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Evaluation Of The Neonate And Infant Flashcards

1
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What gets a score of 2 for Respiration

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Vigorous cry

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2
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What are primitive reflexes?

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Reflexes that disappear by certain ages

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What are abnormal findings with baby’s respiration/breathing patterns?

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Nasal flaring
Grunting
Retractions
Audible wheezing/stridor

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4
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Do babies breathe through nose or mouth

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Obligate nose breathers

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5
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Is erythema toxicum bad?

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No, no one knows what causes it and it goes away within 1 week

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6
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What is meconium staining?

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Meconium causes a greenish color on skin, umbilical cord, mucosa, amniotic fluid, placenta

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7
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What does jaundice in first 24 hours suggest?

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Hemolytic disease

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8
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What is the most common life shortening autosomal recessive disease in Caucasian’s?

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CF

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9
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What is the heel stick for?

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Checking for metabolic and genetic disorders based on state requirements

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10
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At the one minute APGAR check: arms and legs were flexed, HR was 110, some flexion of extremities to reflex irritability, body is pink, and there is a slow, irregular cry. What is the APGAR score?

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7

1, 2, 2, 1, 1

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11
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How many arteries and veins are in umbilical cord

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2 arteries 1 vein

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12
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What gets a score of 1 for Appearance

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Body pink, extremities blue

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13
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What are the total bilirubin levels in physiologic jaundice?

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Over 20mg/dL

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14
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Acoustic blink reflex (snapping in ear) tests which cranial nerve

A

CN VIII

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15
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Five minute APGAR score 6 or less indicates?

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High risk for CNS/organ dysfunction. Intervention required

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16
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When is the heel stick done to check for disorders

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1st at 24-48hrs

2nd at first doctors visit/5-10 days

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17
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5 components of APGAR score

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  1. Activity
  2. Pulse
  3. Grimace
  4. Appearance
  5. Respiration
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18
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How can we know the anus is is patent and working

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The baby passes meconium (usually by 48 hrs)

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Preemie age

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Birth prior to 37 wks

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20
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Is nystagmus immediately after birth normal?

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Yes it’s common

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21
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What could cause a cephalohematoma (bleeding between periosteum and skull)?

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Trauma from birth. Forceps/vacuum use

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22
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How often should breastfed babies be fed?

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Every 2-3 hours for 10-15min per breast

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23
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What might central cyanosis indicate?

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Cyanotic congenital heart disease

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24
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How do you tell the difference between acrocyanosis and central cyanosis?

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Mucous membranes will be pink with acrocyanosis, and blue in central cyanosis

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25
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What gestational age is considered full term

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37-42 weeks

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26
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When does Moro reflex go away

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5-6 months

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27
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Top 4 diagnoses to come out of newborn screening?

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Hearing loss
Congenital hypothyroidism
Cystic fibrosis
Sickle Cell

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28
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What is rooting reflex

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Stroke skin at corner of mouth and baby turns head to suck

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29
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APGAR score range

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0-10

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30
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What might a large posterior fontanelle indicate

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Congenital hypothyroidism

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31
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How should babies be lying down for sleep

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On their backs “back to bed”

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32
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What is meconium ileus?

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Meconium is thick and hard to pass which causes an obstruction

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33
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What is plantar grasp

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Touch base of toes and toes curl

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34
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What are fontanelles?

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The intersections of major sutures “soft spots”

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35
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How big is the anterior fontanelle at birth?

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4-6cm

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36
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When is jaundice considered pathological?

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When it starts in first 24 hours or after 2 weeks

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37
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What is the most important diagnostic test for CF?

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Sweat chloride testing

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38
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What does it mean if nystagmus persists for awhile?

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May indicate poor vision or CNS disease

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39
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Galeazzi, Ortolani, and Barlow tests all screen for what?

A

Hip dysplasia

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40
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What does miliaria rubra look like

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Red bumps/vesicles

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41
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What is the asymmetric tonic neck reflex

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Turn head to Left and the Left arm/leg extend and Right arm/leg flex (and vice versa)

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42
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When does palmar grasp go away

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4-6 months

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43
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What is leukocoria

A

White pupillary reflex

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44
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Pulse below 100bpm gives what score for Pulse?

A

1

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45
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What is physiologic jaundice?

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Jaundice noticed AFTER 24 hours

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46
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What does prophylactic erythromycin ointment prevent? (Eye goop)

A

Gonococcal opthalmia (STD)

47
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What are we looking for in the baby’s opthalmoscopic exam

A

Bilateral Red light reflex

48
Q

Rooting/sucking reflex tests which cranial nerve

49
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What is positive support reflex

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Hold baby till his feet touch a flat surface and he’ll kind of stand up

50
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What is the Barlow test

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Holding one leg and ADDUCT the other one feeling for clunk/movement of hip joint dislocation

51
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What gestational age is considered late-preterm?

