Neonatology Flashcards
When to treat polycythemia in neonate?
If Hct > 70% = partial exchange transfusion
If 65% to 69% + asymptomatic = observed.
If > 60% + symptomatic then treat.
Risk Factors: delivery in high-elevation areas; gestational age of >40 weeks; small size for gestational age; maternal diabetes, hypertension, and history of cigarette smoking; trisomy 13, 18, or 21; neonatal Graves disease and hypothyroidism; congenital adrenal hyperplasia; cyanotic congenital heart disease.
What cause jejunal atresia?
Maternal smoking! Smoking put you at risk for LBW and intestinal abnormalities.
Due to impaired vascular supply -> ischemia.
VS: duodenal atresia due to failure of recanalization - associated with T21.
VACTERL
Vertebral anomalies, anal atresia, cardiac anomalies, tracheoesophageal fistula, renal anomalies, and limb anomalies.
At least 3
No genetic mutation has been identified for the VACTERL association.
CHARGE
Coloboma, Heart defects, Abnl Palate, Retarded growth, Genitourinary, Ear
Autosomal Dominant
DiGeorge (CATCH-22)
Cardiac Abnl facies Thymic aplasia Cleft palate HypoCa/Hypoparathyroidism 22q11.2 deletion
Predictors of early-onset sepsis
EOS: sepsis (bacteremia or meningitis) within 72 hours of birth
- prematurity (<37 weeks of gestation)
- post-term gestation (>40 weeks of gestation)
- intrapartum maternal fever.
Brachial Plexus Injury
- swelling of the nerve sheath, resulting in temporarily decreased motor and sensory conduction
Sx: decreased abduction of the shoulder, decreased supination of the forearm, and decreased external rotation of the arm.
Of note, palmar grasp and biceps reflexes on the injured side remain intact.
Initial management of suspected BPI includes minimal handling of the affected arm and short-term immobilization. In the absence of fracture, continued immobilization is controversial and passive range of motion exercises are recommended beginning at 7 to 10 days after birth w referral to PT. Usually resolves in 2-4 wks.
NRP guidelines
Initial steps: warming, drying, and stimulating.
If heart rate > 100 and resp distress -> CPAP.
If heart rate remains < 100 beats/min after these steps, PPV must be initiated. The initial pressure required to inflate neonatal lungs after delivery can be as high as 40 cm H2O. FiO2 titrated for targets for age.
If heart rate < 60 beats/min with adequate ventilation, the neonate should undergo endotracheal intubation, and chest compressions should be started. FIO2 should be at 100%.
Alagille syndrome
Direct cholestasis (due to paucity of bile ducts), cardiac murmur (usually peripheral pulm stenosis), and vertebral anomalies. Also facial - hypertelorism, prominent forehead and pointed chin. AD mutation in JAG1.
Cholestasis work-up
Cholestasis = conjugated bilirubin level greater than 20% of the total bilirubin
- abdominal ultrasonography to evaluate for biliary atresia.
- check IMDS for galactosemia (FTT, cataracts, feeding intolerance)
- UA for UTI
Risk factors for IVH
Pneumothorax!
- disease of premature neonates born before 32 weeks of gestation.
The germinal matrix is a structure present in the periventricular region of the developing fetus. This highly vascularized region, with limited perivascular support, typically involutes by term. After birth, premature neonates have impaired autoregulation of their cerebral vasculature, unlike term neonates, whose cerebral perfusion is maintained at a constant value as systemic blood pressure varies. Therefore, in premature neonates, fluctuations in systemic blood pressure can cause acute increases and decreases in cerebral perfusion that increase the risk of bleeding into the vascularized germinal matrix, resulting in IVH. - Grades:
Grade 1: Involves only the germinal matrix
Grade 2: Involves the ventricle without ventricular dilation
Grade 3: Involves at least 50% of the ventricle with associated dilation
Grade 4: Involves periventricular brain parenchyma - Pneumothorax is associated with increased risk of IVH in premature neonates.
- Antenatal corticosteroid administration and delayed cord clamping reduce the risk of IVH among premature neonates.
Malformed distal fingers/toes
Amniotic band syndrome = interruption of the normal sequence of development during the third trimester.
Others have hypothesized that a band of amnion constricts developing tissue, interrupting normal progression of development. The result is abnormal growth and development in the limb distal to the insult. Infants may present with fused or partially amputated digits.
Infants with amniotic band syndrome should be referred to a plastic surgeon for reconstructive surgery.
What is early discharge criteria for an neonate?
Minimum criteria must be met for early discharge of a newborn (< 48 hours after delivery). If discharging after 24 hours, needs follow-up care within 48 to 72 hours.
Adequate intrapartum antibiotic treatment for the prevention of group B streptococcal disease is required to meet early discharge criteria.
CXR findings for different RDS, MDS, TTN
RDS - ground glass opacities
MDS - fluffy asymmetric patchy infiltration
TTN - perihilar markings and fluid in the fissure
Eval for neonate born to mom with chorio
Complete blood cell count and blood culture.
Depending on clinical status, these neonates could be started on empiric antibiotic coverage.
Ranula
pseudocyst associated with anomalous drainage of the sublingual glands and/or submandibular ducts.
translucent to bluish, nonblanching, fluctuant swelling lateral to the midline of the lower mouth.
TX: complete surgical excision
Cutis marmorata telangiectatica congenita is associated with?
- Limb hypoplasia is often associated with the disorder.
- generalized reddish-violaceous or bluish-purple mottling in a reticulated pattern. Localized lesions are typically distributed in a segmental pattern with sharp demarcation at the midline
- different than physiologic cutis marmorata (the normal vascular response to cold in the newborn) which disappears with warming
SSRIs in pregnancy is associated with
Persistent pulmonary hypertension
Jitteriness and tremors
Phenytoin is associated with
Fetal hydantoin syndrome
- craniofacial “anticonvulsant facies”
- distal limb abnormalities (finger stiffness, nail hypoplasia).
- Bleeding related to decreased levels of vitamin K–dependent clotting factors may occur in newborns exposed in utero to phenytoin.
Elevated AFP
elevated AFP
- neural tube defects
- multiple gestation
- abdominal wall defects (omphalocele and gastroschisis)
Low levels of alpha-fetoprotein may be associated with both trisomy 18 and 21.