Ch 17 Newborn transitioning

Question 1

Neonatal period

Answer 1

First 28 days of life

Question 2

Thermoregulation

Answer 2

Process of maintaining the balance between heat loss and heat production in order to maintain the body‘s core internal temperature

Question 3

Cold stress

Answer 3

A cascade of physiological events caused by the infants use of chemically mediated thermogenesis in an attempt to increase core temperature

Question 4

Jaundice

Answer 4

Occurs when a baby has a high level of bilirubin in the blood

Question 5

Meconium

Answer 5

First feces or stool of the newborn

Question 6

Neurobehavioral response

Answer 6

Relating to the relationship between the action of the nervous system and behavior

Question 7

Neutral thermal environment

Answer 7

Maintenance of the infants temperature with a stable metabolic state along with minimal oxygen and energy expenditure. The NAT is best achieved when infants can maintain a core temperature at rest between 36.5°C and 37.5°C

Question 8

Periodic breathing

Answer 8

Clusters of breath separated by intervals of apnea or near apnea

Question 9

Reflex

Answer 9

An action that is performed as a response to a stimulus and without conscious thought

Question 10

Surfactant

Answer 10

Compounds that lower the surface tension between two liquids, between a gas and a liquid, or between a liquid and a solid