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Neonates Flashcards

1
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Ways to reduce the risk of SIDS

A 
Breastfeeding
Ensuring babies are not too hot
Use of dummies
"Back to sleep" 
"Feet to foot" - ensuring the baby's feet touch the end of the cot
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Preterm infants require Fe supplementation T/F

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True - iron stores are laid down in the third trimester

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In a neonate at about what age do the blood vessels reach the peripheral retina?

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1 month

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What is the classic presentation of renal vein thrombosis in a neonate secondary to dehydration?

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Triad of:
gross haematuria
thrombocytopenia
enlarged kidneys

Note: usually anticoag is not used in treatment of unilateral thrombosis but it might be used in bilateral

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In a full term male infant with undescended testes after how long is spon descent rare?

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Spon descent is rare after 6 months

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6
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In preterm infants 70% of undescended testes are on the left T/F

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F - 70% on the right

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7
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Risk factors for neonatal death and still birth

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Low SES
African race
Male infant
Nullip or multip (3rd and subsequent)
Non singleton
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8
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Classic finding for Hirschprung disease on contrast enema in neonate?

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Transition zone typically in the sigmoid colon

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9
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Developmental dysplasia of the hip is more common in males or females? Which hip is more commonly affected?

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More common in females 6:1
More common in left hip
Both hips affected in 1/3 of cases

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Treatment of haemorrhagic disease of the newborn (vit K def) with active bleeding?

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IV vit K + FFP

Note: IV vit K works faster than IM. FFP is given as even IV vit K does not work fast enough

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When does haemorrhagic disease of newborn usually present and how? RFs?

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2- 7 days of life (can be later in those with malabs)
GI bleed, bleeding from umbilical stump and bruising
Those who did not receive vit K + breastfeed are most at risk

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12
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What is the main protein in breast milk?

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Whey

Note: is is more digestible than cow’s milk protein, casein. Breast milk contains low levels of vitamins K but higher levels of vitamins A, C and E (compared to cow’s milk)

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13
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A rate of increase of bilirubin above 6.5 micro mol/L per hour is a RF for kernicterus T/F

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F - above 8.5

Other RFs:
Bili > 340 in infant with GA > 37 wks
Clinical features of acute bilirubin encephalopathy

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14
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2 day old infants with rhythmic focal myoclonic jerks at a rate of 1-3/sec what pathology

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Early onset hypocalcaemia

Note: may be followed by a generalised seizure

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15
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Acetylcalicylic acid is C/I in when breastfeeding T/F

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T - AKA aspirin

Due to risk of Reye’s and may inhibit plt fxn in infant

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16
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How many calories are found in mature breast milk

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70kcal/100ml

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17
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In which congenital infection are the eye defects unilateral?

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Varicella zoster - can have unilateral microphthalmia, chorioretinitis, cataract - development in involved dermatome

Other features - skin scarring in a dermatomal distribution, limb hypoplasia, microcephaly, developmental delay, dysfunction of the bowel and bladder sphincters

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18
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Ideal weight increase of a newborn / day

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15g/kg/day

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What is the most common cause of hydrops fetalis?

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Fetomaternal haemorrhage

Other causes: paroxysmal SVT, Turner syndrome, congenital infections

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20
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A rubella non immune mother contracts the disease at 30 weeks, what is the % risk of congenital rubella?

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0%

Note: 8-10 weeks - 90%; 11 -16 weeks - 10 -20%; > 16 weeks- nearly nil

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21
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By how many weeks gestation is surfactant produced?

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22 - 24 weeks

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22
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By how many weeks gestation does complete alveolisation occur?

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28 weeks

Note: lung development is not complete until 7 yrs old

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23
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Indications for operative intervention in acute NEC?

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Absolute: pneumoperitoneum; failure of medical mgmt with worsening of clinical situation 48 hours into the onset of disese
Relative: peritonism; palapable mass; discolouration of abdo; fixed abdo loops on serial radiographs

24
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Typical presentation of bilateral choanal atresia

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Infant will develop resp distress as it is an obligate nose breather, cyanosis at rest but will regain colour when they cry as they open their mouth

25
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IVH without ventricular dilatation is grade 2 T/F

A

True

Grade 1: ependymal (germinal matrix)
Grade 2: IVH w/o dilatation
Grade 3: IVH w dilatation
Grade 4: parenchymal

26
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Prognosis of grade 1 and 2 IVH is good T/F

A

True - likely no long term side effects

Grade 3: possible impairment on the contralateral side depending on degree of dilatation
Grade 4: likely motor impairment on contralateral side

27
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What is the most common bone to fracture during labour and delivery?

