What is the normal respiratory and heart rate for a newborn?
- HR should be 120-160
How are Apgar scores calculated?
Graded for appearance, pulse, grimace, activity, and respiration (APGAR)
How should apgar scores be interpreted?
Describe the etiology, presentation, and diagnosis of retinoblastoma.
What is the most likely cause of conjunctivitis in the newborn period?
Describe the prophylaxis and treatment of conjunctivitis given to newborns.
Why do neonates suffer from vitamin K deficiency?
they have a sterile GI tract and breast milk contains very little vitamin K
All newborns should be screened for what eight diseases prior to discharge?
What is the best initial test for CF? What is the most accurate?
- most accurate is a genetic analysis
What are three prophylactic steps taken in the immediate newborn period?
Which newborns receive hepatitis B vaccination and hepatitis B immune globulins at birth?
- only those with HBsAg-positive mothers should receive immunoglobulin
Which infectious disease are contraindications to breast feeding?
HIV, HTLV-1, active TB, and herpes lesions on the breast
What is transient polycythemia of the newborn?
a physiologic polycythemia presenting with splenomegaly and plethora caused by hypoxia during delivery which stimulates EPO release
What causes transient tachypnea of the newborn and how should it be evaluated?
In pediatrics, what is the best indicator if a child is over or under weight? What is the best indicator for acute malnutrition?
- acute malnutrition: look for a weight/height ratio less than the 5th percentile
What is the most common cause of failure to thrive?
psychosocial deprivation
What is the best next step in management of underfeeding?
these cases must be reported to child protective services
How does being a preterm or low-birth-weight baby impact vaccination?
it shouldn’t; there should be no dose-adjustment and patients should be immunized according to their chronological age
How do previous vaccine reactions, acute illness, and family history of seizures impact vaccination?
Egg allergy is a contraindication to which vaccine?
only to yellow fever
Infants should all receive courses of which vaccines?
When are live vaccines started?
MMR and varicella are not given until 1 year of age
When can influenza virus first be given?
at 6 months of age
What causes subconjunctival hemorrhages in the newborn and how should they be managed?
small hemorrhages are physiologic and caused by the rapid rise in intrathoracic pressure while the chest is compressed during delivery and no treatment is indicated