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16 Cards in this Set
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< 2500 Grams (<5.5lbs) without regard to gestational age
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low birth weight
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WNL for gestational age, between 10th and 90th percentile on graph (5.5-8.5lbs)
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Average gestational age (AGA)
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May be full term, but only weighs 5lbs or less, below the 10th percentile.
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Small Gestational age (SGA)
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1st 28 days of life
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neonate
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Macrosomia, above 90th percentile
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Large gestational age (LGA)
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Large Gestational age: LGA
-Often born to _______ mothers |
diabetic
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Large Gestational age: LGA
-Elevated _____ levels stimulate production of fetal insulin, which is a powerful growth hormone |
glucose
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Large Gestational age: LGA
-all organs are big, except |
brain
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SGA and LGA neonates need to be assessed for ______, _______, _______, _____ _____
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hypoglycemia
thermoregulation respiratory congential anomalies |
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If the neonate is small or big, assess the:
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blood sugar
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born prior to completing 37 wks
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preterm
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38-42 wks gestation
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term
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>42 wks gestation
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post term
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_________ is more closely linked to fetal maturity then _________
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gestational age
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Prematurity risk factors: Preconceptual:
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socioeconomic
nutritional maternal age inherited/gentic disorders acquired |
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_______ assessment performed at 2-8 hrs after birth
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Ballard
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