Newborn Check Flashcards
(10 cards)
1
Q
What is the general inspection?
A
Colour
Body weight
Tone
Skin changes eg. birthmark
2
Q
What do you examine on the baby’s head?
A
Head circumference Fontanelles Conjunctivitis Epicanthic folds Red reflex (congenital cataracts) Inspect the pinna Check full palate
3
Q
What do you examine on the baby’s neck?
A
Length (short in Turner's syndrome) Clavicle fracture (shoulder dystocia)
4
Q
What do you check in the baby’s limbs?
A
Fingers and toes
Palmer creases
Brachial and femoral pulses
Barlow’s test
5
Q
Describe barlow’s test
A
Adduct the hip and apply pressure on the knees, directing the force positively- a positive test is the feeling that the hip has dislocated posteriorly.
This is tested with ortolani test which relocates the dislocated hip.
6
Q
What do you examine in the chest?
A
Deformaties Any signs of respiratory distress Normal newborn resp rate 30-60 Auscultate the lungs Auscultate the heart Should be 120-150 bpm
7
Q
What do you assess in the abdomen?
A
Distension
Hernia
Umbilicus
Anus
8
Q
What do you check for in the genitalia?
A
Male-undescended testes Hydroceles Position of meatus Female-fusion of labia size of clitoris
9
Q
What do you look for in the back?
A
Scoliosis
Abnormal skin changes
Tufts of hair
10
Q
Which reflexes are checked?
A
Palmar grasp Sucking reflex Rooting reflex Stepping reflex Moro reflex
