Healthy Term & Sick Term Infants

Pre Term = Less than weeks gestation
Term = Between weeks and weeks gestation
Post Term = More than weeks gestation

The APGAR score is a score out of 10 given as an objective measure of perinatal adaption. What does it stand for?
A =
P =
G =
A =
R =

Haemorrhagic disease of the newborn is a major bleeding disorder which is treated by injection of which Vitamin?

All neonates typically have their hip joints checked following birth to screen for which condition?

Cranial oedema seen in neonates is known as the

Vision is tested in neonates by testing their reflexes

Which pulse is the most important to palpate upon examination of the neonate?
The Pulse

When looking for Developmental Dysplasia of the Hip in newborns, which tests are conducted on the hip joint?
The Test - Tries to dislocate the hip joint
The Test - Relocates the hip joint

A healthy foetal heart rate is anything greater than BPM but less than BPM

Transient Tachypnoea can occur in preterm babies due to inadequate clearance from the

Neonates in which the foetal circulation has not adapted properly (e.g. patent ductus arteriosus) typically develop which cardiovascular condition?
of the Newborn

If the kidneys fail to develop in a foetus, there will be insufficient production of amniotic fluid, leading to a lack of amniotic fluid within the amniotic sac known as

The condition whereby the kidneys of the foetus do not develop properly is called Syndrome