If blanched area is yellow during capillary refill, jaundice is present. (Assess in natural light not artificial)
- Conjunctival sacks and buccal mucosa is easier to assess in dark skinned patients
Total Serum Bilirubin (TSB) and Transcutaneous Bilirubin (TcB)
- If TcB is greater than 12-15 mg/dL TSB is checked as confirmation
- Repeat testing is based off risk
Prevention of Hyperbilirubinemia
- Adequate feeding is essential to prevent hyperbilirubinemia
- Breastfeed within 1-2 hours of birth and 8-12 times a day (same for formula)
Risk Factors for Hyperbilirubinemia
- Most common is gestational age less than 35-36 weeks
Treatment for Hyperbilirubinemia
- Based on TSB levels, gestational age, and risk factors
- Phototherapy is the most common treatment
- Exchange blood transfusion is used when bilirubin continues to rise even with phototherapy
Phototherapy
- Light changes structure of bilirubin and changes it to a conjugated form that can be excreted in stool and urine.
- Can be delivered via lamp, blanket, pad, or cover body device
- Takes 4-6 hours to start working
- Within 24 hours bilirubin should drop by 30-40%
- Temperature levels should be monitored during phototherapy because it can cause temp change
- Can also cause water loss in LBW babies so they should be monitored for hydration
- Baby should be repositioned every 2-3 hours
Exchange Transfusion
- Used when phototherapy does not work, caused by hemolytic disease, or treatment of bilirubin encephalopathy
Hypoglycemia
- 40-45 mg/dL is lower limit of glucose in the first 72 hours
- Less than 45 should be confirmed with stat serum glucose
- Healthy newborns can have transient decrease in glucose to 30 mg/dL during the first 1-2 hours of life
- High risk infants should be fed in the first hour of life
- Checked via heel stick
Hypoglycemia Symptoms
- Jitteriness
- Lethargy
- Poor feeding
- Abnormal cry
- Hypotonia
- Hypothermia (temperature instability)
- Respiratory distress
- Apnea seizures
Hypoglycemia Risk Factors
- SGA or LGA
- LBW
- Mothers with diabetes
- Babies who experienced asphyxia or perinatal stress
- Cold Stress and Respiratory Distress
Other Baby Tests
- Sickle cell disease (hemoglobinopathies)
- Inborn errors of metabolism (phenylketonuria (PKU) galactosemia)
- Severe combined immunodeficiency
- Hearing loss
- Critical Congenital Heart Disease (CCHD)