Neonates COPY Flashcards
Three categories of neonatal jaundice
Physiological (1-14 days) Pathological (<24 hours) Prolonged (>14 days)
Cause of physiological jaundice
ABSENCE OF ANAEMIA, MODERATE BILIRUBIN AND shortened RBC lifespan Increased breakdown Low EPO
Pathological jaundice causes (<24 hours)
- METABOLIC + Crigler Najar + Gilbert’s disease - IMMUNE + Haemolytic disease of Newborn - INFECTION + TORCH organisms + Hepatitis B - TRAUMA + Cephalhaematoma
Prolonged jaundice (1-14 days)
- METABOLIC + Galactosaemia + Breast milk jaundice - ENDOCRINE + Hypo/hyperthyroidism
4 causes of conjugated hyperbilirubinaemia
- Neonatal hepatitis - Sepsis - CF - Biliary atresia
Complication of jaundice
Kernicterus - EPSEs, visual problems, cognitive impairment
Risk factors for neonatal jaundice
1) Sibling with phototherapy 2) Breast fed babies 3) Mothers with diabetes
Other signs to look for in jaundice
1) Hepatosplenomegaly 2) Petechiae 3) Microcephaly
Investigations jaundice
1) Bilirubin 2) LFTs 3) Infection screen: TORCH, Swabs, Blood culture, Urine Culture 4) Direct Coombs Test in the infant
Management of jaundice (3)
Phototherapy Exchange transfusion Monitor bilirubin
Risk factors for IVH (2)
Prematurity Low birthweight
Signs of IVH
Bulging fontanelle Eye signs Diminished primitive reflexes
Neonatal sepsis presenting
Symptoms Seizures Sleeping Reduced movements Diarrhoea Poor feeding Signs Abnormal HR Bulging/depressed fontanelle Decreased/increased temp Hypoxia
Neonatal sepsis investigations
UNLESS OBVIOUS BRONCHIOLITIS in Neonate <30 days 1) FBC 2) Blood culture 3) Urinalysis 4) Lumbar puncture 5) Urine culture ALSO CXR
Neonatal sepsis management
1) IV penicillin + gentamicin
Neonatal sepsis causative organisms
1) GBS, e.coli, Haemophilus influenza 2) If late onset (4-90 days) then Staph aureus, e.coli, candida
What is PPROM?
Preterm prelabour rupture of membranes (P-PROM) is the rupture of membranes prior to the onset of labour, in a patient who is at less than 37 weeks of gestation
What are three risks to neonate of PPROM?
Prematurity Sepsis (ascending infection) Pulmonary hypoplasia
How should PPROM be manageD?
1) Steroids 2) Prophylactic antibiotics - Erythromycin or penicillin if GBS identified
Short-term complications of IUGR
1) Jaundice 2) Meconium aspiration 3) Necrotising enterocolitis
Late complications of IUGR
1) Cerebral palsy 2) Poorer scores on cognitive testing 3) Obesity
Definition of prematurity
Born <37 weeks
Problems of prematurity (short-term)
BRAIN - IVH EYES - ROP LUNGS - RDS (O2 leads to ROP) GUT - NEC LIVER - Jaundice & Kernicterus METABOLIC - Hypothermia - Hypoglycaemia
Problems of prematurity (long-term)
- Cognitive difficulties - Obesity