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34-36 weeks

52
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What is the term for undescended testicles

A

Cryptorchidism

53
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What can cause cloudiness of cornea

54
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What causes miliaria rubra

A

Obstructed sweat glands

55
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What is omphalitis?

A

Infection of the umbilical stump

56
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what gets a score of 0 for appearance

A

Baby is blue and pale

57
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What is “heat rash”

A

Miliaria rubra

58
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What does ABO or Rh incompatibility have to do with jaundice?

A

No idea but it does

59
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What is it called when bilirubin accumulates in the brain

A

Kernicterus

60
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Infant age

A

29 days to 12 months

61
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What is erythema toxicum

A

Red patches with central vesicles that appear on day 2-3 of life

62
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What gestational age is considered preterm?

63
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What is torticollis?

A

Injury to sternocleidomastoid

64
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What supplement do breastfed babies require?

A

Vitamin D 400 IU/day

65
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What does the Nerborns and Mother’s Health Protection Act say?

A

Insurance is required to cover up to 48 hours for vaginal deliveries and 4 days for c-sections

66
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What might a bulging fontanelle indicate?

A

Hydrocephalus/infection causing increased ICP

67
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What is acrocyanosis

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Blue extremities with pink mucous membranes that commonly appears shortly after birth and goes away in 1-2 days

68
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What gets a score of 2 for Grimace

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Active motions-sneeze, cough, pull away

to reflex irritability

69
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When does the posterior fontanelle close

70
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What is Ortolani test

A

Holding leg and ABDUCTING hip feeling for clunk of femoral head entering acetabulum

71
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Is paradoxical breathing normal for a baby

A

Yes they are “belly breathers”

72
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Abnormalities of any primitive reflexes suggests what

A

Neurological disease

73
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What is galeazzi test

A

Place feet together and note any difference in knee heights

74
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One minute APGAR score less than 4 requires?

A

Immediate resuscitation

75
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What is positional plagiocephaly

A

Flat spot from laying on back of head

76
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When does positivesupport refelx go away

77
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What are milia?

A

Developing sebaceous glands on nose, chin, forehead. Look like whiteheads

78
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What could cause leukocoria?

A

Retinoblastoma

79
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How does breastfeeding protect baby from infections?

A

IgA antibodies

80
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What is a normal Heart rate for infant?

A

120-160bpm

81
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How big is the posterior fontanelle at birth/

82
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What is Moro reflex

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Pretend to drop baby and look for baby to startle and extend limbs

83
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How often is baby assessed during transitional period

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Every 30 min

84
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When does the anterior fontanelle close for 90% of infants

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7-19 months

85
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When are APGAR scores taken

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1 and 5 minutes

86
Q

What is the problem with congenital hairy nevus

A

Significant malignant potential

87
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What gestational age is considered post term?

A

> 42 weeks

88
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What does the Ballard Scoring System estimate?

A

Gestational age to within 2 weeks

89
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What is a normal respiratory rate for infant?

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30-60 breaths/min

90
Q

How do we test for Critical Congenital Heart Disease?

A

Pulse oximetry

91
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When does the asymmetric Tone reflex go away

A

2-3 months

92
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What is the palmar grasp

A

Press finger on baby’s palm and he will grasp your finger

93
Q

Five minute APGAR score of 7 or higher indicates?

A

Normal, proceed to more thorough examination

94
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What could torticollis cause?

A

Plagiocephaly(flat spot on head)

95
Q

Does crypotorchidism ever solve itself

A

Yes in 2/3 cases both testes descend by 1 year

96
Q

80-90% of newborns with meconium ileum have___?

A

Cystic fibrosis

97
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When does rooting reflex go away

A

3-4 months

98
Q

Why is it important to do a hearing screen before baby is discharged>?

A

Early intervention improves speech development

99
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What is the recommended source of nutrition for infants up to 6 months old

A

Breastfeeding

100
Q

What are Epstein pearls

A

small white benign cysts on roof of mouth (at junction of hard and soft palate)

101
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Is central cyanosis a big deal?

A

Yes its an emergency

102
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Is acrocyanosis a big deal?

103
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What is choanal atresia

A

One side of nose is blocked

104
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What might a depressed anterior fontanelle indicate?

A

Dehydration

105
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What is the transitional period

A

First 4-6 hours outside the womb

106
Q

What is spina bifida occulta?

A

Abnormalities within 1cm of midline in baby’s buttcrack? Might allow stool to come in contact with spinal canal

107
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Neonate age

A

Birth to 28 days

108
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When does plantar grasp go away

A

6-8 months

109
Q

What is a normal APGAR score?

110
Q

What is hypospadias?

A

Urethra located in wrong location on penis

111
Q

Arms and legs flexed gives what score for Activity

112
Q

What are important skin colors to note on infant?

A

Jaundice, cyanosis, and meconium staining

113
Q

Do we need to treat a cephalohematoma

A

No, resolves spontaneously within 3 weeks

Pediatrics (Lauren) (4 decks)

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