Appropriate weight gain for newborn
2/3 oz - 1 oz per day
benefits of circumscision
- decr risk of UTI in first year
- decr risk of penile cancers
- decr risk of HIV/AIDS
- prevention of foreskin infxns
- easier genital hygeiene
Drugs and newborn babies
- tobacco: IUGR, incr risk of SIDS
- cocaine: plcaental abruption, IUGR, irritability
- narcotics: NAS, IUGR
- Alcohol: FAS, birth defects
Benefits of breastfeeding
- decr risk of GI infxns
- helps pass meconium, decr risk of jaundice
- decr allergies/asthma
- easily digestible
- no cost
- helps uterus contract post partum
- helps mom lose weight
- decr risk of diabetes in the future for baby
Xray for respiratory distress syndrome
reticulonodular, ground-glass patterns, air bronchograms
IVF bolus
20cc/kg
causes of bacterial conjunctivitis (purulent)
H flu, gonorrhea, chlamydia, staph, strep pneumo
-use abx eye drops if no improvement after 3 days
Ibuprofen use in children
kids >6 months old
Lead poisoning antidote
Dimercaprol (DMSA) and calcium EDTA
ASA overdose
respiratory alkalosis (decr. minute ventilation)
metabolic acidosis
ringing in the ears
Rx: sodium bicarbonate, acetazolamide
Physiologic jaundice
appears in 2-3 days of life, peaks mid-week (<1mg/dl
number of recognizable words a 12 month old can say
up to 4 recognizable words at 1 year
