Systemic Changes In Newborn Flashcards
constricts after coed is clamped these will become ligaments
Umbilical vein and duct us venosus
Closes functionally as respirations are established, but anatonomic and permanent closure may take months
Foramen ovale
constricts with establishment of respiratory function later become ligaments
Ductus arteriosus
squeeze during vaginal delivery helps drain fluids from respiratory tract
Thoracic
____ may appear while sucking
Circumoral pallor
first stool is ___ ( a sticky, tar like, blackish green, odor less material formed from mucus, VERNIX lanugo, hormones and carbohydrates that are accumulated during intra uterine life
Meconium
Are loose and green usually on the 2nd or 3rd day of life
Transitional stools
is responsible for changing hemoglobin (from breakdown of RBC) into unconjugated bilirubin
Liver
occurs on the second or third day of life in about 50% of all newborns as a result to breakdown of fetal red blood cells
Physiological jaundice