Common Newborn Illnesses Lecture Powerpoint Flashcards
Most newborns begin effective respirations following delivery and should establish regular respirations by 1 min of age, but ___% may require some form of resuscitation and even a smaller percent require intensive interventions. What interventions do we give? (2)
10%, bag mask ventilations and temp maintenance to minimize hypothermia which will lead to adverse transitioning
Infants born before ___ weeks are at risk for adverse outcomes at birth
39 weeks (general practice promotes not performing an elective c section until at least 39 weeks for healthy babies (march of dimes))
Transient tachypnea of the newborn (TTN)/retained fetal lung fluid syndrome definition
Most common mild respiratory problem of babies that begins after birth of term or late preterm infants and lasts about three days (RR>60/min) more often seen in c section infants and presents with nonspecific tachypnea, retraction, nasal flaring, and cyanosis (hard to differentiate on presentation alone)
Signs and symptoms associated with respiratory transition difficulties in newborns (5)
- neonatal tachypnea (rr>60rpm)
- apnea (pause >20 sec or accompanied by cyanois and bradycardia)
- central cyanosis (pathologic, acral is benign)
- nasal flaring upon inspiration
- retractions
Preterm birth timeline
gestation less than 37 weeks
Late preterm birth timeline
Gestation 34-36.9 weeks
Term birth timeline
Gestation between 37-41.9 weeks
Post term birth timeline
Gestation 42 or greater weeks
Low birth weight definition
<2500 grams at birth
SGA and LGA
Small for gestational age and large for gestational age (which indicate either below 10th or above 90th percentiles)
IUGR (intrauterine growth restriction)
Infant whose growth is limited compared to potential due to environmental, genetic, or other factors, either symmetric (head size and weight symmetrically small) or assymetric (small weight but size is preserved, associated with more comorbidities)
____ account for most NICU admissions, and ___ must be evaluated promptly and accurately and involve rapid intervention
Newborn respiratory disorders, respiratory distress
Examples of initial diagnostic studies of newborn respiratory distress (6)
- chest xray
- CBC with diff
- blood culture
- blood glucose
- pulse ox
- ABG
Way to differentiate congenital cyanotic heart disease from newborn respiratory distress if suspected
ABG post hyperoxia challenge
Assessment of a newborn with respiratory distress (3)
- maternal medical history and pregnancy history (including studies like ultrasound)
- labor and delivery history
- presentation of the new born
Apgar score
measure of how healthy a baby is after birth on a scale of 1-10, with 7 or greater being healthy, comprised of five components: 1) color, 2) heart rate, 3) reflexes, 4) muscle tone, and 5) respiration, each of which is given a score of 0, 1, or 2.
Scaphoid abdomen on assessment of newborn with respiratory distress is a sign of ___, asymmetric chest movements ___, and stridor ____
congenital diaphragmatic hernia, pneumothorax, subglottic stenosis (upper airway obstruction)
Some common conditions affecting respiratory status of newborn (4)
- use of anesthesia (central depression)
- maternal diabetes (hyaline membrane disease, polycythemia, cardiomyopathy)
- premature delivery (hyaline membrane disease)
- Meconium stained amniotic fluid (meconium aspiration syndrome)
Transient tachypnea of the newborn chest x ray findings
Increased interstitial markings indicating fluid
Transient tachypnea of the newborn (TTN) treatment options (2)
- must be watched in a hospital and sometimes placed on oxygen but most recover without complication (improves with minimal ventilation)
- prevent by avoiding elective c section younger than 39 weeks gestation
Normal resting heart rate of the newborn, normal resting BP of the newborn
120-160bpm, 64/41 mmHg
Hyaline membrane disease and neonatal pneumonia common x ray finding
Uniform reticulonodualar appearance/Ground glass appearance on chest x ray
Hyaline membrane disease (respiratory distress syndrome)
newborn specific lung disease due to surfactant deficiency, occurs most always in preterm infants*** who have not produced adequate pulmonary surfactant
Hyaline membrane disease (respiratory distress syndrome) clinical presentation (4)
- respiratory stress soon after delivery and worsens with time
- tachypnea, intercostal retraction, and grunting
- hypoxia and hypercarbia
- respiratory acidosis
Hyaline membrane disease (respiratory distress syndrome) treatment options (4)
- cpap
- umbilical or radial arterial line to monitor blood gas levels
- surfactant replacement therapy (standard of treatment)***
- ampicillin + gentamycin until cultures are drawn and determined neg
Complications of Respiratory distress syndrome in the newborn (4)
- patent ductus arteriosus
- pulmonary air leaks
- pneumothorax
- retinopathy of prematurity
Treatment options for premature birth
- betamethasone** (accelerate fetal lung maturation)
- ca2+ blockers