Care Of The Newborn Flashcards
Girl under 18 suspected FGM should be reported to?
Police
HI doctor my periods are really painful what medication can I take to make it better
Yes the non steroidal anti inflammatory drug such as Mefanamic acid or ibuprofen
Hi doctor for my heavy bleeding during my period what medication do I need to take
Tranexamic acid
Good Morning Doctor lately I’ve been needing to go to the toilet more frequently than normal. What are my treatment options?
Bladder retraining exercise
Medications such as tolterodine
Hi Doctor I was diagnosed with PCOS years ago and have been struggling to have a baby
What medication can you give me that might help
Ok so we can try a medication called clomifene.
Hi doctor I have been taking clomifene to try and help me get pregnant because I suffer from PCOS I don’t think it’s working what else can we try
So we can try you on metformin and see how it goes
Hi Doctor my last cervical smear test came back saying that I have moderate dyskariosis what happens next?
I will refer you for a scan of your cervix called colonoscopy within the next 2 weeks
Hi doctor ive heard that sometimes if labour isnt progressing as intended the woman may be asked o go into mcroberts position what is that
hips fully flexes and abducted
Hi doctor on a ctg is variability of less than 5bpm something to be concerned about?
no
Hi doctor what is the normal heart rate for a foetus?
100 - 160 bpm
Hi doctor i was looking at a CTG and noticed some decelerations, what do decelerations correspond to?
the onset of a contraction which is normal
Hi doctor i am 30 weeks pregnant and this is my first child. I was told that my baby needed to be turned because it was in the wrong position. Please can you do this today?
No the earliest we can try to turn your baby (ECV) is at 36 weeks since you havent had a child before
Hi doctor i am 32 weeks pregnant and this is my third child. I was told that my baby needed to be turned because it was in the wrong position. Please can you do this today?
No the earliest we can try to turn your baby (ECV) is 37 weeks since you havent had a child before
Hi Dr I was doing some reading into common causes of neonatal death but I can’t remember what the top cause is can you tell me
Pneumonia
Hi Dr on the topic of Childhood death for children under 5 I can’t quite remember what the second leading cause was can you tell me
Preterm birth complications
Hi Dr I was just pretending to a newborn child and I noticed that the child is breathing very very quickly is this normal
This may be due to a condition called transient tachypnea of the newborn which usually resolves itself
Hi Dr I can’t quite remember what respiratory distress syndrome is please can you describe it to me?
Insufficient surfactant production
hi Dr I have just attended the scene where are less than one day year old newborn is showing signs of respiratory distress what do we need to do for this child
Ventilation and nasal CPAP
Hi Dr I have been looking after a 32 year old woman who is 32 weeks into her pregnancy. She has ruptured her membranes and we are concerned that it has been more than 24 hours does this put the fetus at increased risk of infection
Yes the foetus is at increased risk of picking up congenital pneumonia
Hi Dr I have just seen a less than one day old newborn child to initially appeared to be struggling to breathe but after a couple of hours seem to be fine. What causes transient tachypnea of the newborn?
Delayed clearance of lung fluid