Hypo/hyperthermia & the Neonate

Question 1

How do infants conserve heat?

Answer 1

Peripheral vasoconstriction
increasing heat production
non-shivering thermogenesis

Question 2

What are the symptoms of cold stress?

Answer 2

tachypnoea
tachycardia
restlessness
irritability
peripheral vasoconstriction
lethargy
hypotonis
mottling of the skin
central cyanosis

Question 3

What are the four risks for developmental hypoglycaemia?

Answer 3

environmental
physiological
behavioural
socioeconomic

Question 4

What is mild hypothermia?

Answer 4

36.0-36.4 C

Question 5

What is moderate hypothermia?

Answer 5

32.0-35.9 C

Question 6

What is severe hypothermia?

Answer 6

<32.0 C

Question 7

What are the consequences of hypothermia?

Answer 7

Neonatal cold injury
jittering
lethargy/irritability
poor feeding/vomiting
grunting/tachypnoea
seizures
respiratory collapse

Question 8

What does S.T.A.B.L.E. stand for?

Answer 8

sugar, temperature, airway, blood pressure, lab work, emotional support

Question 9

What is TH?

Answer 9

Therapeutic hypothermia
an intervention to reduce brain injury from mild-moderate hypoxic ischaemic encephalopathy

Question 10

What is hyperthermia?

Answer 10

above 37.5 C