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Newborn Flashcards

1
Q

when do you check the apgar score

A

1 min and 5 min

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2
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what is a fair apgar score

A

4-7

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3
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what is considered a term baby

A

37-42 weeks

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4
Q

When do the anterior and posterior fontenelle close

A

anterior - 4-26 months

posterior 2 months

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5
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when soft tissue swelling crosses the suture lines what is it called

A

caput succedaneum

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6
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when soft tissue swelling does not cross the suture lines what is it called

A

cephalohematoma

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7
Q

how long does it take for a caput succedaneum to resolve

A

few days

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8
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how long does it take for a cephalohematoma to resolve

A

few weeks

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9
Q

when a pt has a sunken fontenelle what can that mean

A

the pt is dehydrated

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10
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what does a newborn recieve in the hospital medication wise

A

vitamin K
opthamic abx ointment
1st hep B vaccine

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11
Q

How often do you feed a newborn

A

every 2-3 hours

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12
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about how long should it take for the stool to go from meconium to yellow

A

3 days

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13
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what happens if a pt has a deficiency of pulmonary surfactant

A

Respiratory distress syndrome

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14
Q

what is the main risk factor of RDS

A

premature with low birth weight

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15
Q

what type of cells are the alveolus lined with

A

type 1 cells

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16
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what do type 2 cells produce

A

surfactant

17
Q

when does surfactant production begin

A

32-34 weeks

18
Q

what ratio of lecithin and sphingomyelin is considered mature

A

2:1

19
Q

How quickly does RDS develop in a newborn

A

immediatly

20
Q

what will show on CXR of a pt with RDS

A

ground glass haze with air bronchograms

white out if severe

21
Q

what is the treament of RDS

A

intubation, mechanical vent

22
Q

what can be done to prevent RDS in a newborn

A

giving the mother betamethosone if she goes into delivery early

23
Q

what is jaundice caused by

A

hyperbilirubinemia

24
Q

when does physiologic jaundice typically peak at

A

3rd day of life

25
Q

when is breast milk jaundice seen

A

1st 1-2 weeks of life

26
Q

what is the treatment of jaundice

A

phototherapy

27
Q

what is it called if there is bilirubin encephalopathy

A

kernicterus

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