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18 Cards in this Set
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What causes Rh incompatibility?
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transfusion of Rh positive blood from a baby into an Rh negative mother
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What can be used to prevent Rh incompatability?
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• RhoGAM (anti-D globulin)
• antibodies against Rh • prevents mother from developing antibodies |
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Which form of hemolytic anemia due to incompatibility is more severe and which is more common?
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• Rh incompatibility is more severe
• ABO incompatibility is more common |
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Describe the APGAR score
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• Heart Rate
- 0: absent - 1: < 100 - 2: > 100 • Respirations - 0: Absent - 1: slow, irregular - 2: good, crying • Muscle tone - 0: limp - 1: some flexion - 2: active motion • Color - 0: blue or pale - 1: acrocyanosis - 2: all pink • Reflex - 0: no response - 1: grimace - 2: crying, coughing |
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What is the purpose of the Dubowitz and Ballard exams?
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• postnatal assessment of gestation age
• done by examination of external physical and neuromuscular characteristics |
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What is leukocoria?
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• absence of red reflex
• can indicate retinoblastoma |
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What is choanal atresia?
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a congenital disorder where the back of the nasal passage is blocked, usually by abnormal bony or soft tissue
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What are causes of neonatal jaundice?
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• ABO incompatability
• Rh isoimmunization • genetic (Crigler-Najjar syndrome) • hemorrhage |
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What is the treatment for neonatal jaundice?
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• UV light therapy
• exchange transfusion |
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What is the definition of very low-birth weight and low birth weight baby?
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• VLBW = < 1500 g
• LBW = < 2500 g |
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What should be given to a pregnant women whose is 27 weeks pregnant and in pre-term labor to increase the development of surfactant?
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corticosteroids
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What is transient tachypnea of the newborn?
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• self-limited; usually resolves within 72 hrs
• symptoms include mild retraction, flaring, grunting, crackles, mild hypoxia • CXR: fluid in the fissue, hazy, hyperinflation, prominent vascular markings • TX: antibiotics until pneumonia is ruled out; O2 |
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What procedures are performed if meconium aspiration is suspected?
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• aspiration
• endotracheal intubation with suctioning below the vocal cords |
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What are features of fetal alcohol syndrome?
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• congenital heart disease
• developmental delay • microcephaly • short palpebral fissures • short nose • thin upper lip |
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What is TORCH?
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• Toxoplasmosis
• Other (HIV, syphillis, varicella, parvovirus) • Rubella • CMV • Herpes Simplex |
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What is the most common autosomal chromosomal abnormality?
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Downs syndrome (Trisomy 21)
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What causes Downs Syndrome?
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chromosomal nondisjunction during maternal meiosis
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What are physical characteristics of Trisomy 18?
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• cleft lip/palate
• congenital heart defects • hernias • hypoplastic nose • narrow face • prominent occiput • rockerbottom feet • short sternum • small palpebral fissures |
