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What does Cephalocaudal mean?
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Infant developes starting with head working down to toe
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Maturation of systems in the nb. heart and lungs
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HR decreases to sinus arrythmia. HR increases with inspiration and decreases with expiration. lungs are small.
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Maturation of the systems Nb
Hemopoietic |
NB has fetal hbg upto 5 mo.Rbc lifespan only 60-90 days predisposing NB to physiologic anemia
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Maturation of the systems NB
degestive and thermoregulation. |
Digestive tract immature till 3 mo.
thermoregualtion increases after 6 mo. Shiver mech.@6mo. |
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Maturation of the systems NB
Renal |
immature system, unable to concentrate. Predisposes
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