NICU Flashcards
What does APGAR stand for?
Appearance Pulse Grimace Activity Respiration
How many times, and at what times is the APGARs taken?
3 times at 1, 5, & 10 minutes
What are the APGARs scores?
0-3 severe distress
4-7 moderate distress
8-10 no distress
What are the resting vitals for an infant?
HR: 120-160 bpm
Respiratory: 33-60 breaths/min
What are resting vitals for a toddler?
HR: 90-140 bpm
Respiratory: 24-40
What is full term gestation?
37-40 weeks
How much does a premie (low birth weight) weigh?
1501g (3lb 5oz)- 2000g (4lb 7oz)
How much does a very low birth weight premie weigh?
Less than 1500g (3lb 5 oz)
How much does a micro premie weigh?
Less than 1000g (2lb 3.5oz)
What constituted being small for gestational age (SGA)? What is it’s cause?
Below 10th percentile for weight
Secondary to intrauterine growth restriction
List some problems you would expect to see in premies
Breathing, feeding, temperature regulation, cardiac, infection
Causes of neonatal seizures
- metabolic imbalances
- inherited metabolic conditions
- infections
- hypoxic ischemia/ periventricular leukomalacia
- intracranial/ ventricular hemorrhage/ infarction
- congenital brain malformation
- chromosomal anomalies
- neonatal drug withdrawal
What are examples of metabolic disturbances/ things that can be disturbed?
Glucose (maternal diabetes) Sepsis/ infection Calcium (hypocalcemia: maternal diabetes, fetal asphyxia, VLBW) Electrolyte imbalances Jaundice
Examples of infectious diseases spread by Transplacental Acquisition?
◦AIDS/HIV ◦CMV ◦Rubella ◦Syphilis ◦Toxoplasmosis ◦TORCH syndrome*
Examples of infectious diseases acquired postnatally ?
◦Bacterial infections ◦Fungal infections ◦Skin infections ◦GI infections ◦UTIs ◦URIs
Examples of infectious diseases acquired perinatally ?
◦Chlamydia ◦Coxsackie ◦Polio ◦Strep B ◦Hepatitis B ◦Herpes ◦TB ◦Listeria (unpasteurized milk products) ◦Gonorrhea, Syphilis ◦Varicella ◦Bacterial infections ◦TORCH syndrome*