Unit 2

Question 0

Neonatology

Answer 0

The branch if medicine concerned with care, development, and disease of a newborn

Question 1

Neonate

Answer 1

A baby during the first month of life

Question 2

NICU

Answer 2

Babies that have congenital problems including heart, digestive track, spine or brain
Constantly monitored for heart rate and oxygen intake

Question 3

APGAR test

Answer 3

Checks for babies chance if survival 
A- activity 
P- pulse 
G- grimace 
A- appearance 
R- Respiration 
Done at 1 and 5 minutes after birth

Question 4

Pediatrician

Answer 4

A doctor for newborn infants and children

Question 5

Fontanels

Answer 5

Soft spots in the skull

Question 6

Brazelton scale

Answer 6

Detects problems in development
Test babies interaction with environment, self soothing and response to stress.
Done up to 2 months
For parents to address needs of child

Question 7

Anemia

Answer 7

Low level of oxygen- carrying substances in the blood

Question 8

Jaundice

Answer 8

Makes newborn skin, tissues, and body fluid look yellow. Liver is immature

Question 9

Lanugo

Answer 9

Very fine, soft and usually nonpigmented downy hair as can be found on the body of a fetus it newborn baby

Question 10

Reflex

Answer 10

An automatic, unlearned behavior

Question 11

Sudden Infant Death Syndrome

SIDS

Answer 11

When healthy babies dies in their sleep for unknown reasons

To Prevent- put infant on back and keep cool