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NICU Flashcards

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What does APGAR stand for?

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Appearance
Pulse
Grimace
Activity
Respiration
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How many times, and at what times is the APGARs taken?

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3 times at 1, 5, & 10 minutes

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What are the APGARs scores?

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0-3 severe distress
4-7 moderate distress
8-10 no distress

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What are the resting vitals for an infant?

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HR: 120-160 bpm
Respiratory: 33-60 breaths/min

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What are resting vitals for a toddler?

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HR: 90-140 bpm
Respiratory: 24-40

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What is full term gestation?

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37-40 weeks

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How much does a premie (low birth weight) weigh?

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1501g (3lb 5oz)- 2000g (4lb 7oz)

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How much does a very low birth weight premie weigh?

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Less than 1500g (3lb 5 oz)

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How much does a micro premie weigh?

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Less than 1000g (2lb 3.5oz)

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What constituted being small for gestational age (SGA)? What is it’s cause?

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Below 10th percentile for weight

Secondary to intrauterine growth restriction

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List some problems you would expect to see in premies

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Breathing, feeding, temperature regulation, cardiac, infection

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Causes of neonatal seizures

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  • metabolic imbalances
  • inherited metabolic conditions
  • infections
  • hypoxic ischemia/ periventricular leukomalacia
  • intracranial/ ventricular hemorrhage/ infarction
  • congenital brain malformation
  • chromosomal anomalies
  • neonatal drug withdrawal
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What are examples of metabolic disturbances/ things that can be disturbed?

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Glucose (maternal diabetes)
Sepsis/ infection
Calcium (hypocalcemia: maternal diabetes, fetal asphyxia, VLBW)
Electrolyte imbalances
Jaundice
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Examples of infectious diseases spread by Transplacental Acquisition?

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◦AIDS/HIV
◦CMV
◦Rubella
◦Syphilis
◦Toxoplasmosis
◦TORCH syndrome*
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Examples of infectious diseases acquired postnatally ?

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◦Bacterial infections
◦Fungal infections
◦Skin infections
◦GI infections
◦UTIs
◦URIs
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Examples of infectious diseases acquired perinatally ?

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◦Chlamydia
◦Coxsackie
◦Polio
◦Strep B
◦Hepatitis B
◦Herpes
◦TB
◦Listeria (unpasteurized milk products)
◦Gonorrhea, Syphilis
◦Varicella
◦Bacterial infections
◦TORCH syndrome*
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Symptoms of FAS and FAE

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Irritable, shaking, crying, weird reflexes, hyper alert, inconsolable

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Incidence of FAS and FAE

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FAS- 750 infants/year

FAE- 40,000 infants/year

19
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Omphalocele

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Abdominal wall deformity from umbilicus
Intestines outside cavity
** COVERED IN MEMBRANE**

20
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Gastroschisis

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Intestines not in cavity OR membrane

21
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Diaphragmatic hernia

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Intestines/ organs protrude through hole in diaphragm

Results in labored breathing and maybe a smaller lung

22
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Esophageal atresia

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Esophagus is a pocket not connected to stomach

Baby spits up/ pukes

23
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Trachea esophageal fistula

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Abnormal connection

Air in tummy food in lungs

24
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necrotizing enterocolitis

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Death of colon tissue
Presents as distended stomach
Causes
A)GI tube not getting enough O2
B) bacteria in feeding tube can be epidemic t/o hospital
Sx to resect small intestines or colon and insert stoma

25
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Cardiac Complications

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Patent Ductus arteriosis
Ventricular septal defects/ atrial septal defects
Tetralogy of fallot

26
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What color are babies with the tetralogy of Fallot?

27
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What are the 4 defects of the tetralogy of Fallot?

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Ventricular septal defect
Overriding of ascending aorta
Pulmonic stenosis
Right Ventricular hypertrophy

28
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How long before not breathing becomes apnea?

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20 seconds

29
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Causes of Apnea

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◦Prematurity
◦Sepsis
◦Infection
◦Pneumonia
◦Upper airway anomalies
◦PDA
◦CHF
◦IVH
◦Seizures
◦Tumors
◦Anemia
◦ Rapid Environmental Changes
◦Feeding
◦Elimination
◦suctioning
30
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Causes of Bradycarida

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◦Immaturity
◦Anoxia
◦Cerebral Defects
◦Increased intracranial pressure

31
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What is the cut off for bradycardia?

32
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What are common respiratory conditions among neonates?

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Respiratory distress syndrome
Bronchopulmonary displasia
Retinopathy of prematurity
Meconium aspiration

33
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T or F: respiratory distress syndrome is a life long disease

A

False, it can resolve itself

34
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Bronchopulmonary dysplasia

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Chronic

Lung tissue damage

35
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Retinopathy of prematurity

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Unknown cause

Increase in eye pressure due to over vascularization resulting in proliferation

36
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Trisomy 21

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Downs Syndrome

37
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Trisomy 13

38
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1p36 Deletion Syndrome

A

… 1p36 Deletion Syndrome

39
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5p minus syndrome (deletion)

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Cri du chat syndrome or Lejeune’s syndrome

40
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Types of genetic conditions

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Trisomy
Monosomy
Translations
Deletions
Inversion
41
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Types of orthopedic conditions

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  • Bracial Plexus Injury
  • Arthrogryposis
  • Congenital hip dislocation/dysplasia
  • Torticollis
  • Club foot deformity
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Signs of Overstimulation

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  • Hiccupping
  • Drowsiness
  • Fussiness
  • Yawning
  • Spitting up
  • Looking away
  • Finger/toe splaying

Pediatrics PT III (18 decks)

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