Bates-peds Flashcards
What is used as an assessment for the newborn immediately after birth?
Apgar Score
What time increments would you score each newborn after birth?
1 min and 5 min
If baby was crying vigorously, sneezing, or coughing, what Apgar score would be assigned?
2
If baby has pink body and blue extremities, what Apgar score would
1
Postterm infants are at risk of perinatal mortality or morbidity such as______&_________?
asphyxia and meconium aspiration
If baby’s muscle tone is flaccid, what Apgar score would be assigned?
0
What is a common complication among LGA (large for gestational age) newborns?
hypoglycemia
What type of infants are more prone to respiratory distress syndrome, apnea, PDA, and infection?
Preterm AGA (appropriate for gestational age) infants
What type of infants are more likely to experience asphyxia, hypoglycemia, and hypoglycemia?
Preterm SGA (small for gestational age) infants
What type of babies have knees flexed and hips flexed in utero?
breech babies (meaning buttock first)
What type of babies have their knees extended and hips flexed in utero?
frank breech baby
If you cannot distract the infant or make the awake infant attend to an object, your face, or a sound what problem would you consider?
visual or hearing deficit
An infant or toddler who has developmental skills that plateau or are out of sequence may have what conditions? (2)
Autism or cerebral palsy
How many deviations beyond the standard for age are indicated for more detailed evaluation of an child?
beyond TWO standards (or above the 95th percentile or below the 5th percentile
A common cause of an apparent deviation in somatic growth is______?
measurement error (attributed to the challenge of measuring a squirming infant or child)
Abnormalities that can cause deviation from normal growth patterns are_____ &_______.
Down syndrome & prematurity
____________ is a shown drop in height percentile on a growth curve that may signify a chronic condition.
Reduced growth velocity
____________ is inadequate weight gain for age.
Failure to thrive
A small infant head size may result from _____________ or __________.
premature closure of the sutures or microcephaly
What is an abnormally large head called?
macrocephaly
______is when an infant has a large head that is a benign familial condition.
Familial megaloencephaly
Central cyanosis in a baby or child of any age should raise suspicion of_______.
Congenital heart disease
Pigmented light-brown lesions are______.
Cafe au lait spots
Multiple lesions with smooth borders may suggest_______.
Neurofibromatosis
Skin desquamation is rarely a sign of ________or________.
placental circulatory insufficiency or congenital icthyosis
Midline hair tufts over the lumbosacral spine region suggest a possible ___________.
Spinal cord defect
Jaundice within the first 24 hours of birth may be from _______.
Hemolytic disease of the newborn
Late-appearing jaundice that persists beyond 2-3 wks should raise suspicions of what diseases?
biliary obstruction or liver disease
What is a common source of jaundice during the first couple of weeks is_____?
breastfeeding (it normally resolves)
Unilateral dark, purplish lesion or “port wine stain” over the distribution of the ophthalmic branch of the trigeminal nerve is a sign of what syndrome?
Sturge-Weber syndrome
Significant edema of the hands and feet of a newborn girl may be suggestive of what syndrome?
Turner’s syndrome