Test #1 Flashcards
APGAR Scoring System
Activity: Absent (0), Arms&legs flexed (1), Active motion (2)
Pulse: Absent (0), <100 bpm (1), >100 bpm (2)
Grimace (facial reflex): flaccid, grimace, Cry
Appearance: blue/pale, body pink/extremities blue, all pink
Respiration: absent, slow/irregular, vigorous cry
APGAR Value Indications
0-3 = Severely depressed
4-6 = Moderately depressed
7-10 = Excellent condition
Embryonic Period
First 8 weeks
All major organs formed during this period (organogenesis)
Particularly vulnerable during weeks 3 and 4
Fetal Period
Remaining 30 weeks
Organs get larger and more complex
Ductus Venosus
Connects umbilical vein to inferior IVC
Oxygenated blood from mom bypasses liver, goes directly to heart
Sensitive to [O2] of blood - increase in oxygenation after birth causes vasoconstriction/closure
Ductus Arteriosus
Channel between main pulmonary artery and aorta
Bypasses pulmonary vasculature to get blood directly to systemic
Disappears w/in 2 weeks after birth, becomes ligamentum venosum
Kernicterus
Chronic/permanent BIND
Indirect bilirubin > 20-25 mg/dL in newborn
Acute Bilirubin Encephalopathy
Early symptoms
Hypotonia, seizures
Reversable BIND
Estimating bilirubin levels in newborns
Jaundice progresses from head to toe
Head = TSB 5
Upper Chest = 10
Abdomen = 12
Palms/Soles = >15
Pathological Jaundice
Appears w/in 1st 24 hours of birth
Jaundice in newborn older than 2 weeks
Direct bilirubin >1mg/dL with TSB < 5 OR >20% TSB is direct
Increase in bilirubin >0.5 mg/dL/hr
Mottled skin
Cutis Marmorata
Will disappear at birth
White/Waxy covering of skin
Vernix Caseosa
Downy hair
Lanugo
More common with prematurity
Benign erythematous rash with papules/pustules
Erythema Toxicum
Appears in 1-14 days, resolves in weeks
Eosinophils in the pustules
Benign flat red markings
On upper eyelids or back of neck
Nevus Flammeus/Vascular Nevi/Salmon patches
Upper eyelids = crows nest
Back of neck = stork bites
Permanent discoloration
Arteriovenous malformation
Port-wine stain
Small yellow papules
Sebaceous gland hyperplasia
Disappear spontaneously
Smaller, white papules
Milia
Disappears in weeks
Acne from maternal hormones
Acne Neonatorum
Bluish-black lesion over lumbosacral area
Mongolian Spots
Common in Native American, Blacks, and Asians
Elevated collection of capillaries
Strawberry/Capillary hemangiomas
Worrisome skin findings
Grow for 3-7 months, stabilize, then usually involute by 5 years old
Cavernous hemangioma
Less predictable collection of large blood vessels
May be associated with thrombocytopenia
May resolve on own or need steroids/radiation
Neonate
First 30 days of life