Sick Term Infant

Question 1

what are the categories of the APGAR score?

Answer 1

appearance 
pulse
grimace 
activity 
respiration

Question 2

what criteria get a score of 0 on the APGAR score?

Answer 2

A = blue or pale 
P = absent 
G = no response 
A = none 
R = absent

Question 3

what criteria get a score of 1 on the APGAR score?

Answer 3

A = blue in extremities/body pink 
P = <100 
G = grimace/feeble cry when stimulated 
A = some flexion 
R = weak irregular gasps

Question 4

what criteria get a score of 2 on the APGAR score?

Answer 4

A = no cyanosis 
P = >100
G = cry or pull away when stimulated 
A = flexed limbs that resist extension 
R = strong cry

Question 5

what is the usual range of heart rate in a newborn?

Answer 5

120-140

Question 6

what is a normal resp rate in a newborn?

Answer 6

40-60

Question 7

what is a normal SaO2 in newborns?

Answer 7

95%

Question 8

what babies should receive therapeutic cooling?

Answer 8

those who have suffered serious neurological insult due to ischaemia

Question 9

what is done during therapeutic cooling?

Answer 9

cooled to 33 degrees for 72 hours

Question 10

what can therapeutic cooling prevent?

Answer 10

cerebral palsy

Question 11

what causes hypoxic ischaemic encephalopathy?

Answer 11

perinatal asphyxia

Question 12

what is hypoxic ischaemic encephalopathy?

Answer 12

multi organ damage due to tissue hypoxia

Question 13

what causes transient tachypnoea of the newborn (TTN)?

Answer 13

fluid in the lungs not clearing after birth

Question 14

what is a risk factor for TTN?

Answer 14

C section delivery

Question 15

when does a tracheo-oesophageal fistula often present?

Answer 15

often when the baby tries to feed

Question 16

what are diaphragmatic hernias often associated with?

Answer 16

persistent pulmonary hypertension

Question 17

what is hydrops fetalis?

Answer 17

heart failure in the womb