Newborn shiet Flashcards
Extremely Preterm
Less than 32 weeks gestation
Late Preterm
34-36 weeks gestation
Early Term
37-38 weeks gestation
Full term
39-40 weeks gestation
Low birth weight
Less than 2500 g
Very low birth weight
less than 1500 g
3 pounds 5 ounces
Post term
> 42 weeks
Extremely low birth weight
less than 1000 g
2 pounds 3 ounces
Prematurity risk factors
Advanced maternal age Hypertension DM C section Assisted reproduction technology Chromosomal abnormalities Gestational disorders Multiple births
New born screen
+ labs
24 hours after a baby feeds Blood type Glucose Bilirubin CBC Coombs test --> ABO incompatibility Indirect coombs Hearing test
Respiratory rate
30-60 bpm
Heart rate
100-160 bpm
Weight during the first week of life
Weight losses up to 10% in first 3 days
5-10% typical in 1 week. >10-12 is a concern
Regains birth weight by 1 week if formula fed, 2 weeks if breast fed.
Erythema toxicum neonatorum
Blotchy red spots on the skin with small, erythematous papules, vesicles, and, occasionally, pustules with a erythematous base. Benign and may appear on 2nd/3rd day and go away in 1 week. Spare the palms and soles
Head circumfrence
0-3 months .5 cm a week 3-6 months .25 cm a week 1.25 cm a week=hydrocephalus .5 inch per month 0-3 months .25 inch per month 3-6 months
Anterior fontanel closure
18 months
Posterior fontanel closure
2-3 months
Sunken fontanel
Dehydration
Delayed fontanel closure
rickets, hypothyroidism, ICP, syphilis
Microcephaly causes
herpes syphilis rubella CMV toxoplasmosis
Caput succedaneum
Pressure on fetal head from cervix causes edema
Crosses suture line parietal region
Resolves in 2-3 days
Cephalohematoma
Subperiosteal blood collection
Does not cross suture line
Localized swelling w well defined outline