Perinatal Flashcards

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Newborn Assessment
Prenatal concern: -1-
maternal health issues: -2-
Retrieve history regarding: -3-
Personally assess: -4-
A
  1. Xenobiotics (nicotine, caffeine, illicit drug use)
  2. blood sugar/pressure, infectious disease (herpes, HIV)
  3. fetal growth issues
  4. mother-child affect
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Perinatal:
Assessment - history, Apgar, etc.
Assess intellectual disability risk: -1-, -2-, -3- and rationale

size of baby:

lbw: -4-
vlbw: -5-
elbw: -6-

Apgar: 0-2 points/5 sections
-7- (chart)

A
  1. placenta previa, abruption
  2. meconium
  3. forceps, vaccuum, NICU
  4. <2500 g
  5. <1500 g
  6. <1000 g
  7. Color
  8. blue/pale, peripheral cyanosis
  9. pink
    HR: absent, <100, >100
    Res: absent, weak cry, strong cry
    MT: Limp, some flexing, active movement
    NR: absent, grimace, cough/sneeze
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Birth statistics:
most newborns: -1-

SGA “small for gestational age”
symmetric: -2-, often -6-; pathophys: intrauterine -7-, -8-
asymmetric (after 24 weeks): -3-; why? -9-, fetal -10-, altitude

LGA (large for gestational age): -4-, often -11-. Often due to -12-, could also be -13-, -14-, or sometimes large -15- babies

appropriate for GA “AGA”: -5-

A
  1. 20”; 7.5 lb
  2. all categories < 10th %ile
  3. only weight <10th %ile
  4. Wt >90th %ile
  5. 10th %ile < Wt < 90th %ile
  6. physiologic (small family, small baby)
  7. infection, maternal hypertension
  8. drug exposure, etc
  9. chronic maternal hypertension/preecclampsia
  10. heart disease, hemoglobinopathy
  11. 42+ weeks
  12. DM2 in mom
  13. bethwick-wiedemann syndrome (congenital)
  14. hydrops fetalis (universal edema)
  15. mothers make large
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Neonatal vitals
0-2 months
Temp: -1-
HR: -2-
RR: -3-
A
  1. 38C/100.4F or higher = fever
  2. 140 pulse
  3. 30-60 rpm
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Central cyanosis: warm -1-, deep -2-; signifies -3-

Peripheral: -4- skin; just -5-

A
  1. skin
  2. blue nails
  3. an underlying problem
  4. cold/clammy
  5. needs heat
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Perinatal history
Type of delivery: -1-
respiratory status: -2-
cardiac status: -3-
Color changes: -4-
A
  1. vag, c-section, forceps, vacuum?
  2. grunting, flaring?
  3. murmur?
  4. plethora (red)/jaundice/gray (low APGAR)
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Milia: -1- to -2- with NO -3- OR -4-, can last -5-, but if they persist, concerning for -6-

Miliaria
> obstructed -7-: -8-; -9-

A
  1. pinpoint white papules
  2. nose and cheeks
  3. underlying red rash
  4. PUSTULES (erythema toxicum)
  5. a few weeks (to 2 months)
  6. genentic syndrome
  7. sweat glands:
  8. “prickly heat”
  9. pale, pink, flesh-colored
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Erythema toxicum: -1- and -2-; starts -3-

Typically resolves -4-

A
  1. red blotches, white/yellow papules
  2. PUSTULES
  3. age 2-5 days
  4. 2nd week of life
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Cafe-au-lait spots, assessment: -1-

Hallmark of -2-

A
  1. how many? How big? Macular

2. NF1

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Junctional nevi: in -1-, concerning for -2- & -3-

Assessment considerations: -4-

A
  1. large number,
  2. tuberous sclerosis
  3. xeroderma pigmentosis
  4. location, size, description
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Mongolian spots: -1-, often in the -2-, often -3-
Common among those of -4-
Long term prognosis: -5-

