Terms
Newborn
An infant within the first few hours after birth
Most common cause of bradycardia in newborns
Hypoxia
Once the head is delivered, what should you do?
Suction the mouth and nose
Intervention for a newborn’s pulse rate of less than 60 beats/min
Begin chest compressions.
Where should you cut the umbilical cord after clamping both clamps?
In between the clamps
Neonate
An infant within the first month after birth
Seizures in a newborn strongly suggests the presence of a
Neurologic disorder
Why are neonates more sensitive to environmental conditions?
Increased surface area to volume ratio
Intervention for newborn pulse rate of less than 100 beats/min after 30 seconds of drying and stimulation
Begin positive-pressure ventilation (PPV) by a newborn-sized bag-mask device
Primigravida
A woman who is pregnant for the first time
APGAR
Appearance (skin color)
Pulse rate
Grimace (irritability)
Activity (muscle tone)
Respiration (effort)
What condition can result in infants who consume cow’s milk or synthetic formulas high in phosphorus.
Hypocalcemia
Most frequently fractured bone in newborn
Clavicle
Below what temperature is a neonate considered hypothermic
35°C (95°F)
Temperature range for neonate
36.6°C to 37.2°C (97.9°F to 99°F)
Caput succedaneum
Swelling of soft tissue of the scalp from pressing against the dilating cervix. Disappears a day or two after birth
Atrial septal defect
Allows some of the oxygenated blood from the left atrium to flow through the hole to the right atrium. The failure of the foramen ovale to close after birth allows this to take place.
Average normal temperature of newborn
37.5°C (99.5°F)
How do you mange the airway in a newborn who has a diaphragmatic herniation?
Insert ET tube to decrease gastric distention
Many newborns have acrocyanosis but are centrally pink. What is acrocyanosis?
Hands and feet turn blue due to inadequate peripheral blood supply
Truncus arteriosus
The pulmonary artery and aorta are combined into one vessel.
Most common cause of seizures in newborns
Hypoxic-ischemic encephalopathy
How many stools per day is normal for a neonate, especially when breastfeeding
Five to six
Effects of hypoglycemia in newborns
Seizures or permanent brain damage
Breaths per minute when using BVM on newborn
40-60 breaths/min