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1
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Metabolic screening

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  • done close to hospital discharge as possible ~ sent to state lab
  • heel needs to be warm for poke
  • blood drops on paper
2
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positive results on metabolic screening =

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need further testing done

follow usually done by primary care

3
Q

Hearing screening

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screening ~not diagnostic

if referred results = need follow up within 2 months

4
Q

When is Vitamin K given and why?

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given within first hour of life
baby has no clotting cascade
needs to be given to prevent bleeding

5
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Hepatitis B

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given in first 24 hrs of birth

need to confirm moms hep B status prior to delivery

6
Q

If mom is Hep B positive, what is given to newborn?

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Hep B vaccination

immunoglobulin

7
Q

Erythromycin ointment

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given in eyes

to prevent chlamydial and gonorreal infections ( Can cause blindness)

8
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Congenital Cardiac Screen

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Pre ductal O2 sat on right hand
Post ductal on right foot
O2 sats over 95% on both ….shouldn’t have more than a 3% difference

9
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glucose screening

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1 st hour should be over 25 mg/ dl
between 1 hr and 4 hrs should be 25-35 mg/dl
after 4 hrs should be over 45 mg/dl
***treatment with IV dextrose

10
Q

Vesicles anywhere on body not normal ….

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needs workup

11
Q

only 1 vessel in umbilical cord could be indicative of what?

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renal, cardiac or skeletal issue