Newborn Basics Category Name
This score determines gestational age using physical and neurologic findings.
What is the Ballard score?
Newborn below the 10th percentile is classified as this.
What is SGA?
This disease is caused by lack of surfactant in preterm infants.
What is Respiratory Distress Syndrome (RDS)?
Cessation of breathing for 20 seconds in a preterm infant is called this.
What is apnea?
This type of care involves skin-to-skin contact to promote bonding and warmth.
What is kangaroo care?
Preterm newborn is defined as less than this many weeks.
What is less than 38 weeks?
Newborn above the 90th percentile is classified as this.
What is LGA?
Grunting, nasal flaring, and retractions are signs of this.
What is respiratory distress?
This GI emergency causes abdominal distention and bloody stools.
What is Necrotizing Enterocolitis (NEC)?
Primary goal for preterm infant positioning: conserve this.
What is energy?
Birth weight less than 1500 g is classified as this.
What is very low birth weight (VLBW)?
This major complication is common in BOTH SGA and LGA newborns.
What is hypoglycemia?
This syndrome occurs when a baby inhales meconium-stained fluid.
What is Meconium Aspiration Syndrome?
This condition causes yellowing of the skin due to immature liver function.
What is jaundice?
Early feeding helps prevent this major complication.
What is hypoglycemia?
The three fetal shunts close after birth to convert to this type of circulation.
What is adult circulation?
This maternal condition is the most common cause of LGA newborns.
What is diabetes mellitus?
This condition involves right-to-left shunting and poor oxygenation after birth.
What is Persistent Pulmonary Hypertension of the Newborn (PPHN)?
This eye disorder from high oxygen exposure can lead to blindness.
What is Retinopathy of Prematurity (ROP)?
This intervention is used to stimulate breathing in apnea of prematurity.
What is caffeine citrate?
This NICU positioning improves oxygenation in critical neonates.
What is prone position?
This condition refers to pathologic growth restriction in SGA babies.
What is IUGR (intrauterine growth restriction)?
This complication is caused by prolonged oxygen therapy and ventilator use.
What is Bronchopulmonary Dysplasia (BPD)?
This neurologic complication involves bleeding into the brain.
What is intracranial hemorrhage?
The top 3 priorities for preterm infants are oxygenation, thermoregulation, and this.
What is nutrition/fluid balance?