BRS #2 Flashcards
apgar score variables (5)- 0, 1, 2
HR: absent, < 100, > 100
respirations: absent, slow/irregular, good/crying
muscle tone: limp, some flexion, active motion
reflex: no response, grimace, cough/sneeze/cry
color: blue/pale, body pink/blue extremities, completely pink
assess apgar score at _____ and _____ minutes
if low, resuscitate and continue assessing every 5 minutes until score of 7 or more is reach
1 and 5 minutes
vernix caseosa
thick white creamy material found in term infants
acrocyanosis
cyanosis of hands and feet- common in first 48-72 hours and in some infants the first month of life
cutis marmorata
mottling of the skin with venous prominence
jaundice is ALWAYS abnormal if detected within the first 24 hours of birth (T/F)
T
milia
very small cysts formed around pilosebaceous follicles
appear as tiny whitish papules that are seen on nose, cheeks, forehead, and chin
-disappear within a few weeks
-no tx
mongolian spots
dark blue hyper pigmented macules over lumbosacral area
-no pathologic significance
pustular melanosis
benign transient rash
small dry superficial vesicles over a dark macular base
erythema toxic neonatorum
benign rash seen in first 72 hours
erythematous macules, papules, and pustules
flea bites on funk and extremities but not on palms and soles
eosinophils
nevus simplex (salmon patch)
most common vascular lesion of infantry
“stork bite”
nevus flammeus (port wine stain)
congenital vascular malformation
-if in V1 distribution, could be assoc with intracranial or spinal vascular malformations seizures, intracranial calcifications (Sturge Weber)
strawberry hemangioma
benign proliferative vascular tumor
increase in size after birth and resolve within 18-24 months
neonatal acne
not present at birth, appears after 1-2 weeks, no tx needed
microcaphly is head circumference below _____ percentile
10th
diffuse swelling of soft tissues of scalp that crosses cranial sutures and the midline
caput succedaneum
subperiosteal hemorrhages confined and limited by cranial sutures- usually parietal or occipital bones
cephalohematomas
soft areas of skull with a ping pong ball feel
craniotabes
-no intervention needed
4 causes of abnormal red reflex in neonate
cataracts
glaucoma
retinoblastoma
severe chorioretinitis
in neonates, look for this nose abnormality
choanal atresia
micrognathia
cleft palate
glossoptosis
obstruction of upper airway
pierre robin syndrome
macroglossia, hemi-hypertrophy, visceromegaly
beckwith-wiedemann syndrome
macroglossia can also be assoc with ___ and ______
hypothyroidism
mucopolysaccharidosis
epstein pearls
small white epidermoid mucoid cysts found on hard palate that will disappear within a few weeks