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What is the most accurate way to measure fetal growth?

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From Crown to rump

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What is the most accurate measurement for chest circumference?

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2 cm less than OFC, or 33cm +/-3

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What is considered for Low Birth Weight? (LBW)

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<2500 grams

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What is the most important technique to master in completing the physical assessment?

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observation, then auscultation, palpation

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What technique is used to identify a hydrocele?

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transillumination

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In the fetal ultrasound, what is the best determinant in the 1st trimester (<14weeks) to measure growth and age?

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Crown-rump length 7-10days

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With the new Ballard tool 1991, what are two new features added?

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  1. to include extremely premature neonates

2. Overestimates by 2-4 days

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What score in the Ballard is based on the location of elbow and the landmark it lays on in relation to the midline?

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scarf sign

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When does Lanugo peak and it decreases with age

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28-30 weeks

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What is elevated palpable lesion, soild and < l cm in diameter?

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Papule

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When does circumoral cyanosis typically appear?

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12-24 hours after birth

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When does sebaceous gland hyperslasia typically resolve?

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in weeks

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What is the scientific name for hyperpigmented macule?

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mongolian spot

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What could viral vesicular eruptions be?

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Herpes or Varicella

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What suture is down forehead between the frontal bones?

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The metopic sutures

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When does the posterior fontanel (occiput fontanel) close?

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by 2-3 months

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When an infant has a large anterior fontanel on exam, you can suspect?

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Hypothyroidism

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When a preemie has a flattened side to side head without cransiosynostosis it is called? Toaster head

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Dolichocephaly

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When an infant has subperiostal blood collection that does not cross the suture line it is.

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Cephalahematoma

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How long does a cephalahematoma take to resolve?

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several days to weeks

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What type of bleed is more common after a vacuum extraction?

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Subgaleal Bleed

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On the opthalmoscopic exam, the red reflex is reflected from what?

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Retina - make sure there are no white spots

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In the iris, what are the white specks scattered linearly around the entire circumference of the iris, associated with Down’s

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Brushfield Spots - may be a NORMAL VARIANT

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What syndrome causes the infant to have a flat Philtrum

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Fetal alcohol syndrome

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What drug when given to the mother to help stop contractions makes the infant become apnic?
Mag-sulfate
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Where do you auscultate to the lower lobes of the lungs?
the Infant's back below the tip of the scapula
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The the blood pressure of the infant reports a false high, you should think...
the cuff is too small
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When the systolic pressure is 20mmhg higher in the upper than the lower extremities, you should think...
coarctation of the aorta
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When there is a patent urachus (a connections between the bladder and the umbilical cord) the umblicus area is...
edematous and not dry - fistula from bladder to umbilical cord
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If the infant does not have an anal wink, think...
CNS abnormalities
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What is the normal size of the liver?
1-2 cms below the R costal margin
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What is the best way to assess palpate the kidneys?
Bimanual - size of almonds
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What may palpate as subumbilical fullness or mass?
Distended bladder full of urine
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What genitalia disorder in females presents as lower abdominal mass and urinary tract obstruction?
Hydrocolpos - distended and obstruction bladder
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When does rugae appear on the ventral surface of the scrotum?
36 weeks
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What can be related to epispadias? a male genitalia abnormality and the urethral meatus opens on the dorsal surface
chordee (bent shaft of the penis)
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Midline defect where the rectus abdominsis separates but is a NORMAL VARIANT!
Diastasis Recti
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When do the testes begin to descend into the inguinal canal?
28-30 weeks
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When the urethral meatus open on the ventral surface of the penis. - Don't circumcise
Hypospadias
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When a male has a hypoplasia scrotum because of a missing teste?
cryptochondism
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Prune belly (Eagle Barrett syndrome) is also associated with...
hydronephrosis
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GU anomalies usually occur in association with...
Cardiovascular - complex CDH and neurological - myelominingocele
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A discolored, flat spot <1cm diameter that is NOT palpable
Macule
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A bluish mottling or marbling of the skin (trisomy 21)
Cutis maramorata
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A normal variance with a sharp difference in two side of the body (red and white)
Harlequin sign
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What rash is associated with papules that are filled with eosinophils
Erythema toxicum
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An enlarged sebaceous gland caused by androgen stimulation (NOT ESTROGEN) and resolves in 1 month
Sebaceous gland hyperplasia
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When an infant appears with grey or blue/green macules on the buttocks or flank or shoulders
hyperpigmented macules (mongolian spots)
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An autosomal dominant lesions that are >6cm and may indicate neurofibromatosis
Cafe' au Lait spots
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A spot, usually on the face and nape of the neck that does NOT blanch
Port wine stain
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When the skin appears ulcerated or scarred and associated with midline defects and TRISOMY 13
Cutis Aplasia
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A skin disorder with superficial vesicopustular lesions containing neutrophils and more common in AA (>5%).
Transient Pustular Melanosis
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A skin disease commonly known as stork bite and is usually found on the upper EYELIDS, nape of neck.
Nevus Simplex
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Viral skin diseases are usually not uniform and contain ___, ___, ___ and NOT ___
Vesicular, Herpes, Varicella and NOT CANDIDA
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Where are the minor malformations (pits or tags) usually seen on the ear?
anterior to the tragus
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When a line is extended for the inner to outer canthus of the eye towards ears is
Normal anatomy
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When the eyes are too far apart
Hypertelorism
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When there is a defect in the closure of the eye lid or the iris.
Coloboma
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When there are blocked nares
Choanal atresia
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When the infant has a thick tongue
macroglossia
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What is the most common neck mass. It transilluminates and seen laterally over the clavicle
Cystic Hygroma
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When the anterior fontanel is large and the infant has a big tongue, large head, and cries a lot, think...
HYPOthyroidism
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A heart sound that is snappy, high-frequent sound, and heard in the first 24 hours. abnormal >24hrs old = stenosis
ejection click
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When a murmur is r/t increased clow across the pulmonary valve with decreased PVR
Innocent - level 1 murmur
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When parents or other siblings with CDH there is a ___-___% risk of reoccurance
1-5%
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What vital sign is r/t age in hrs and state of arousal?
Blood pressure
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To be deemed term status the plantar surface should have creases on...
2/3 foot
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Grade 4 of the anterior vascular capsule of the eye begins at what age
27 weeks gestation
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How old in hours does the infant have cap refill in 3-4 secs?
12 hours
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How many pairs of ribs and how many in the two categories?
12 7 true - vertebrocostal pairs 5 false - verterbral dyads
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What disorder is associated with wide space nipples, trisomies 4, 8, 18, &20, monosomy (turner's) and LYMPHEDEMA
Fetal hydantoin
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When the infant has clear to white frothy mucous this is indicative of
TE fistula
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There is a FALSE reading with transillumination when the infant has...
chest wall edema
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Wide spaced nipples and lymphedemia is both found in what syndrome
Turner's

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