Kaplan Neonate Flashcards
Prognosis of Cephalohematoma
- most resolve in 2 weeks to 3 months
- may have calcium deposition for up to 1 to 5 years
Presentation / Risk Factors for subcutaneous fat necrosis
- traumatic deliveries and assd with maternal cocaine use
- presents at first 6 to 10 days ofe life at sites of trauma there are well-defined, irregular, hard, purplish lesions
Dx, Tx, and resolution of subq fat necrosis
- get calcium if symptoms of hypercalcemia (vomiting, irritability, lethargy, anorexia)
- if hyperca; fluids, lasix, hydrocortisone
- becomes soft within 2 months and then regresses
when do you get imaging for a skull fracture 2/2 delivery
if it is depressed (XR; can consider CT if c/f brain trauma)
Presentation and Prognosis of Facial Nerve Palsy
- smooth forehead, no nasolabial fold, ipsi mouth droop
- tongue not affected so can still feed
- resolves within days to weeks (if severe months)
How long does it take subconjunctival hemorrhage to resolve
about 1 to 2 weeks
Presentation Duchenne Erb
-C5 to C6 so arm is adducted and internally rotated with extension at elbow, forarm is pronated
Presenation Klumpke Palsy
C8 to T1 so horner syndrome with hand and wrist paralyzed
Dx, Tx, Prognosis of Birth Palsys
- can consider radiographs to exclude other injuries
- PT and if not corrected by 3 to 9 months may need brachial plexus surgery
- most will resolve completely
First and then Best Imaging for Phrenic Nerve Injury
- plain CXR
- best is real time US
Tx and Prognosis Phrenic Nerve Injury
- place baby affected side down
- tx the respiratory distress
- if no resolution in 2 months, surgical plication of diaphragm
- most recover spontaneously
Presentation of SCM Injury
- results in muscular torticollis
- difficult delivery leads to hematoma which leads to scaring and muscle shortening
- may present at birth or 10-14 days after
- head goes to involved side and chin goes to opposite shoulder
Dx, Tx, and Prognosis SCM Injury
- plain radiograph to exclude other pathology
- tx: PT (look in involved direction, sleep on affected side) for 6 months; then surgery
- most resolve in 2 to 3 months; if not can lead to foreshortened skull and scoliosis later on
What is a Preterm Infant?
< 37 weeks
What is LBW infant and why important?
< 2500g. Significant morbidity through first 28 days of life
What is VLBW
BW < 1500g
What is the most accurate predictor of neonatal mortality rate?
very low birth weight (<1500g)
What are IUGR babies at risk for?
- hypoglycemia
- temperature instability
- asphyxia
- polycythemia
What is symmetric IUGR?
- decreased length, weight, and HC due to decreased cell number
- occurs early in gestation
What causes symmetric IUGR?
- chromosomal
- malformation syndromes
- teratogenic
- intrauterine infections
What is asymmetric IUGR?
- head sparing so brain size is normal
- usually in 3rd trimester
Causes asymmetirc IUGR?
- poor maternal nutrition
- placental problems
- maternal illness (anemia, HTN, renal)
What are major risk factors for LGA baby?
maternal obesity and DM
What are complications of LGA?
- congenital anomalies
- birth injuries
- higher rates of developmental delay
Most common causes late onset sepsis (beyond 7 days of life)
- CONS
- staph aureus
- candida
- GN organism
- GBS
Empiric Tx Early Onset Sepsis
- amp and gent
- if concern for meningitis add HD 3rd generation cephalosporin as aminoglycosides to cross BBB well
Empiric Tx Late Onset Sepsis
-since CONS is most common, consider vancomycin
Tx Duration Neonatal Sepsis
7 to 10 days or 5 to 7 days after clinical imporvement
Presentation of Toxo infection
- chorioretinitis
- hydrocephalus
- intracranial calcifications
- hepatosplenomegaly
- premie and IUGR
Best initial text for toxo
-IgM ELISA or agglutination
Most accurate test for toxo
PCR in amniotic fluid
Tx mom of toxo
- prevent with spiramycin
- if intrauterine evidence of infx pyrimethaine plus sulfadiazine (mother on folinic acid)
What stage of syphilus will newborn have?
