LESSON 17 part 3 Flashcards
Born after the 42nd week of pregnancy
Post term pregnancy
Labor is usually ‘induced at 2 weeks post term’ to avoid premature births
Post term pregnancy
Dry cracked almost ‘leather like skin from lack of fluid’
Post term syndrome
What is the intervention for hypoglycemia
Breastfeeding
What test to use for Postterm Infants
NST
BPP
An infant born ‘before’ the end of week 37 of gestation
Preterm infant
Another criterion is weight less than 2500 g at birth
Preterm infant
In preterm infants, what RACE have a higher incidence
Non-whites
In preterm infants, what order of birth has the highest incidence
1st and 4th pregnancy
Little sc fat, ‘veins are noticeable’, high degree of acrocyanosis
Ruddy skin
In this term, there is an extensive lanugo
Preterm infants
‘Low reticulocyte count’ because the BM does not increase production until 32 weeks
Anemia of Prematurity
Immaturity of hematopoietic system + RBC hemolysis
Anemia of Prematurity
This vitamins protects rbc against oxidation
Vitamin E
The ‘destruction of the brain cells by invasion of direct billirubin in the blood’ from excessive hemolysis
Kernicterus
What term are more prone tp kernicterus
Preterm
Preterms lack surfactant thus have difficulty in moving blood from the pulmonary artery; leads to pulmonary HPN
PPDA / Persistent Patent Ductus Arteriosus
What medicine helps close the ductus arteriosus
Indomethacin
Ibuprofen
‘Bleeding’ into the tissue surrounding the ‘ventricles’
Periventricular/Intraventricular Hemorrhage
Why type of feeding of breastmilk to prevent necrotizing enterocolitis
gavage feeding
