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Neonatology Flashcards

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All preterm babies should be heated while being stabilised before transfer to the NICU. How should a baby aged > 28 weeks be heated?

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Dried and wrapped in a warm towel

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All preterm babies should be heated while being stabilised before transfer to the NICU. How should a baby aged < 28 weeks be heated?

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Don’t dry, and place trunk and limbs in a plastic bag loosely tied around the neck

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What respiratory support is required for a preterm baby with a good heart rate and respiratory effort before being transferred to the NICU?

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Facial O2 or CPAP

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What respiratory support is required for a preterm baby with poor respiratory effort or signs of respiratory distress before being transferred to the NICU? What medication should also be administered to these babies?

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Intubation for mechanical ventilation, also give surfactant

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Describe what is meant by a low, very low and extremely low birthweight baby?

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Low = < 2500g, very low = < 1500g, extremely low = < 1000g

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What gestational age would be classified as a late preterm baby?

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34-37 weeks

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What gestational age would be classified as a moderately preterm baby?

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32-34 weeks

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What gestational age would be classified as a very preterm baby?

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28-32 weeks

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What gestational age would be classified as an extremely preterm baby?

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< 28 weeks

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Name 3 reasons why premature babies are at increased risk of hypothermia?

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Thin skin, large surface area, low subcutaneous fat stores

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How can hypothermia be prevented in a preterm neonate?

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Use of an incubator and a hat to prevent heat loss

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Preterm babies have a very fragile gut, which makes them more susceptible to which serious condition affecting the bowel?

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Necrotising enterocolitis

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At what age (in weeks) does the suck and swallow reflex develop?

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34 weeks

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How are preterm babies aged < 34 weeks usually fed?

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IV nutrition while gradually introducing milk via an NG tube

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Many preterm neonates require multiple courses of antibiotics. This can therefore increase the risk of which other type of infection?

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Fungal

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Babies who were born preterm receive follow-up for how long to monitor their growth and development?

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For the first year of life

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What is the cause of neonatal respiratory distress syndrome?

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Lack of surfactant

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What happens to lung compliance in neonatal respiratory distress syndrome?

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Decreased

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If a preterm neonate presents with respiratory distress at delivery or within 4 hours of birth, what diagnosis should you suspect?

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Respiratory distress syndrome

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What are the 4 main signs of respiratory distress that may be seen in a neonate?

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Tachypnoea, grunting, cyanosis and recession

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Neonatal respiratory distress syndrome is mainly a clinical diagnosis which can be confirmed with which investigation? What will this show?

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CXR - will show a ‘ground-glass appearance’

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How can neonatal respiratory distress syndrome be prevented pre-delivery?

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By giving maternal steroids when there is a risk of preterm delivery

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What medication is used to manage neonatal respiratory distress syndrome?

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Surfactant

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What ventilatory management is required for neonates with severe symptoms of respiratory distress syndrome?

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Oxygen via mechanical ventilation

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What ventilatory management is required for neonates with mild symptoms of respiratory distress syndrome?

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Oxygen via nasal cannula or CPAP

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What are the three main complications of mechanical ventilation in a neonate?

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Pneumothorax, pulmonary haemorrhage and chronic lung disease

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Chronic lung disease (bronchopulmonary dysplasia) is caused by lung tissue inflammation secondary to what things?

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RDS, mechanical ventilation and oxygen toxicity

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Chronic lung disease (bronchopulmonary dysplasia) can be diagnosed when there is a need for supplemental oxygen to maintain saturations > 95% after what gestational age?

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36 weeks

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If not prevented, how is chronic lung disease (bronchopulmonary dysplasia) managed?

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Supplemental oxygen (usually via a nasal cannula)

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Babies who develop chronic lung disease (bronchopulmonary dysplasia) are at increased risk of developing what other respiratory condition in the first year of life?

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Bronchiolitis

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All premature babies of what gestation will have apnoea?

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< 28 weeks

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32
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What is the most common cause of apnoea of prematurity?

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Immature respiratory drive

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What management is required for preterm babies who have apnoeic episodes occurring frequently in succession?

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Mechanical ventilation

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What medication is given to all preterm babies daily in order to stimulate their respiratory centre to initiate breaths?

