HIGH RISK NEWBORN

• Defined as a live-born neonate born before the end of week 37 of gestation?

  preterm infant
•   Late preterm born between 34 and 37 weeks
• Early preterm born between 24 and 34 weeks
• Preterm infant RF:?

  smoking

  alcohol use

  inadequate nutrition
• also called microsomia?

  Small for Gestational Age
• if the birth weight is below the 10% percentile on an intrauterine growth curve for that age?

  Small for Gestational Age
• are small for their age because they have experienced intrauterine growth restriction (IUGR) or failed to grow at the expected rate in utero?

  Small for Gestational Age
• Small for Gestational Age RF?

  Inadequate nutrition

  Placental issue

  Pregnant people who smoke heavily
• Small for Gestational Age Diagnostic test?

  sonography

  nonstress test

  placental grading
• also termed macrosomia?

  Large for Gestational Age
• if the birth weight is above the 90th percentile on an intrauterine growth chart for gestational age?

  Large for Gestational Age
• The baby appears deceptively healthy at birth because of the weight, but a gestational age examination often reveals immature development?

  Large for Gestational Age
•   is one born after the 41st week of a pregnancy?

  postterm newborn
• occurs in babies born early (premature) whose lungs are not fully developed?

  respiratory distress syndrome
•   It is formerly termed hyaline membrane disease?

  respiratory distress syndrome
• The cause of this is a low level or absence of surfactant since it does not form until the 34th week of gestation?

  respiratory distress syndrome
• RDS diagnostic test?

  chest x ray

  culture test of blood
• RDS nursing intervention?

  administer oxygen

  ventilation
• RDS treatments?

  surfactant replacement

  ECMO
• A respiratory disorder that affects newborns, typically within the first few hours of life. It is characterized by rapid breathing (tachypnea) and increased respiratory effort?

  Transient Tachypnea of the Newborn
• This condition is considered transient because the symptoms usually improve on their own without specific treatment within a few days?

  Transient Tachypnea of the Newborn
• TTN Treatment?

  mild glucocorticosteriod
• TTN diagnostic test?

  chest x ray

  ABG
• occurs when a newborn inhales thick meconium, causing airway obstruction, inflammation, and respiratory distress by impairing lung function and surfactant production?

  Meconium aspiration syndrome
• MAS RF?

  breech birth
• MAS treatments?

  amnioinfusion

  CS birth

  Oxygen
• MAS Nursing intervention?

  prompt resuscitation

  oxygen

  continuous assessment for breathing difficulties
• MAS DT?

  pulse oximetry

  blood gases

  chest xray
• Cessation in respirations lasting over 20 seconds?

  apnea
• can result from an immature respiratory control center in the brain?

  apnea
• Apnea RF?

  premature birth

  infection
• Apnea tx?

  provide stimulation

  apnea monitors

  caffeine
• apnea nursing intervention?

  use gentle handling

  closely observe newborn

  cautious burping
• Apnea diagnostic test?

  apnea monitors
• has unclear causes but involves issues with brainstem functions, arousal responses, serotonin regulation, and environmental factors during sleep?

  SIDS
• SIDS RF?

  preterm infants

  twins
• SIDS tx?

  back sleeping

  breastfeeding

  room sharing without bed sharing
• SIDS NI?

  provide counseling

  educate on sleep practices
• other name for Hemolytic Disease of the Newborn?

  hyperbilirubinemia
• involves the destruction of red blood cells, leading to elevated bilirubin levels?

  hyperbilirubinemia