Newborn Flashcards
What are the two medication options for the routine care of gonococcal and chlamydia?
- Erythromycin drops
-or-
-silver nitrate
What is given to newborns to avoid hemorrhagic disease?
vitamin K
What is a good APGAR score?
8-9
A heart rate of below ___ is concerning for a newborn?
<100
What is Acrocyanosis?
Bluish color of the newborns hands and feet, completely normal
Children born in the <10th percentile, have IUGR, are considered what?
Small for gestational age (SGA)
A newborn with a weight in the 90th percentile is considered what?
Large for gestational age (LGA)
These are small red spots that appear 24-48H after birth and disappear by day 7 on newborns?
erythema toxicum
_____ are tiny white pustules on the face of the newborn?
Milea
This presents as slate blue patches on the newborns body
congenital dermal melanocytosis
What does hyperbilirubinemia in a newborn present as?
jaundice
What is the treatment for neonatal hyperbilirubinemia?
Phototherapy
A newborn should have a bowel movement this many hours after birth?
48H
What does the first “A” in APGAR stand for? What does a 2 point baby look like?
Appearance: skin color -
want them to be pink and perfused (2 points)
What does the P in APGAR stand for, and what is a score of 2?
P- pulse
>100 is a 2 pointer or good score
What does G in APGAR stand for? What is a 2 point G score?
Grimace- if child coughs, or sneezes at stimulus
reacts is 2 points
Grimace only is 1 point
What does the second A in APGAR stand for and what is a 2 point reaction compared to a 0 point reaction?
Activity or flexing limbs
2 points is lots of movement and flexion
0 points is flaccid not moving
What does the R in APGAR stand for? What is a score of 2 and a score of zero for this section?
Respiratory- is baby breathing/crying?
2 points is lots of crying
0 is no crying
Are cafe-au-lait spots normal on newborns? What do they indicate
Abnormal
indicate neurofibromatosis: genetic disorders of nerve tissue
White eye reflex in an infant indicates what?
retinoblastoma
