Healthy Term & Sick Term Infants

Pre Term = Less than [blank_start]37[blank_end] weeks gestation Term = Between [blank_start]37[blank_end] weeks and [blank_start]42[blank_end] weeks gestation Post Term = More than [blank_start]42[blank_end] weeks gestation

A normal birth weight is between...

A baby that is considered large has a birth weight of over [blank_start]4[blank_end] kilograms A baby that is considered small has a birth weight of under [blank_start]2.5[blank_end] kilograms

Foetal hypoxia typically leads to ...

The APGAR score is a score out of 10 given as an objective measure of perinatal adaption. What does it stand for? A = [blank_start]Appearance[blank_end] P = [blank_start]Pulse[blank_end] G = [blank_start]Grimace[blank_end] A = [blank_start]Activity[blank_end] R = [blank_start]Respiration[blank_end]

Babies are at a higher risk of [blank_start]hypothermia[blank_end] post birth

In the few days post birth, babies typically require a [blank_start]small[blank_end] amount of colostrum

Haemorrhagic disease of the newborn is a major bleeding disorder which is treated by injection of which Vitamin? [blank_start]Vitamin K[blank_end]

All neonates typically have their hip joints checked following birth to screen for which condition? [blank_start]Developmental Dysplasia of the Hip[blank_end]

Which 4 of the following conditions are screened for by the newborn heel prick test?

Cranial oedema seen in neonates is known as the [blank_start]caput[blank_end]

Vision is tested in neonates by testing their [blank_start]red[blank_end] reflexes

Testing red reflexes in neonates is extremely important to check for [blank_start]cataracts[blank_end]

Babies affected by foetal alcohol syndrome are typically delivered [blank_start]preterm[blank_end] and are [blank_start]small[blank_end] for gestational age

Which pulse is the most important to palpate upon examination of the neonate? The [blank_start]Femoral[blank_end] Pulse

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

Match the primitive reflexes to their relevant picture.

A healthy foetal heart rate is anything greater than [blank_start]100[blank_end] BPM but less than [blank_start]160[blank_end] BPM

What are the parameters of a normal neonatal respiratory rate?

When giving oxygen to a neonate, their O2 sats should never exceed 95% as this is dangerous

Giving a neonate oxygen so that their O2 sats are above 95% leaves them at a high risk of becoming ...

Transient Tachypnoea can occur in preterm babies due to inadequate [blank_start]fluid[blank_end] clearance from the [blank_start]lungs[blank_end]

Neonates in which the foetal circulation has not adapted properly (e.g. patent ductus arteriosus) typically develop which cardiovascular condition? [blank_start]Persistent Pulmonary Hypertension[blank_end] 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 [blank_start]oligohydramnios[blank_end]

The condition whereby the kidneys of the foetus do not develop properly is called [blank_start]Potter[blank_end] Syndrome