Newborn Assessment

Question 1

Tests performed on the infant to screen for health

Answer 1

Guthrie test (PKU), Blood & Urine for galactose, Thyroxine measurement, Cytologic studies

Question 2

S&S of respiratory distress

Answer 2

Nasal Flaring, Dyspnea, Restlessness, cyanosis, pulmonary edema, respiratory arrest, retractions, grunting, labored breathing

Question 3

APGAR Heart Rate - 1

Answer 3

HR below 100

Question 4

APGAR Heart Rate - 2

Answer 4

HR Above 100

Question 5

APGAR Respiratory Effort - 1

Answer 5

Weak, irregular, or gasping

Question 6

APGAR Respiratory effort - 2

Answer 6

Good, Crying

Question 7

APGAR Muscle Tone - 1

Answer 7

Some flexion of arms or legs

Question 8

APGAR Muscle Tone - 2

Answer 8

Well flexed, or active movements of the extremities

Question 9

APGAR Reflex/Irritability - 1

Answer 9

Grimace or weak cry

Question 10

APGAR Reflex/Irritability - 2

Answer 10

Good Cry

Question 11

APGAR Color - 1

Answer 11

Body Pink, Hands and Feet blue

Question 12

APGAR color - 2

Answer 12

Pink all over

Question 13

Amniocentesis - chromosomes can detect what?

Answer 13

Trisomy 21 (down’s syndrome) trisomy 13, 18, Fragile x, Rare and inherited disorders, and neural tube defects

Question 14

BP changes in the mother during pregnancy

Answer 14

5-10 mm/Hg of both Sys/Dia in the second trimester

Question 15

HR changes in the mother during pregnancy

Answer 15

10-15 BPM after 20 weeks

Question 16

RR changes in the mother during pregnancy

Answer 16

1-2 /min

Question 17

False labor

Answer 17

inconsistent contractions and back labor

Question 18

True labor

Answer 18

Consistent contractions, easier to breathe, and the strain moves to the front of the pelvis