Newborns Flashcards
Close at 9-18 months
Anterior fontanels
Close at 3 months
Posterior fontanels
Require vitamin D supplement for days of life
Breast fed infants
Consists of 20kcal/30ml, Lactose
Breast milk
Long narrow face prominent forehead/chin, large ears, intellectual disability, autistic disorder
Fragile X disorder
Weight that falls below 3r to 5th percentile, causes diarrhea, dietary intake, malabsorption, (celiac disease, cystic fibrosis, food allergy) poor maternal bonding, frequent infections,
Failure to thrive
Genetic defect trisomy of chromosome 21, most common chromosomal disorder, average life span 60
Down syndrome
- Round face appears flat, - Upward slanting eyes, - Low set ears, - chronic open mouth caused by enlarged tongue, - short neck, - broad hands, - newborns have hypotonia and poor Moro reflex,
Down syndrome Characteristic
- congenital heart defects, - hearing loss, - visual problems, - cataracts, - sleep apnea, - early onset of Alzheimer’s, - educate parents about high - risk sports and avoid trampoline
Down syndrome High risk
Small head with narrow eyes flat nasal bridge, thin upper lip, ears are underdeveloped, mild to severe mental retardation, not obvious till adolescence, alcohol is prohibited during pregnancy affects CNS, somatic growth and facial structure
Fetal alcohol syndrome
A testicle that has not moved into the bag of skin below the penis before birth, maybe one or two, increases risk of testicular cancer, Tx - order US, corrected surgically
Cryptorchidism
Symptoms 2-5 days after birth, cause blindness, red conjunctiva, profuse purulent discharge and swollen eyelids, normally acquired during delivery, if positive acute conjunctivitis test for several STD’s,
Gonococcal ophthalmia neonatorum
Order gonococcal culture (Thayer-martin) herpes culture, chlamydial PCR,
Gonococcal ophthalmia neonatorum Dx
Ceftriaxone, topical erythromycin ointment, Test and treat mother and partner
Gonococcal ophthalmia neonatorum Tx
Symptoms 4 to 10 days eyelids are edematous, red and profuse watery discharge, and later becomes purulent
Chlamydial Ophthalmia neonatorum
Test exudate and conjunctival cells,
Chlamydial Ophthalmia neonatorum Dx
Azithromycin IM or oral erythromycin, prophylaxis is topical erythromycin ointment or tetracycline ointment, Test and treat mother and partner, reportable disease
Chlamydial Ophthalmia neonatorum Tx
Nasopharyngeal culture, frequent cough, bibasilar rales, tachypnea, hyperinflation, diffused infiltrates on chest xray
Chlamydial pneumonia
Erythromycin reportable disease
Chlamydial pneumonia Tx
Unexpected death in infants under 12 months, higher risk with premature, low birth weight, maternal smoking or drug use, poverty, decrease risk by position infant’s supine, avoid side lying or prone positions, avoid overheating infant with thick quilts
Sudden infant death syndrome
Beyond 7% is abnormal in infants
Weight loss
>10% weight loss, weak rapid pulse, tachypnea, deep breathing, parched mucous membranes, anterior fontanelle is sunken, tenting, cool skin , anuria, change in LOC,
Dehydration
HOW DO YOU ASSESS, OPTIONS: SKIN, WEIGHT, POSTERIOR FONTANEL, DON’T REMEMBER LAST OPTION
Dehydration Dx
Refer to ED for IV fluids, severe dehydration due to gastroenteritis leading cause of death in the world
Dehydration Tx