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40 Cards in this Set
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Erythroblastosis fetalis
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Hemolytic disease of the newborn, usually caused by
isoimmunization that has resulted from Rh incompatibility or ABO incompatibility |
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Hip Dysplasia
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Developmental dysplasia of the hip (DDH) is the name for a wide variety of problems in the formation of children’s hips. Some of these problems are present at birth (congenital). Others develop as your child grows.
In general, DDH makes it more likely that your child’s leg bones can come out of the hip joint (dislocation). |
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Pre-Term
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Birth that occurs before 37 completed weeks of gestation
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Hydramnios
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(polyhydramnios) Amniotic fluid in excess of 2.0 liters
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Galactosemia 624
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a genetic disease (autosomal recessive) in which an enzyme needed to metabolize galactose is deficient or absent; typically develops shortly after birth
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Necrotizing enterocolitis 626
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Acute inflammatory bowel disorder that occurs
primarily in preterm or low-birth-weight infants; occurs when bowel ischemia results in destruction of the intestinal mucosa; may lead to perforation and peritonitis |
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Retinopathy of prematurity 620
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is the result of immature retinal vasculature followed by hypoxia.
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atresia
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Absence of a normally present passageway
(ex: esophageal, choanal, aortic, intestinal, mitral, urethral) |
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meconium aspiration
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the first feces of a newborn, and fetal inhalation of meconium in utero during epidsodes of sever fetal hypoxia or with the first few breaths after birth.
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post term
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Pregnancy that extends beyond 294 days or 42 weeks past the first
day of the last normal menstrual period |
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Ductus Arteriosus
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In fetal circulation, an anatomic shunt between the pulmonary
artery and arch of the aorta; following birth, it is obliterated by a rising PO2 and a change in intravascular pressures (with normal pulmonary function); normally becomes a ligament after birth but sometimes remains patent |
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Intrauterine Growth Restriction
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(IUGR) Undergrowth of the fetus; may be due to
deficient nutrient supply, intrauterine infection, or associated with a congenital malformation |
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Hyperbilirubinemia
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Elevation of unconjugated serum bilirubin concentrations
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Respiratory Distress Syndrome
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(RDS) Also known as hyaline membrane disease;
developmental disorder that results from decreased pulmonary gas exchange leading to carbon dioxide retention (increased arterial PCO2); in the neonate, most commonly associated with prematurity, perinatal asphyxia, maternal diabetes mellitus |
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foramen ovale
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Opening in the septum between the right and left fetal atria;
normally closes shortly after birth |
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ductus venosus
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In fetal circulation, a vascular channel that carries oxygenated
blood between the umbilical vein and the inferior vena cava, bypassing the liver; following birth, becomes a ligament |
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brown fat
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also called brown adipose tissue; unique neonatal heat source that is capable of greater thermogenic activity than ordinary fat; deposits located around the adrenal glands, kidneys, neck, between the scapulas, and behind the sternum
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gestational age
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In fetal development, the number of completed weeks of development, counting from the first day of the last normal menstrual period
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hypospadias
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Anomalous positioning of the urinary meatus on the undersurface of the
penis or close to or just inside the vagina |
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macrosomia
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Large body size; fetal birth weight above the 90th percentile on an intrauterine growth chart for that gestational age; often seen in neonates of diabetic or prediabetic mothers
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opthalmia neonatorum
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Neonatal eye infection usually resulting from gonorrheal or
other infection contracted during passage through the vagina at the time of birth |
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surfactant
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Phosphoprotein necessary for normal respiratory function; prevents alveolar collapse and permits reexpansion following exhalation
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circumcision
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Surgical procedure in which the prepuce (epithelial layer covering the penis; foreskin) is separated from the glans penis and excised
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molding
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Overlapping or overriding of the fetal cranial bones to accommodate and conform to the bony and soft parts of the mother’s birth canal during labor
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jaundice
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Yellow discoloration of the body tissues (skin, sclera, oral mucous membranes) caused by the deposit of bile pigments (unconjugated bilirubin); icterus
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epispadias
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Defect in which the urethral canal terminates on the dorsal surface of the
penis or above the clitoris (rare) |
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thermoregulation
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Regulation of heat
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caput succedaneum
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Swelling of the tissue over the presenting part of the fetal
head; caused by pressure during labor |
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kernicterus
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Bilirubin encephalopathy that involves the deposit of unconjugated bilirubin in brain cells; results in neurological damage or death
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apnea
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Temporary cessation of breathing that lasts more than 20 seconds, associated with
generalized cyanosis |
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physiologic jaundice
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(Nonhemolytic) Yellow tinge to skin and mucous membranes
related to increased serum levels of unconjugated bilirubin, typically occurs after the first 24 to 48 hours of life |
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simian crease
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Single, straight crease that appears in the middle of the palm on one or both hands; may be present in a variety of developmental abnormalities including Down syndrome, Turner’s syndrome, and Klinefelter’s syndrome
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cephalhematoma
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Extravasation of blood from ruptured vessels between a skull bone and its external covering (the periosteum); hemorrhage does not cross the suture lines; swelling is limited by the margins of the cranial bone affected
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meconium
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First stools of the infant, characteristically viscid, dark greenish brown, sticky, sterile, and odorless
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smegma
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Secretion of the sebaceous glands, a thick, cheesy odiferous substance found under the labia minora or under the male prepuce
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vernix caseosa
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Thick, gray-white cheesy substance that protects the fetal skin from exposure to the amniotic fluid
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phimosis
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stenosis or narrowness of the preputial orifice so that the foreskin cannot be pushed back over the glans penis. The condition is treated by circumcision
taber's |
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thrush
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oral yeast infection; s/s include white plaques on the surface of the tongue and the buccal membranes
(Candida albicans) |
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mottling
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also called cutis marmorata; is common in neonates and is most often caused by the infant's vasomotor response to the lower environment temperature outside of the uterus.
condition that is marked by discolored areas (taber's) |
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pseudomenstration
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small amounts of blood and whitish mucoid discharge observed while nurse palpates the labia majora and minora, related to the maternal hormones, may be noted in the vaginal area of a neonate.
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