Wilson Clay Notes- study deck Flashcards

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What OTC medication can mom take to help with early engorgement?

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Ibuprofen taken 15 mins before reverse pressure softening or gentle pumping can help with inflammation and pain in relieving impacted breasts

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What is peau d orange?

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inflammatory breast cancer

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What is the rate of milk production in hyper lactation?

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A rate of milk production >60ml per hour

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Name two conditions that can be the cause of excess milk production.

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Postpartum thyroiditis and hyperthyroidism

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A method of treating overproduction of Breastmilk if all other methods fail.

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Give estrogen for 4-7 days. May cause some vaginal bleeding and NEVER given in the first 3 weeks post partum

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How soon do most babies self latch after birth?

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Within 60 minutes.

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What is the most common causative agent for infectious mastitis.

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Staph Aureus. Staph epidermis has the ability to form biofilms which results in antibiotic resistance. Stah E. is the leading cause of chronic mastitis

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What is Lactobacillus fermentum?

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Probiotic therapy as a possible alternative to antibiotic therapy promoting normal flora to override prolific concentration of step and staph

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Name 5 things that may increase risk of mastitis

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1. Fatigue
2 Stress
3 Plugs
4 Changing number of feeds
5 Milk stasis
6. Household illness
7. Breast trauma
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2 Symptoms of subclinical mastitis.

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low milk supply and low grade breast pain

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If a mother is treated with Dicloxacillin for a suspected staph aureus mastitis, how long before symptoms should improve

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48 hours. IF not culture.

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If mothers are diagnosed with staph aureus who is often in a carrier state

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The infant with nasal staph aureus

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BWClay recommends what method of treatment for cracked infected nipples

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rinse nipples after feeds and clean daily with soap and water

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What is a common organism found in bilateral mastitis

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Strep

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What is the most common type of abcess

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Intramammary- unillocular. Make up 65% of abcess cases. Hi recurrence rate

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How soon should a mother see a health care provider for a breast mass that is not showing any improvement

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3 days

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What is the proper dose of dicloxacillin for mastitis

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500 mg qid x 10 days

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What is the proper treatment for MRSA

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Vancomycin IV

14,000 females in US experience MRSA

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What is the percentage of abcesses that present without fever

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25%

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Describe a galactocele

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sterile milk filled cyst that may be left alone if notgrowing rapidly, not painful and not impairing lactation

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What is cellulitis?

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mastitis of interlobular connective tissue

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Is it likely that mothers may become depressed having a mastitis.

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YES. inflammation is a key factor in depression and pro inflammatory cytokines cause chemical changes that have an effect on brain chemistry including increase of cortisol

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What is HAMLET as it relates to breast cancer?

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this is a milk complex of oleic acid and alpha lactalbumin that can result in tumor cell death.

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What are the two mechanisms that may be the cause of reduced breast cancer in a woman who breastfed?

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  1. The reduction in lifetime ovulatory episodes -lactation amenorrhea
  2. Differentiation of breast tissue
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List symptoms where mother should be evaluated to rule out breast cancer
1. 2nd or 3rd course ABX and not responding - order ultrasound 2. red skin on breast without fever 3. skin texture changes- peau d orange 4. exaggerated hair follicle pits 5. Fixed masses 6. Copious, spontaneous clear or bloody nipple discharge 7. Non resolving mastitis in the same area
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What is the most definitive test to determine cancer?
Biopsy -( ultrasound can guide)
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Inflammatory breast cancer is a concern because.....
It has a high mortality rate
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Symptom of Inflammatory breast cancer are
Warm red breast, heavy breast , pen d orange, exaggerated hair follicle pits ( afro american higher risk
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Can a women nurse on the unaffected breast during chemotherapy treatment
NO. No breastfeeding during chemo
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Describe breast cancer staging
1. Tumor- no lymph 2. Small tumor and lymph or LARGE tumor - no lymph 3. Large tumor and lymph 4. Metastasis
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What country has the highest rate of spontaneous twinning
Aftrica
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One of the best ways to increase milk volume for twins and decrease amount of time until Lll after a delivery
Initiation of milk expression within 1 hours of birth
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How is breast milk protective for NEC?
Breast milk has trophic peptides. Baby <1500 gms is at a higher risk. Treatment is remove part of intestine
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What is the determining factor to identify discordant twins.?
Weight differentiation >10%.
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When feeding twins, should each baby have his own breast?
No switching breasts a better choice for stimulation. If one baby a poor feeder Switch MID FEED for better feeder to stimulate milk production.
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What is serratia marcescens?
A mold pathogen found in pump tubing that can turn milk pink
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If tube feeding and nursing a baby, what is the latest time the baby should be tube fed if mother plans to nurse.
At least a 30 minute interval.
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According to the KORAN , what are milk siblings and how does it affect their relationship?
Milk siblings - mothers who shared milk or breastfed each others children. These children cannot marry each other.
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Describe "epigenetic mechanism"
The biochemical alteration to DNA that influences the way a gene may be expressed
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What are exosomes?
They contain micro RNA which effect gene expression
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How does epigenetics relate to breastfeeding?
Genetic material is identifiable and transmissible from human milk. Human milk may be a way to serve as a non invasive source of genetic information. In addition using breastmilk from another source may modify childs genes and DNA
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Before donating milk to the milk bank , milk is screened for the following......
HIV ( 1 and 2), HTLV ( 1 &2), Hep B, Hep C, TB, Syphilis
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Name other reasons a woman may not be able to donate milk to a milk bank.
1. Currently nursing a baby <1 year old 2. No more then 2 alcoholic beverages a day 3. Non smoker 4. No herbs or drugs 5. No tatoo in the past year 6. IF she or HER PARTNER , is at risk for HIV
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Describe the reason for denying women's donated milk if they lived in the UK.
Women who lived in the UK for more then 3 mos prior to 1996 OR lived in some areas of Europe for more then 5 years between 1980-1986 cannot donate (mad cow disease aka Creutzfeldt jacob disease)
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Can a mother donate milk if she is using birth control?
YES as long as it is progesterone only pill or a low dose of estrogen (<20 mg)
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What is the minimum number of oz mom should have available when donating to a milk bank.
100 oz
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Which type of donor milk do HMB process and store separately?
Milk from mothers who deliver prematurely and those on a dairy-free diet.
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How long does preterm milk have higher protein levels.
about 4 weeks after birth
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how are human milk fortifiers created
Using concentrated pasteurized donor milk and add ing vitamins and minerals. ( others are bovine or plant based)
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The holder method of pasteurization does not affect the concentration of which milk compound.
Oligosaccharides. ( sugar that provide food for beneficial gut flora to thrive)
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What milk treatment method affects the cytomegalovirus?
Heat treatment will kill the virus, ( this is why mothers with CMV can donate and why mothers are not screened for his illness- due to pasteurization of all donated milk) Freezing can only diminish the viral load
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What 2 facial muscles do breastfed babies use more then bottle fed babies
1. Buccinators ( cheek muscle innervated by facial nerve 2. Orbicularis Oris ( lip muscle innervated by facial nerve Bottlefed us Mentalis ( protrude lower lip and Masseter jaw muscle)
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What is the main tongue muscle and nerve
Genioglossus ( pulls down during negative pressure and innervated by hypoglossal
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What nerve innervates the masseter muscle
Trigeminal nerve - jaw movement
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What muscle closes the jaw
Temporalis - tigeminal nerve
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What muscle helps the milk bolus move down towards the pharynx
Palatopharyngeus innervated by the vagus nerve
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How many muscles and nerves are involved in suck swallow function
26 muscles and 6 nerves