Newborn Assessment
Newborn with a temp of 96.8 degree Fahrenheit
What is hypothermia?
Newborn blood sugar of 38
What is newborn hypoglycemia?
Exclusively breastfeeding, cephalohematoma, male, maternal diabetes, Asian descent
What are hyperbili risk factors?
Newborns lose this type of heat when their skin is wet
What is evaporation?
Your newborn assessment reveals bluish hands and feet and a pink head and torso
What is acrocyanosis?
Diabetic mother, mother taking a beta blocker, newborn LGA, newborn temp < 36, gestational age < 37 weeks, cold stress
What are newborn hypoglycemia risk factors?
Excess of unconjugated bilirubin in the basal ganglia and brainstem nuclei
What is kernicterus?
Administered prior to a painful procedure
What is oral sucrose (Toot Sweet)?
What is caput succedaneum ?
Indirect testing skin for bilirubin levels
What is a Transcutaneous Bilirubin measurement (TcB)?
Collection of excess bilirubin in a newborn's blood
What is hyperbilirubinemia?
firm sleep surface, lying supine with no positioning aids, and no loose blankets
What are SIDS prevention measures?
Lethargy, temp instability, tremors, tachypnea, seizures
What are newborn hypoglycemia symptoms?
Jaundice that appears after the first 24 hrs of life and due to accelerated breakdown of RBC's combined with an immature liver. Is this normal or abnormal?
What is physiologic (aka normal) jaundice?
Pearly white pinpoint papules on the face and nose of the newborn.
What is Milia?
Newborn assessment reveals temp 96.8 degrees Fahrenheit, resp rate 70, heart rate 200, mild retractions, sleepy, and mottling.
What is respiratory distress?
Newborns at high risk for hypoglycemia.
Who are LGA and infants of diabetic mothers or preterm babies?
What is brain damage?
Elevated Bilirubin levels left untreated in infants.
Newborn arms/legs in a flexed position and brown fat store metabolism
What is newborn temperature regulation?