A
  1. grey-green discoloration
  2. lumbar-sacral area
  3. mistaken for BRUISING
  4. mediterranean, african heritage
  5. permanent, so DOCUMENT (but do fade some over time)
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Port-wine stains -1-, or could indicate -2- (-3- in -4-)

Pathophys: -5-

A
  1. could be benign
  2. stirge-webber/glaucoma
  3. especially if located
  4. the eye, face
  5. compiled superficial/deep capillaries
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Hemangiomas: appear -1-
last: -2-
fade: -3-
If found around the mouth or eye: -4-

A
  1. can appear anywhere
  2. up to 2 years
  3. from inside out, but never completely smooths
  4. send to derm (inderal to decrease size)
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Primitive reflexes, main concern: -1-

Chart: when do they go extinct? -2-

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  1. Symmetry
  2. Age in months - Reflex:
    2: Sucking
    2: Stepping/Placing
    3: Tonic Neck
    3-4: Moro
    4: Rooting
    5-6: Palmar grasp (Plantar is 12-24)
    12 or walking: Babinski
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Caput Succidenum: -1-

Cephalohematoma: -2- which -3-, result of -4-; high -5-

A
    • Crosses Suture line (fluid under the skin)
  1. fluid under the skin
  2. doesn’t cross midline
  3. vacuum delivery
  4. BILI re:collecting blood
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frontal bossing: -1-; common in -2-

  • Microcephaly: -3-*
  • Macrocephaly: -4-*; often -5-
A
  1. frontal cranium enlargement
  2. premies and rickets (food deserts)
  3. 2 SD < average HC (genetic diseases, T21)
  4. 2 SD > average HC (hydrocephalus)
  5. overriding sutures
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Hair assessment in the newborn: -1-, -2-

A
  1. twirls/whirls/unruly (brain development issues)

2. coloring, tufting, white/depigmented forelock (congential conditions: deafness, delay, whartonburg syndrome)

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Fontanel closure:
Anterior: by -1-
Posterior: by -2-

Wide fontanel/split sutures: seen in -3-

A
  1. 18 months
  2. 2 months of age (hypothyroidism if still open)
  3. premies, IUGR, hydrocephalus, down syndrome, hypothyroidism (posterior)
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Red reflex

Assess for…

A

…black/white color/spots? (Retinal blastoma, cataracts)

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Sclera: abnormal findings:

  • 1-
  • 2-
  • 3-
A
  1. bluish (premie)
  2. deep blue (windex) - osteogenesis imperfecta hallmark
  3. brushfield spots (salt and pepper around irises, T21)
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Coloboma: pupil is -1-, indicative of a -2-

A
  1. slit-like/reptilian;

2. congenital CNS/midline anomaly

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Cloudy cornea: Most common causes of congenital cloudy cornea are -1-, -2-, -3-, infection, inflammation, congenital glaucoma, -4-, corneal dystrophy [congenital hereditary endothelial dystrophy (CHED), congenital hereditary stromal dystrophy (CHSD) and posterior polymorphous dystrophy] and -5-.

A
  1. birth trauma
  2. sclerocornea
  3. Peter’s anomaly
  4. mucopolysaccharidosis
  5. dermoids
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Ears: Preauricular skin tags indicative of -1-

Nose: -2-

Mouth
Microstomia: -3- are causes
Macrostomia: caused by -4-
Tongue size - macroglossia, indicative of -5-

A
  1. renal disease
  2. choanal atresia (NG for patency), & genetic conditions
  3. T13 & T18
  4. mucopolysaccharoidosis (MPS) & FAS
  5. MPS, hypothyroidism
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Newborn assessment - chin

Micronathia: -1-; cause(s): -2-; consideration(s): -3-

A
  1. underdeveloped chin
  2. pierre-robain, treacher-collins, hollarman-strife
  3. airway assessment!
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Neck assessment
Webbed neck, indicative of: -1-
Supraclavicular fractures, possible cause(s): -2-, -3-
> Other concerning finding(s): -4-

A
  1. Turner Syndrome
  2. rough delivery
  3. LGA
  4. clavicular lymph nodes
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Newborn Chest: naked baby!