second
Signs of newborn syphilis infection in < 2 year old
- IUGR, jaundice, hepatosplenomegaly
- SNUFFLES
- chorioetinitis
- nephrotic syndrome
- periosteitis, osteochondritis
- mucocutaneous lesions (can involve palms and soles so like desquamation)
Signs of Late Syphilis aka untreated
-Rhagades: linear scares from anus, nares, mouth
-saddle nose
saber shints (anterior tibia bow)
-clutton joints or painless synovitis
-mulberry molars
-hutchinson teeth (central incisors)
Best Initial Test for Syphilis
- screen with nontreponemal such as VDRL or RPR
- confirm with treponemal test (FTA-ABS, TPI, MHA-TP)
What is the most accurate test for syphilis?
dark field micscopy or direct immunofluorescence of tissue
Tx Newborn Syphilis
- first week of life penicillin for 10 days
- follow until nontreponemal test is negative
- if mother received penicillin at least 4 weeks prior to delivery don’t have to treat
Monitoring Syphilis
- nontreponemal tests decrease by 3 months and should be negative by 6 months
- will retreat if still reactive
- if neurosyphilis CSF every 6 months
Imaging and Workup of Syphilis
- long bone imaging
- CSF
- blood
When to treat for syphilis
- nontreponemal test > 4x mothers
- evidence of syphilis
- positive CDRL in CSF OR elevated CSF protein or wbc
- placental or umbilical cord positive via direct immunofluorescence
Presentation Congenital Varicella
- cicatrical skin lesions
- limb hypoplasia and atrophy (esp in weeks 6 to 12 GA)
- club foot
- microcephaly
- IUGR
- mental deficiency
DX Congenital Varicella
- history, fetal US or newborn exam
- VZV specific IgM and IgG in CORD blood
TX and outcome Congenital Varicella
- once mom is infected, VZIG will not help fetus
- if mom has severe disease when pregnant acyclovir can help her but not baby
- up to half die; seizures and mental deficiency for teh rest
Congenital Parvovirus Presentation
-most are normal, but can have nonimmune hydrops fetalis due to severe fetal anemia especially if acquired prior to 20 weeks
How can a neonate get HIV?
- labor and delivery
- transplacental
- BREASTMILK
What correlates most to perinatal transmission?
maternal HIV RNA viral load at time of delivery
S/S Neonatal HIV?
- usually asymptomatic at birth
- can have LAD, FTT, pneumonia, and oral candidiasis
DX for Neonatal HIV?
- PCR for HIV DNA at birth, 1 month, and 4 months (confirmed with 2 positive tests)
- can’t use Elisa or western blot until 18 months
TX Neonatal HIV
- elective c-section prior to ROM
- no BREASTMILK in resource rich countires
- mother with oral zidovudine prenatally and IV ZDV intrapartum
- infant on ZDV immediately after birth for at least 6 weeks or until disease absence is established
Presentation Congenital Rubella
- oftentimes normal at birth
- postnatal growth failure
- blueberry muffin spots on head, neck, and trunk (dermal extramedullary hematopoiesis)
- congenital heart disease
- sensorineural deafnesness
- PDA
- cataracts
DX Congenital Rubella
- prenatal: rubella IgM in mother 7 to 14 days after rash
- Infant: initial get IgM; most accurate is PCR for viral RNA
Tx Congenital Rubella
- none
- affected kids are contagious for a year
Presentation Congenital CMV
- hepatosplenomegaly and direct hyperbili
- thrombocytpoenia (petechiae, purpura)
- periventricular calfircaionts
- hearing
Best initial Test Cong CMV
-urine PCR with 3 samples