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Module 3: Neonatal Flashcards

1
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What score are newborns given immediately after birth?

A

APGAR score

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2
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What is the maximum APGAR score?

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10

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3
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What does a APGAR score of below 7 suggest

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that the newborn is having difficulty adjusting to extrauterine life

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4
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what does the APGAR score assess?

A

the newborns capability to adjust to extrauterine life

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5
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What is indicated by an APGAR score of 4

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indicated critical condition, resuscitation should be considered

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6
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What does APGAR stand for/ assess?

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Appearance, Pulse, Grimace, Activity, Respirations

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7
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What are the aspects of a neonatal assessment?

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weight, length, head circumference, head moulding, vision, hearing, smell and taste, touch

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What are some of the physical developments of newborns?

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basic task adjustment to outside uterus; breathing, sleeping, sicking, eating, swallowing
motor development; turns head from side to side in prone position, grasps by flex when object is placed in palm

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What are some of the physiological developments of newborns?

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they react socially to caregivers by paying attention to face or volume by cuddling when held
displays displeasure by crying and satisfaction by soft noises

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10
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what is the sucking relfex

A

the feeding relflex

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11
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what is the rooting reflex?

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touching checking and turning the side they was touched

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12
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what is the moro reflex?

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startle to loud noise

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13
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what is the palmar grasp reflex?

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grabbing things in palm

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14
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what is the plantar reflex?

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curling toes around objects

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15
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what is the babinski reflex?

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when sole of foot is stroked the big toe rises and others fan out

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16
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why is the fluid intake needs higher for infants compared to adults?

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higher metabolic rate, immature kidneys, greater fluid loss through skin and lungs

17
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what is the daily nutritional requirement for a newborn?

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about 80-100ml per Kg of body weight

18
Q

what method of feeding reduces the risk of over or under nutrition?

A

demand feeding

19
Q

what do the current Australians infant feeding guidelines recommend regarding breastfeeding?

A

to exclusively breastfeed for the first 6 months of lives.

20
Q

what vaccination and other offered injection can be given at birth in the hospital?

A

hepatitis B vaccine and vitamin K injection

20
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what vaccination and other offered injection can be given at birth in the hospital?

A

hepatitis B vaccine and vitamin K injection

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