Module 7 Flashcards
1
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New born initial assessment
A
- color
- tone
- movement
- cry
2
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Apgar score
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- evaluation of newborn 1 min after birth and 5 min after birth
3
Q
5 objective signs of APGAR
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- Activity (muscle tone)
- Pulse
- Grimace (reflexes)
- Appearance ( skin colour)
- Respirations
4
Q
New Vital Signs
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Pulse: 110-160
BP: 80/46
Resp: 20 - 60 breaths per min
Temp: 36.2- 37.7
5
Q
Moro Reflex
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draw legs up and arms fan out
come towards midline in an embrace if infant is startled
6
Q
Infant head
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Circumference : 32-36 cm
7
Q
Rooting Reflex
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Infants head will turn in the direction of anything touching its cheek
8
Q
Moulding
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Fetal head is shaped to fit through the birth canal
9
Q
Cephalohematoma
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- collection blood that gathers beneath the scalp
- Usually recedes within a fee weeks without treatment
10
Q
Respiration in Newborn
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- Umbilical chord cut, lungs take over
- First breath expands lungs
- Full Lung expansion happens after several days
11
Q
Circulation
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- 300 mL of blood volume
12
Q
Acrocyanosis
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- blueness in the hands and feet resulting from poor circulation
- Normal
- When assessing for O2 do not use limbs.
13
Q
Lanugo
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- Fine hair that covers a newborns body
- usually disappears the first week of life
14
Q
Vernix Caseosa
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- Cheese like substance that covers the skin of newborn
- Protects infant from harsh watery environment of the uterous
15
Q
Meconium
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First stool
- Mixture of amniotic fluid and secretions of the intestinal glans
- Dark greenish/Black
- Thick and Sticky
