Exam 3 Flashcards
(169 cards)
Neonate
Birth to 29 days
Infant
29 days to 1 year
Term infant
37-42 weeks
Birth weights
<10th percentile is too small
> 90th is large
APGAR
Appearance (color) Pulse Grimace (reflex response to bulb syringe) Activity (muscle tone) Respiratory effort
1 and 5 minute interval
APGAR scoring
8 is normal
5-6 is mild depression
3-4 need resuscitative measures
Ballard assessment is…
Calculates GA of child within 1 week
Neurological and physical components evaluated
When do you aspirate stomach contents in an infant?
Meconium stained amniotic fluid
C section babies
Failure to pass NG tube, think…
Esophageal atresia associated with tracheoesophageal fistula
High frequency tremors normal until…
4 days old
If >4, consider CNS, PNS
Pulse of infant
115-140
<90 or >180 is a concern
Physiologic jaundice
3-4th day of life
96 hours, self limited
Erythroblastosis fetalis
Jaundice in first 24hours of life, can cause kernicterus
Vernix caseosa
Normal finding at birth, peely white skin/residue
Acrocyanosis
Benign, hands/feet cyanotic
Central cyanosis
Tongue and gum mucosa blue, not normal
Milia
Pinhead smooth, white raised areas
Miliaria rubra
Heat rash
Caused by obstructed sweat glands, vesicles with erythematous base
Resolves in 1-2 weeks
Erythema toxicum
Baby acne
2-3rd day of life
Red macules with central urticarial wheals
Spontaneously resolves in a week
Angel kisses
On forehead
Stork beak
On back of neck
Salmon patches
Small and pink, fade over time
Port wine stains/nevus flammeus
Most often on face, unlikely to go away and may get darker
Sturge Weber syndrome
Trigeminal V1, seizures, hemiparesis, mental retardation, glaucoma
Orbit, upper eyelid and forehead