Peds Flashcards
neonatal pd
1st day-28th day
postnatal pd
29 days-1year
infancy
0-12MO aka 1st yr of life
early childhood
1-4YO
middle childhood
5-10YO
adolescence
11-20YO
when do we exam newborn
- first one is immediately after birth
2. comprehensive is done w/in 24 hrs after birth
what can encourage eye opening in newborn
light dimmed
slight rocking
APGAR
- minutes?
- what are we scoring
1 min
5 min
HR (>100) Resp effort muscle tone reflex irritability (virgorous cry, sneeze, cough) color
preterm
<34 weeks
late preterm
34-36 weeks
moms with DM can have?
larger babies
-hypoglycemia is an concern with them
define failure to thrive
inadequate weight gain for age
APGAR scoring
HR:
absent=0
<100= 1
>100= 2
Resp effort:
Absent= 0
SLow and irreg= 1
Good/strong= 2
Muscle tone:
flaccid=0
Some flexion of arms/legs=1
active movement= 2
Reflex irritability
no response=0
grimace=1
cry virogoursly, sneeze, cough= 2
Color
blue/pale=0
pink body, blue extrems=1
pink all over=2
1 min APGAR score
0-4=?
5-7=?
8-10=?
0-4= severe depression, requirring immediate resuscitation
5-7= some NS depression (should improve by 5 min APGAR)
8-10= normal
5 min APGAR score
0-7=?
8-10=?
0-7= high risk for subesquent central nervous system and other organ system dysfunction
8-10= normal
what period of life is the most rapid rate of growth }?
infancy (0-12MO)
- birth wt triples
- height increases by 50% by end of year one
by end of year one:
- bright weight____
- height increases by?
weight triples
height incrs by 50%
sequence of exam for infancy
- perform non-disturbing maneuvers early
- most imp indicator of infant health is measurement of growth
- measure
- height (length <2)
- weight
- head circumference
postterm infants are at risk for
perinatal mortality and morbidity
- asphyxia
- meconium aspiration
MC complication for LGA newborns
hypoglycemia—- s/s= jitteriness, irritability, cyanosis and other health issues
etiology for SGA infants
- fetal, placental and maternal factors
* maternal smoking **
preterm appropriate for gestational age AGA are at risk for?
- resp distress
- apnea
- PDA with R—>L shunt
- infection
preterm SGA infants are at risk for
asphyxia
- hypoglycmia
- hypocalcemia