Newborn PE Flashcards
(23 cards)
APGAR meaning
Activity Pulse Grimace Appearance Respiration
Standardized evaluation of the newborn, performed1 minute and 5 minutes after birth.
APGAR scoring
Pulse score of 2
> 100 bpm
Maximum APGAR score
10
Grimace score of 1
Facial grimace only
Bluish discoloration of palms of hands & soles of feet
Acrocyanosis
An APGAR score of 7-10 means
Well baby, rarely needs resuscitation
Normal head circumference
30-35 cm
Place the tape over ———– ,———— & ———- prominences to obtain the greatest head circumference
Occipital, parietal, frontal
Stretch tape measure around —— and over ——– line to get chest circumference
Scapulae and nipple line
Normally, 2 cm smaller than head circumference
Chest circumference
Ave. range for chest circumference
30-33 cm (12-13 inches)
Cord care: cutting - Waiting for up to ——— is found to reduce to chances of anemia in full term and pre-term babies.
three minutes or until the pulsations stop
Within an hour of birth, treat the newborn’s eyes to prevent gonococcal infection
Crede’s prophylaxis
(This also prevents chlamydial infections) in Crede’s prophylaxis
0.5% erythromycin ophthalmic ointment
Prevents hemorrhagic disease of the newborn
Vitamin K administration
Vital signs must be monitored every….
30 minutes after birth for 2 hours or until stabilized
Normal HR
120-160 beats/min
Normal RR
30-60 breaths/min
Normal temperature
36.5° - 37.2°C
BP at birth
80/46 mmHg
BP after birth
65/41 mmHg
Capillary refill should be less than ——– when the skin is blanched.
2 to 3 seconds
