SUBSEQUENT PHYSICAL BABY ASSESMENT

• Macrocephaly is a condition where the baby's head is abnormally large due to the mother taking drugs and not getting enough folic acid vitamin.
• Microcephaly is a condition where the baby's head is abnormally small.
• Physiologic jaundice is a condition caused by sun exposure to vitamin D.
• Pathologic jaundice is a condition that is abnormal.
• Milia are white spots in a newborn's nose.
• Harlequin sign is a condition where the baby's body is red due to positioning on delivery.
• Mongolian Spot is a violet spot on a baby's gluteal.
• Vernix caseosa is a buttery or cheesy substance that can cause heat loss if removed.
• Acrocyanosis is a condition where the baby's hands and feet are blue due to poor circulation.
• Checking for acrocyanosis is done in the first minute of life and the first five minutes of life.
• Method of crying moves the baby's circulation.
• Desquamation is a condition where the baby's skin is changing.
• Cutis mamorata is a condition where pinkish and whitish spots appear on the baby's skin.
• Lanugo is a fine baby hair.
• Pathologic jaundice checking is based on CBC, Bilirubin counts and blood type.
• Rogam injection is used to kill the antibodies mother made that can possibly kill the next baby.
• Cyanosis is a condition where the baby's skin is all blue and poor circulation is present.
• Pallor is a condition where the baby's skin is pale.
• Redness is a condition where the baby has excessive redness.
• Ecchymoses is a condition where the baby has bruises.
• Petechiae is a condition where the baby has rashes or also known as dengue rashes.
• Fontanelle is a soft spot on the baby's skull.
• Baby's face is symmetrical and neck is usually short.
• Caput succedaneum is a condition where blood is pulled in birth.
• 2.5cm gap in inner eye is a condition where there is a gap in the inner eye.
• Hypertelorism is a condition where the eyes are separated.
• Sun setting is a condition where the baby has a big head and small jaw.
• Brush field spots are spots in the cornea.
• Epstein's pearls are white in the mouth palate.
• 4-6 months baby produce teeth.
• Dextrocardia is a condition where the baby's heart is in the right position.
• Cardiomegaly is a condition where the heart is enlarged and the left ventricle is weakened.
• AVA is a condition where there are 2 arteries and 1 vein.
• Phimosis is a condition where the foreskin cannot be pulled back.
• Paraphimosis is a condition where the foreskin is stuck in the penis head.
• Hypopadias is a condition where the urinary opening is under the penis.
• Epipadias is a condition where the urinary tract slides from the penis.
• Cryptorchidism is a condition where the testes are undescended.