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(A) How much weight loss is too much for a normal term infant to be discharged? (B) How many days until a normal term infant regains its birth weight? (C) How much weight does a term infant gain a day?
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(A) 10%
(B) 10 days (C) 20 g |
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What are the components of the APGAR score and how are they calculated?
Can the APGAR score be used to predict future outcomes? |
Appearance (colour – blue or pale, 0 pts; acrocyanosis, 1 pt; body and extremities pink, 2 pts)
Pulse (HR– absent, 0 pts; < 100, 1 pt; >100, 2 pts Grimace (reflex irritability – no response, 0 pts; feeble cry to stim, 1 pt; cry or pull away with stim, 2 pts) Activity (muscle tone – none, 0 pt; some flexion, 1 pt; flexed arms and legs, 2 pts Respiration (breathing – absent, 0 pts; weak, gasping, 1 pt; spont breaths, 2 pts) |
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What are the causes of an absent red reflex?
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cataracts
retinoblastoma structural abnormality glaucoma |
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What is the difference between Gastroschisis and Omphalocele?
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Gastroschisis: defect in anterior abdominal wall, herniated intestine without covering sac, NOT associated with abnormalities
Omphalocele: incomplete closure of anterior abdominal wall after return of midgut, herniated bowel, stomach, liver, spleen in peritoneum covered sac, HIGH association with other abnormalities |
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What are the different types/degrees of neural tube defects?
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Spina bifida Occulta: usually no consequences
Spina bifida Aperta: Meningocele: herniated meninges with no spinal cord involvement Myelomeningocele: herniated meninges and spinal cord Myeloschisis: no overlying membrane, exposed cord |
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What are the various types of upper extremity birth injuries?
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Erb’s palsy – C5, C6, arm hangs by the side and is rotated medially; the forearm is extended and pronated Klumpke’s paralysis – C8, T1, forearm is supinated and the wrist and fingers are hyperextended, may also have Horner syndrome)
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