Pediatrics Flashcards
Perinatal Mortality
Fetal Death between 20 weeks EGA to the 28th day post-delivery
Prematurity (Pre-term Infant)
< 38 weeks
Low Birth Weight (LBW)
< 2500gm ( Prematurity # 1 cause)
Very Low birth weight (VLBW)
< 1500gm
Risks for Low Birth Weight (LBW)
Maternal Age < 16 or >35 y/o
Low economic status
TOB/ETOH/Drugs/Rx
Unmarried, African American, Low Education
APGAR test predicts long term outcomes and it is performed at what times
1 (Birth Toleration) and 5 minutes (Adapting to envir.)
Every 5 min. if score < 8
APGAR stands for
- Appearance *Pulse
- Grimace *Activity
- Respiration
Neonates respond to hypoxia w _____ rather than tachypnea
Apnea
IV fluid bolus indicated for hypotension in Neonatal Resuscitation
10ml/kg NS or LR
When is Narcan not given
If mother is narcotic or drug abuser or addict–> neonatal seizures
When is fetal hemoglobin replaced by adult HGB
3-6 months
Ductus arteriosus closes typically within ___ days
1 Day
Ductus Arteriosus shunts blood from
Pulmonary Artery trunk to the aorta
Foramen Ovale shunts blood from
R Atrium to Left Atrium Closes up 1st fetal breath
Initial neonatal Nursing care
Erythromycin, Vitamin K, Hearing screen, and HEP-B
Vitamin K in the neonate prevents
Hemorrhagic disease of the newborn MC breast fed pts
Iron supplementation for breast fed infants begins at
4 Months of age ( 1mg/ kg/day)
start vitamin D 400 IU/day to prevent
Rickets
Changes seen in Vitamin D deficiencies infants
Craniotabes- Thinning of outer table of skull (feels like a ping pong ball to touch)
Thickening of wrists and ankles, Rachitic Rosary (Costochondral Junction Enlargement), Enlarged Ant. Fontanelle–> delayed closure
Bowlegs or knock knees
<10% weight for age
Small Gestational Age (SGA)
> 90% weight for age Associated w maternal Diabetes
BG< 45 mg/dL, jitteriness, seizures, lethargy, poor feed
Large Gestational Age (LGA)
Large Gestational Age (LGA) Tx:
Oral feeding or IV D10W
Score to ID abnormal growth patterns and predict neonatal complications
Ballard Score
Enlarged anterior fontanelle/ sutures > 5 cm suggests
hypothyroidism