Outcome 6 Neonatology Flashcards
5 areas of Apgar score
- appearance: color
- pulse: heart rate
- grimace: response to stimuli
- activity: muscle tone
- respiration: respiration rate
The Apgar score is measured at ___ minute after birth and again at ___ minutes, and the total possible score is ___.
1, 5, 10
The Moro Reflex is also called the _____
startle reflex
In the Moro Reflex, a change in _____ causes extension and abduction of the extremities and fanning of the ____, followed by flexion and adduction of the extremities.
equilibrium, fingers
The Dance Reflex is also called the _____.
stepping reflex
The Sucking Reflex causes a newborn to ___ anything that touches the lips.
suck
The Rooting Reflex occurs when the cheek is touched or stroked along the side of the mouth, and the newborn turns its head toward the _____ and begin to suck.
stimulated side
The Palmar Grasp Reflex is flexion of the fingers caused by stimulation of the ______.
palm of the hand.
The Plantar Grasp Reflex is flexion of the toes when the ____ is gently stroked.
sole of the foot
The Crossed Extension Reflex is the adduction and extension of one leg when the _____ is stimulated. You
foot of the other leg
The Crawling Reflex is also called the _____.
symmetric tonic neck reflex
The Tonic Neck Reflex is also called the _____.
asymmetric tonic neck reflex
This reflex prevents the infant from rolling over until adequate ____ and ____ occurs.
neurologic and motor development
The Neck Righting Reflex occurs where turning the head to one side while the infant is in a ____ position causes rotation of the shoulders and trunk in the ____ direction.
supine, same
The Landau Reflex is that when the infant is held in a ____ position, it maintains a ____ with the head raised and the legs slightly flexed.
horizontal prone, convex arc
The Parachute Reaction is a variation of the ____, and persists for ___.
Moro reflex, life
In the Parachute Reaction, if ____ is normal, when the infant is dropped a short distance onto a soft surface, it will ____ the arms, hands and fingers on both sides of the body in a protective movement.
motor nerve development, extend
Birth before ___ weeks is considered premature
37
Infant Respiratory Distress Syndrome (IRDS) is also called _____
Hyaline Membrane Disease
Acute hypoxemia caused by infiltrates within the alveoli
IRDS
Inability of lungs to expand; there is inadequate surface area for proper gas exchange
IRDS
Tests involved in IRDS
- blood gas studies
2. radiographic chest films
In IRDS, blood gas studies show reduced ____ and ineffective ____
oxygen tension; gas exchange
In IRDS, radiographic chest films show presence of ____ or ____
infiltrate or hyaline membrane