Oral Pathology
Reflexes and Movements
Skin and Body Findings
Crying and Comfort
Parenting Myths
100
This congenital anomaly presents in up to 10% of newborns and involves a short, tight, or anterior lingual frenulum.
What is ankyloglossia?
100
This reflex is what a baby does when they feel like they are falling
What is the Moro reflex?
100
This causes enlarged nipples or small milk secretion in a newborn
What is maternal estrogen exposure?
100
This is the most common cause of traumatic death in infancy
What is abusive head trauma/shaken baby syndrome?
100
This elective surgical procedure in males is neither recommended nor advised against by the AAP.
What is a circumcision?
200
Natal or neonatal teeth can occur in high frequency of this sequence whose French eponym discovered the consequences of having a small jaw.
What is Pierre Robin sequence?
200
An abnormality in this reflex, when associated with other signs of CNS involvement, suggests basal ganglia or brainstem dysfunction
What is the suck reflex?
200
The “brick dust” in a newborn’s diaper is caused by the concentration of this substance in the urine
What are urate crystals?
200
This is the month of life where crying typically peaks
What is 2 months of age?
200
"Spoiling" an infant by frequently holding them or immediately responding to crying is a common misconception but actually is a part of this parenting style
What is authoritative parenting?
300
Found in up to 80% of newborns, these 1-3mm white nodules are firm, filled with keratin, and spontaneously involute in 3 months.
What are neonatal inclusion cysts?
300
Often confused for URI sxs, a newborn does this to clear its nasal passages
What is sneezing in a newborn?
300
Sounds worse than it seems, but this rash occurs in up to 70% of newborns on days 2-3 of life.
What is erythema toxicum neonatorum?
300
Remember "3" is the magic number to help define this otherwise normal behavior of an "inconsolable" infant
What is colic?
300
You don't need alcohol, just exposure to the air to help this once vital/gelatinous conduit fall off, just tell your parents to notify you if still present after 3 weeks
What is the umbilical cord?
400
This condition is caused by friction with natal/neonatal teeth resulting in a traumatic ulcer in the mouth or tongue
What is Riga-Fede disease?
400
This reflex disappears first at 1 month of life
What is the rooting reflex?
400
This skin finding has a more PC name now, and can be confused with bruising
What is congenital dermal melanosis/melanocytosis?
400
Created by Dr. Harvey Karp, this set of techniques replicate womb-like sensations to trigger a baby's calming reflex and reduce crying.
What are the 5 S's of soothing a baby?
(Swaddle, Side/Stomach Position, Shush, Swing, and Suck)
400
Pediatricians recommend against using pre-moistened diaper wipes in order to avoid this skin condition
What is contact dermatitis?
500
This rare benign gingival tumor shows a female predilection of 8-10:1 and can cause feeding or respiratory issues of large.
What is congenital epulis of the newborn?
500
Persistence of primitive reflexes past 4 to 6 months or absence before this time when they should have been present is predictive of this condition
What is cerebral palsy?
500
Also called encephalotrigeminal angiomatosis, this disorder would be on the top of the differential if a newborn had a skin finding along the V1 distribution
What is Sturge-Weber syndrome?
500
This evidence-based public health program aims to educate parents about crying.
What is the "Period of PURPLE crying" initiative?
500
These are not fully functional at birth, and can take up to 2-3 years to fully maturate, allowing for infrequent bathing of a newborn.
What are sweat glands?