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Clavicle

28
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What proportion of still births are attributable to congenital abnormalities?

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Less than 10%

29
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Initial investigation in a infant with suspected fetal alcohol syndrome?

A

CMA - want to rule out other aetiologies

30
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How does protein and carb content vary in colostrum compared to mature breast milk?

A

Colostrum has high protein and lower carbs

31
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Compare the timing of neonatal vs perinatal deaths?

A

Neonatal - death within first 28 days of life
Perinatal - still births plus death within 1st 7 days of life

Note: still birth = in utero death after 24 weeks gestation

32
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How to differentiate neonatal alloimmune thrombocytopenia from neonatal autoimmune thrombocytopenia?

A

In allo immune the maternal plts will be normal and infants will be low

In auto immune both the maternal and infant plts will be low

Note: alloantibodies are against a certain foetal platelet antigen that the baby inherits from the father but is absent in the mother. In autoimmune it is the mother who has the autoimmune disease.

33
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Up until what age can a newborn hearing screen be carried out?

A

12 weeks

34
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What is the earliest age at which weaning from formula/breast milk can start?

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17 weeks

35
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In an infant with congenital heart block what is the most likely antibodies that crossed the placenta from the mother?

A

Anti Ro/Anti La

36
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In persistent pulmonary hypertension in neonates signs of heart failure are often present T/F

A

F - signs of heart failure are often absent

37
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Pulmonary hypertension can be associated with birth asphyxia and sepsis T/F

A

T

38
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Defn of polycythemia in neonate and when it needs to be treated?

A

Venous blood haematocrit > 65% is diagnostic

Should be treated if > 70% or symptomatic

39
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Lab abnormalities in IUGR baby

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Hypoglycaemia
Neutropenia
Thrombocytopenia
Polycythaemia (secondary to chronic hypoxia)

40
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What type of IG are rheusus antibodies?

A

IgG

Note: these are the only antibodies that can Go across the placenta

41
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When is amniocentesis and chorionic villus sampling typically done?

A

Amniocentesis from 15 weeks onwards

Chorionic villus sampling from 11 - 13 6/7 weeks

42
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What is the best way to measure blood pressure in an infant?

A

Doppler auscultation

43
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What is the definition of broncho pulmonary dysplasia?

A

Need for resp support > 28 days or past 36 weeks gestation

44
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Most infants who are born SGA will achieve catch up growth T/F

A

R - 80% will

45
Q

Facial nerve palsy is common in neonates due to birth trauma, what is the mgmt?

A

Usually requires no treatment and will resolve on it’s own in 2 months

46
Q

For how long is an infant’s creatinine indicative of the maternal creatinine?

A

First 2 days of life

47
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What are the two most important aims of mgmt in a baby born with gastroschisis?

A

Prevention of fluid and heat loss –> wrap the defect in cling film

48
Q

Survival rates of babies born at 21, 22 and 23, 24, 26 weeks respectively

A 
21 - 0%
22 - 10%
23 - 40%
24 - 60%
26 - 80%
49
Q

Most common cause of subgalael haematoma?

A

Ventouse extraction

50
Q

Bleed between the peri osteum and scalp aponeurosis is called

A

subgalael haematoma

General develop between 12 hours to 3 days after birth

51
Q

Subcutaneous fat necrosis of the newborn is usually present at birth T/F

A

F - usually develops in the weeks following delivery

Presents as a firm tender subcut nodule with an overlying dusky purple discolouration

52
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Complication of subcut far necrosis of the newborn?

A

Hypercalcaemia

53
Q

Cephalohaematoma or caput crosses suture lines?

A

Caput crosses

54
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Which takes longer to resolve caput or cephalohaematoma?

A

cephalohaematoma - weeks to months

caput - days

55
Q

How long does the grasp reflex last?

A

Hands - until about 5-6 months

Feet - 9-12 months

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