Neo, infant Flashcards
Term infant
38 - 42 weeks gastational age
APGAR score is done…
1 and 5 minutes
APGAR stands for
Apperrance
Pulse
Grimance
Activity
Respiratory rate
APGAR: Action based on score
0-3
resuscitate
APGAR: Action based on score
4-6
stimulate, warm, administer O2
APGAR: Action based on score
7-10
monitor, routine care
transilluminate is recomended when
pneumothorax is suspected
transilluminate
pneumothorax will cause the
the entire hemithorax to light up
normal temperature
36.5 C
pulse/ HR
110-160 bets /min
Resp. rate
30-60
term infant blood pressure
60/40 mmhg
preterm infant blood pressure
50/30 mmHg
Term infant weight
> 3000g
apnea for 5-10 sec is considered…
normal
apnea for more than 20 seconds is considered
abnormal
Dobowits or Ballard score of >40 indicates
post-term infant
Dobowits or Ballard score <40 indicates
pre-term infant
estimates gastational age in very low brith weight infants
New Ballard Score
Blood glucose for term infant
> 30 mg/dL
blood glucose premature
> 20 mg/dL
Good L/S ratio
2:1 or higher
a ratio less than 2:1 indicates
a high risk of HMD/ IRDS
hyaline membrane disease, infant resp distress syndrome
apnea for more than 20 sec is
abnormal
