Mommy Dearest
Heart rate, breathing, color, grimace and tone
What is the Apgar score
Neonates' first stool is composed of this dark green, sticky substance
What is meconium
This organism has surpassed GBS as the number 1 cause of early onset infection in preterm infants
What is E coli
Seen in post dates newborns with fetal distress and complicated by air leaks
What is Meconium Aspiration Syndrome
12 hour old, 35 week gestation infant with axillary temp of 36.0C, RR 64, cool hands and feet, and redness at the umbilicus. MOB reported not feeding well. You suspect the underlying cause is:
What is early onset sepsis
Risk factors include first pregnancy, preexisting hypertension, obesity, advanced age and multiple gestation
What is pre-eclampsia
Name the components of the umbilical cord
What is two arteries and one vein within a protective layer of Wharton's jelly
Maternal consumption of raw milk, unpasteurized cheese or unwashed fruits and vegetables may be source of this neonatal infection
What is Listeria
A diagnosis of exclusion, this may be seen in term and preterm infants born via C-Section, exposed to maternal sedative medications or magnesium, and infant of diabetic mothers
What is Transient Tachypnea of the Newborn
You notice scalp swelling that does not cross the suture line
(caput, cephalohematoma, subgaleal)
What is cephalohematoma
Without antibiotic treatment, women may pass this infection to 1 or 2 babies out of 100
What is Group B Strep
Central herniation of the abdominal contents into the umbilical cord with intact membranes
What is omphalocele
The most commonly isolated pathogen in VLBW infants with late onset sepsis
What is Coagulase Negative Staphylococci
Signs of this acute process include asymmetric chest wall movement, unequal breath sounds, grunting and poor perfusion
What is a pneumothorax?
bowel distension, pneumatosis intestinalis, pneumoperitoneum and portal venous gas are signs suggestive of this disease
What is Necrotizing Enterocolitis (NEC)
Increases infant's blood volume up to a third and increases iron storage
What is delayed cord clamping
Name one intervention which has proven protection against NEC
What is exclusive breast milk feedings
Risk factors include early/prolonged broad spectrum antibiotic use, prolonged central vascular access and prematurity
What is Candida
Air bronchograms, low lung volumes and ground glass lung fields
What is RDS/surfactant deficiency
Oligohydramnios is a maternal indicator for a malfunction in which fetal body system
What is renal
Results from inability of fetus to swallow, upper GI obstruction and maternal diabetes
What is polyhydramnios
The distended stomach and proximal duodenum creates this radiographic sign in duodenal atresia
What is "double bubble"
Skin-Eye-Mucous Membrane, CNS and Disseminated are the 3 types of this infection
What is HSV
Interpret this blood gas:
pH 7.25 pCO2 60 PaO2 58 HCO3 22 Base 0
What is uncompensated respiratory acidosis
You are caring for a 7 day old infant weighing 1.8kg. The infant is NPO due to feeding intolerance. In order for the infant to receive 130ml/kg/day the IV rate should be:
What is 9.8ml/hr