Newborn Flashcards
What is caput succedaneum?
Edema of soft tissues that crosses midline
What are cephalohematomas?
Hematomas limited by sutures
When is jaundice abnormal in a newborn?
If within 24 hours of birth
What is craniosynostosis?
Premature closure of sutures
A port wine stain in the region of trigeminal 3 is…
Associated with intracranial spinal vascular formations, seizures - Struve weber syndrome
What are the risk factors for iron defiency?
early introduction of cow’s milk
What are the most common causes of congenital microcephaly?
early prenatal infection (HIV, torch), exposure to drugs/toxins, chromosomal abnormalities
What routine metabolic screening is performed?
PKU, sickle cell
What are the conditions for which circumcisions is requred?
phimosis - inability to retract foreskin, paraphimosis - retracted foreskin acts as as a tourniquet and blocks lymphatic flow
What is the most common cause of plagiocephaly?
positional - associated with torticollis
An abnormal red reflux in neonates could be…
cataracts, retinoblastoma, chorioretinitis
Micrognathia, cleft palate and glossoptosis + obstruction of upper airway =
Pierre robin syndrome
Edema and webbing of the neck…
turner syndrome
chest assymetry due to no ribs…
Poland syndrome
Urine draining from umbilicus…
persistent urachus
If stool hasn’t passed in first 48 hours, concern for..
meconium plug or meconium illeus (thickened meconium due to no pancreatic enzymes) = signs of cystic fibrosis