NEWBORN EXAMINATION

Question 1

What is the normal RR in infants?

Answer 1

40 - 60 bpm

Question 2

What is the normal Blood glucose levels in infants?

Answer 2

2.6 to 4 mmol/l

Question 3

What newborn skin conditions are considered normal and need no intervention?

Answer 3

Infantile haemangioma, erythema toxicum, pustular melanosis, milia, naevus simplex (stock bite), naevus flammeus, salmon patches

Question 4

Abnormal skin findings in newborn

Answer 4

wasting, bruising, petechiae, cyanosis, scars, jaundice, pallor, oedema, staph skin spsis, dry and peeling