Assessing for: -1-, -2- (-3-, -4-, and/or -5-)

A
  1. breathing quality/retractions
  2. breasts
  3. enlargement
  4. redness
  5. infection
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Assess: -1-, -2-
-3-: all four extremities before leaving for home; assesses for -4-
Also assess for -5-

A
  1. cap refill
  2. cyanosis: central vs peripheral
  3. Pulse ox & pulse characterization (bounding v. thready)
  4. coarctation
  5. murmur (closing PDA/innocent murmur?)
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Protuberant belly in the newborn is -1-, flat is -2-
Umbilicus assessment: assess the -3-, and assess for -4-
Anal assessment: assess for -5-

A
  1. physiologic
  2. pathologic
  3. cord (arterites/veins - renal disease)
  4. herniation/leakage
  5. patency (cath)
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Penis: -1-
Testacles: 2.

Assess for -3- in females

Assess for -4- in either

A
  1. location of meatus (hypospadias), retractible foreskin?
  2. two, retractile/, not engorged/inflammed
  3. Pseudoperiods
  4. ambiguous geniatalia (genotype/karyotype)
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Newborn MS Assessment
> -1- survey
> clavicular -2-
> digit count & -3-
> developmental dysplasia of the hip: -4-; frequent -5-
» Untreated hip dysplasia in an ambulatory child presents with -5- and -6-, as well as either -7- or -8-.

A
  1. Spine
  2. fractures
  3. creases (palmar)
  4. Ortolani & Barlow
  5. hip exams (up to fifteen months)
  6. leg-length discrepancy
  7. toe-walking
  8. waddling gait
  9. painless limping
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Newborn assessment/screening
Sens or Spec (+/-) Screening for: -1- and -2-
Rescreen if -3- before tests were done (need -4- for accurate results) takes up to 2 weeks to result

A
  1. CF, PKU
  2. Galactosemia, Hemoglobinopathies, Hypothyroidism
  3. <24 hours of age
  4. to have fed
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Newborn screen considerations
Vision screenings: -1-
Sensory conditions: hearing screen before -2-, loud noises - repeat -3- if failed, [then -4- no later than -5-

A
  1. risk factors, structural malformations (Cyanotic heart disease/hyperoxygenation)
  2. discharge
  3. at 1 month
  4. Brainstem Auditory Evoked Response (BAER) test
  5. 3 months]; further failure - Audiologist referral before 6 months
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Inborn Errors of Metabolism - Newborn Assessment
PKU - untreated: -1-, -2-
Galactosemia in the liver: leads to -3-; presents as -4-

A
  1. neuro conditions
  2. developmental sequelae
  3. coagulopathies in the liver
  4. septic until treatment
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Hemoglobinopathies examples: -1-

Hypothyroidism considerations: -2- –> -3-; otherwise, -4-

A
  1. Thalassemias, SCD, SCT
  2. early synthroid
  3. good outcome
  4. developmental issues
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Consequences of poor neonatal screening:

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Neuro/intellectual, metabolic, & developmental sequelae

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FAS
> Sequelae: -1- disregulation/delay; -5- disorders
> Presentation: -2- facies, small eyes, -6-, nose upturned, microcephaly, -7-
> Dx through -3-
> Symptom care: Treatment aims at positive outcomes through -4- & long-term support (-8- for family), brain -9-

A
  1. brain damage; developmental
  2. Abnormal facial muscular
  3. history and physical
  4. early treatment/specialist care
  5. seizure disorders, psych
  6. smooth filtrum/upper lip
  7. FTT
  8. OT/PT/ST, social support
  9. damage is irreversible;
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Other newborn considerations:
Poor -1-
Infections: -2-

A
  1. prenatal care/vaccination status

2. Rubella, CMV, herpes

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Also picked up in newborn screen:
> Congenital -1-
> CF - assess risk from -2-
» -3- common; consists of -4-; -5- involvement.

