Newborn
The creamy cheese like substance covering the baby after birth
What is the vernix caseosa?
What the acronym TORCH stands for
What is toxoplasmosis, rubella, cytomegalovirus, and herpesvirus
Blood test administered to the newborn born post term and SGA
What is Blood Glucose Level?
Interventions to avoid mastitis.
What is position baby correctly at the breast, make sure baby grasps areola as well as nipple, expose nipples to air during the day, ensure emptying of breastmilk
The rationale for administering Vitamen K 1 mg IM for a term newborn after birth.
What is it takes about 1 week for the baby to be able to synthesize his or her own vitamin K. The gut, at birth is sterile. (Neonate is deficient in intestinal flora)
The triad of symptoms associated with preeclampsia
What is proteinuria, edema (sacral, face, and perineum), and hypertension?
Preventing heat loss is important in the newborn to prevent this
What is cold stress?
feelings of overwhelming sadness that emerge during the first few days after birth.
What is postpartum depression?
evaluation of a neonate's hearing is required before leaving the hospital because hearing impaired babies are at risk for this.
State-mandated evaluation of a neonate's hearing is required before leaving the hospital because hearing impaired babies are at risk for this.
What is delayed speech development.
Symptoms that progress from preeclampsia to eclampsia.
symptoms of preeclamsia plus visual disturbances, RUQ pain, hyperreflexia, headaches, seizures, coma?
This prevents chlamydial and gonorrheal infection of the baby's eyes.
What is erythromycin opthalmic ointment?
SGA, microcephaly, thin upper lip.
The physiological change of highest priority in the newborn.
What is spontaneous respirations.
The only definitive treatment for HELLP.
What is delivery?
A procedure to care for the newborn with hyperbilirubinemia.
What is anklyglossia?
The term to describe a baby in the uterine cavity buttocks first.
what is breach?
The best way to determine if the infant is recieving adequate intake of breastmilk.
What is voiding at least 6-8 times a day.
The characteristics of HELLP
What is hemolysis, elevated liver enzymes, and low platelet count?
Term for commonly normal discolouration the hands and feet in the newborn.
What is acrocyanosis?
What is the most common and best for child birth pelvic shape?