Neonatology Flashcards
APGAR Scoring system
Activity Pulse Grimace Appearance Respirations
0-3: severely depressed
4-6: Moderately depressed
7-10: excellent condition
EINC Core Steps
Immediate and thorough drying
Early skin-to-skin contact
Properly Timed cord clamping
Non-separation of mother and baby
Drying should be the first action, IMMEDIATELY for 30 seconds unless
The infant is BOTH floppy/limp and apneic
Benefits of early skin to skin contact
BLEST
Breastfeeding success Lymphoid tissue system stimulation Exposure of o maternal skin flora Sugar (protection from hypoglycemia) Thermoregulation
How long should you delay cord clamping?
2-3 min after birth or until the cord has stopped pulsating
Clamp the cord without milking it __cm from the base and put the 2nd clamp __cm from the base and cut the cord
2cm and 5cm
Consequence of failure to give Vit K injection after birth
Vitamin K Hemorrhagic Disease of the newborn
Bathing of the baby should be delayed until ___ of life because this removes the vernix, thus exposing the child to hypothermia
6hrs
The umbilical stump usually falls after how many days?
10-14 days
What vaccines are given to a newborn with HepB + mothers?
BCG
Hep B Vaccine
HBIG within 12hrs of life
Newborn screening act
RA 9288
For term and healthy newborns, NBS is usually done
24-48 hours old
If blood was collected less than 24hrs
Repeat at 2 weeks old
For preterms ideal time for NBS should be at
5-7 days old
*Can be done until 1 month old for sick babies
NBS includes the following conditions:
Congenital hypothyroidism Congenital Adrenal hyperplasia Galactosemia G6PD deficiency PKU MSUD
Presents with hypothermia, sluggish, feeding diff with edema of the scrotum/genitals; prolonged physiologic jaundice (earliest possible physical sign)
Congenital hypothyroidism
21-hydroxylase enzyme deficiency
CAH
Galactose-1-phosphate uridyltransferase deficiency
Galactosemia
Patients with galactosemia are at increased risk for
E.coli neonatal sepsis
Symptoms develop 1-2 days after exposure to a substance with oxidant properties
G6PD deficiency
Musty odor
PKU
Enzyme deficient in MSUD and what AA are to be avoided
A-ketoacid dehydrogenase
Valine, leucine, isoleucine (branched chain AA)
Skin lesion characterized as flat, blue gray with well defined margins usually on the sacral area
Mongolian spots
Small Papules or pustules on an erythematous base filled with eosinophils
Erythema toxicum
Benign, disappears in 2wks
Small inclusion cyst, pearly white usually on the face
Milia
Lacy pattern on the skin similar to cobblestones
Cutis marmorata
Vasomotor response to cold stress