Ms tabujara Flashcards
Newborn assessment at 1 to 5 minutes after birth to determine neurologic deficit.
APGAR scoring
What are the 5 parameters of APGAR?
Heart Rate
Respiratory Effort
Muscle Tone
Reflex Irritability
Color
Treatment of jaundice
Phototherapy or Exchange Infusion
Used to estimate degrees of respiratory distress in newborn
Respiratory evaluation:
Silverman and Andersen index
What do nurses need to do in Phototherapy treatment?
-Closely monitor body temp and fluid electrolyte imbalance
-Observe skin Integrity
-Provide Eye protection
-Encourage parent participation
-Monitor pathologic jaundice
What is the long term adverse neurologic effect of prolonged hypoglycemia?
Learning disabilities and mental retardation.
Blueness of NB hands and feet
Acrocyanosis
Cyanosis of trunk
Central cyanosis
The yellowish of infant’s skin and sclera of the eyes that occurs at the 2nd or 3rd day of life.
Hyperbilirubinemia
The redness of the dependent side infant’s skin when lying on the side while the other side is pale, as if a line is drawn in the center
Harlequin sign
Macular purple or dark-red lesion sometimes called as port-wine stain.
Typically appears on the face, thigh and nose
Nevus flammeus
Refers to elevated areas formed by immature capillaries and endothelial cells. High estrogen levels in pregnancy.
Strawberry Hemangioma
Appear as slate-gray patches across the sacrum or buttocks or in the arms and legs
Mongolian spots
White, cream cheese-like substance that serves as a skin lubricant in the utero
Vernix Caseosa
Fine downy hair that covers the newborns back, shoulder and upoer arms
Lanugo
37-39 wks babies have more than 40 wks
Extremely dry skin of newborns similar to sunburn
Desquamation
White papule found on the cheeck or across the bridge of the nose.
Milia
Flea bite rash
Erythema Toxicum
Circular or linear contusion matching the rim of the forcep’s blade
Forceps Marks
Newborn skin should feel resilient if the underlying tissue is well hydrated
Skin turgor
The space or openings where skull bones join
Fontanelles
When does anterior fontanelles closes
12 to 18 months