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Caffeine

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Periventricular leukomalacia is a complication of prematurity which follows what event?

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Ischaemic brain injury

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Preterm babies are at increased risk of developing intraventricular haemorrhage. This is a bleed into the ventricles which originates from where?

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Germinal matrix

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Both periventricular leukomalacia and intraventricular haemorrhage are usually asymptomatic. How would these usually be detected?

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Cranial ultrasound

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A sudden deterioration in the clinical state of a neonate with prolonged apnoea, bradycardia or a rapid drop in haemoglobin should make you consider what diagnosis?

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Intraventricular haemorrhage

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How should intraventricular haemorrhage in a neonate be managed?

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Weekly cranial ultrasound scans throughout the hospital stay

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What is the most significant complication of an intraventricular haemorrhage in a neonate?

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Hydrocephalus

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If intraventricular haemorrhage is severe and associated with complications such as hydrocephalus, what are some long-term adverse outcomes that can occur?

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Cerebral palsy, visual impairment, intellectual disability

42
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When does necrotising enterocolitis typically present?

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The 2nd or 3rd week of life

43
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What is the classic triad of symptoms which would be seen in a neonate with necrotising enterocolitis?

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Bilious vomit, abdominal distension and bloody stools

44
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Necrotising enterocolitis is predominantly a clinical diagnosis; however, what investigation may be useful as a supportive test?

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AXR

45
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An AXR showing gas in the bowel, known as ‘pneumatosis intestinalis’ is pathognomonic of which condition?

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Necrotising enterocolitis

46
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If an AXR of a neonate with necrotising enterocolitis shows free air in the abdomen- what complication has occurred?

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Bowel perforation

47
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How can necrotising enterocolitis be prevented?

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By introducing feeds gradually, preferably with breast milk

48
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How is necrotising enterocolitis managed?

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Intensive care support, stop feeding, analgesia and antibiotics

49
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If a neonate has a large length of bowel removed as a complication of necrotising enterocolitis, this can cause what complication?

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Short gut syndrome

50
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What are the two main conditions which are more commonly seen in term babies, compared to preterm babies?

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Meconium aspiration syndrome and hypoxic ischaemic encephalopathy

51
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How soon after delivery should meconium be passed?

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Within 48 hours

52
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A history of meconium stained amniotic fluid and respiratory distress at delivery is suggestive of what diagnosis?

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Meconium aspiration syndrome

53
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What pathology seen in neonates may cause a CXR to show hyperinflated lung fields with areas of collapse and consolidation, resulting in a patchy appearance?

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Meconium aspiration syndrome

54
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What treatments can be given to neonates with meconium aspiration syndrome to maintain oxygen saturations and to help reduce pulmonary artery constriction?

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Mechanical ventilation and surfactant

55
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What treatment can be given to babies with severe persistent pulmonary hypertension of the newborn to reduce pulmonary arterial pressures?

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Inhaled nitric oxide

56
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Hypoxic ischaemic encephalopathy is diagnosed when?

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When a term neonate shows neurological abnormalities

57
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How soon do the neurological abnormalities associated with hypoxic ischaemic encephalopathy develop?

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They are noticeable at birth and develop over 72 hours

58
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A history of foetal distress in utero or during delivery, along with neurological features in the neonate is suggestive of what diagnosis?

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Hypoxic ischaemic encephalopathy

59
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In neonates with hypoxic ischaemic encephalopathy, what investigation is carried out around day 7 to assess the location and extent of brain damage?

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Brain MRI

60
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What treatment option can be used to reduce the effect of reperfusion injury in neonates with hypoxic ischaemic encephalopathy?

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Therapeutic hypothermia

61
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If left untreated, neonatal jaundice can lead to what complication? This can cause what other problems?

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Kernicterus- potentially leading to deafness and cerebral palsy

62
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Jaundice within what timeframe in a neonate is always abnormal?

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The first 24 hours after birth

63
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What is the most common cause of unconjugated jaundice in a neonate?

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Physiological jaundice

64
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Is breast milk jaundice in a neonate conjugated or unconjugated?

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Unconjugated

65
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If a neonate has conjugated jaundice, what is the most important pathology to rule out?