A
  1. syphillis
  2. family history also
  3. meconium plug
  4. “sticky disease” all systems
  5. growth and respiratory
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Neonatal assessment
BP: 
0-12 hours:
ELBW: -4-
AGA: -5-
12 hours to 4 days: -6-
A
  1. 49/26 (50/30)
  2. 68/38 (70/40)
  3. 75.5/44 (80/40)
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Newborn exam - General
Neuro: -1-
MS: -2-, should -3- a little

A
  1. LOC, affect
  2. Tone, posture
  3. hold head up
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Newborn exam - Mouth (cont’d) - other complications

  • 1-
  • 2-
A
  1. Cleft lip/palate

2. Eppstein pearls

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The -1- is tested in -2- but only in the -3-, not the -4-. The amount and -1- are tested whether the -5-, to determine gestational age.

A
  1. elasticity of cartilage
  2. the Dubowitz/Ballard exam
  3. ears
  4. nose
  5. eyes are fused or open
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Newborn Assessment - Prematurity

-1-, which is a -2-, can be assessed to determine the -3-.

A
  1. Hypertonic flexion
  2. neuromuscular activity
  3. gestational age
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Q

-1- over the -2- could be used to assess an -3- who may have less -4- at term.

A
  1. Plantar creases
  2. anterior 2/3 sole
  3. African American newborn
  4. developed sole creases
45
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A -1- with -2- is indicative of a -3-, not a -4-, newborn.

A
  1. flat areola
  2. no bud
  3. premature
  4. post-term
46
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PKU is a genetic disorder characterized by a mutation in the phenylalanine hydroxylase gene. This gene mutation can lead to an buildup of phenylalanine, which interferes with -1-. A -2- is the primary treatment for PKU, and involves avoidance of -3-.

A
  1. the developing brain
  2. phenylalanine-restricted diet
  3. protein-rich foods (like meat, eggs, milk, and peanut butter)
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PKU
Nonadherence to the -1- can cause neurological changes that can result in cognitive deficits, -2-, seizures, EEG changes, and -3- to include -4-, irritability, and -5-.

A
  1. phenylalanine-restricted diet
  2. developmental delays
  3. behavioral changes
  4. hyperactivity/distractibility
  5. anxiety/depression
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Q

PKU
While treatment can -1- behaviors such as hyperactivity, it will not -1- resultant -2-. Individuals with PKU also require -3- of phenylalanine-free elemental medical foods for -4-. Most state laws require that insurance companies -5- of these foods.

A
  1. reverse
  2. intellectual disabilities
  3. daily supplementation
  4. nutritional support
  5. cover the cost
49
Q

When -1- early with appropriate dietary interventions, children with PKU can -2- like their peers.

A
  1. diagnosed and treated

2. progress in school

50
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Esophageal atresia (EA) with or without tracheoesophageal fistula (TEF) is commonly diagnosed in -1- when an infant has recurrent -2- with feeds. The diagnostic test for EA is -3- followed by -4- to confirm -5-.

A
  1. the newborn period
  2. spitting and choking
  3. orogastric tube passage
  4. radiologic imaging
  5. thoracic tube coiling
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Esophageal atresia w/ or w/o tracheoesophageal fistula
-1- are often used to diagnose obstruction, intestinal malrotation, and -2-. CT scan would deliver potentially unnecessary radiation and is not -3-, nor is a -4-. Newborns are -5-, so it is best not to put the feeding tube in the nose.

A
  1. Upper GI studies
  2. intestinal duplication
  3. diagnostic
  4. NGT with fluoroscopy
  5. obligatory nose breathers