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Biliary atresia

66
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If treatment is required, what is first line for unconjugated neonatal jaundice?

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UV phototherapy

67
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If UV phototherapy is not decreasing the bilirubin levels in a neonate with jaundice, what is the next line management option?

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Exchange transfusion

68
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What investigation is used to rule out biliary atresia in a neonate with conjugated neonatal jaundice?

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Abdominal ultrasound

69
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Physiological jaundice in neonates usually begins after 24 hours, peaks around day 5 and should return to normal by when?

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2 weeks

70
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Jaundice in a term baby aged 2 weeks or more is known as what?

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Prolonged jaundice

71
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Which babies are more prone to developing prolonged jaundice- breastfed or bottlefed neonates?

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Breastfed

72
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An infection in a neonate is classed as post-natal if it occurs how long after delivery?

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72 hours

73
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Which congenital infection causes severe anaemia leading to hydrops foetalis?

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Parvovirus

74
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What is the most common organism causing perinatal infection of a neonate?

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Group B strep

75
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How are peri and postnatal neonatal infections treated?

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IV antibiotics

76
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What diagnosis should you suspect in a neonate with non-specific signs such as poor feeding, vomiting, jaundice, respiratory distress, irritability and sometimes seizures?

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Neonatal infection

77
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When does maternal Grave’s disease affect a foetus? How is this treated?

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The first 2 weeks of life- treated with anti-thyroid drugs

78
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What diagnosis should be considered in a neonate with tremors, a high-pitched cry and temperature instability?

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Neonatal withdrawal

79
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Use of what drug during pregnancy is associated with stained teeth and hypoplasia of teeth enamel in the child?

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Tetracyclines

80
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Use of what drug during pregnancy is associated with nasal hypoplasia and hypoplastic phalanges in the child?

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Warfarin

81
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What structures herniate through the diaphragm in a congenital diaphragmatic hernia?

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Liver, spleen and bowel

82
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Is congenital diaphragmatic hernia more common in boys or girls?

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Boys

83
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What happens to the lungs in babies with congenital diaphragmatic hernia?

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They are underdeveloped (pulmonary hypoplasia)

84
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How is congenital diaphragmatic hernia usually diagnosed?

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On antenatal ultrasound

85
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How does a baby with congenital diaphragmatic hernia appear at birth?

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Respiratory distress and a scaphoid (concave) abdomen

86
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What happens to heart and lung sounds in a baby with congenital diaphragmatic hernia?

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There will be no breath sounds on the affected side and heart sounds may be displaced

87
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On radiography, loops of bowel in the thorax and mediastinal shift is suggestive of what diagnosis?

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Congenital diaphragmatic hernia

88
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How are babies with congenital diaphragmatic hernia treated initially?

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Ventilation and NG tube

89
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How is congenital diaphragmatic hernia treated definitively?

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Surgical repair

90
Q

At what age should a cleft lip be repaired?

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4 months

91
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At what age should a cleft palate be repaired?

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1 year

92
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What happens in craniosynostosis?

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Some of the sutures of the skull fuse prematurely

93
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At what age should the sutures of the skull fuse normally?

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18-24 months

94
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What is the main clinical feature of craniosynostosis?

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Abnormal head shape

95
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How is craniosynostosis treated?

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Surgery

96
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What happens to a baby’s head if they have plagiocephaly?

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Flattening on one side with protrusion on the opposite side

97
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What is the cause of positional plagiocephaly?

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Lying on the affected side of the head preferentially

98
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What three groups of infants are at particular risk of hypoglycaemia as a neonate?

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Those with diabetic mothers, those whose mothers have taken beta blockers and those with IUGR

99
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How is hypoglycaemia in a neonate prevented?

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Feeding soon after birth and at regular intervals thereafter

100
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In neonates at risk of developing hypoglycaemia, glucose levels should be kept above what value?

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2.6mmol/L

101
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If oral and NG feeds are not sufficient to treat hypoglycaemia, what other options can be considered?

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Buccal or IV dextrose

102
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What diagnosis should always be considered in babies presenting shortly after birth with lethargy, poor feeding and abnormal neurological signs?

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Inborn errors of metabolism

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