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Average newborn weight - correct answer ✅7 lbs, 8 oz T or F- newborns will gain weight in early days - correct answer ✅False! Newborns may lose <10% in first 3-4 days. Average length of newborn - correct answer ✅18-22 inches long Average head circumference of newborn - correct answer ✅Normal range is 13-15 inches. Average chest circumference of newborn - correct answer ✅Normal range is 12-13 inches. Normal temperature of newborn - correct answer ✅Ranges from 97.7°F to 99.4°F. what is acrocyanosis - correct answer ✅Blue hands and feet, normal for 24 hours.
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what are mongolian spots - correct answer ✅Bluish marks that look like bruises Fade by age 2 common in asian/african americans What is molding of the head? - correct answer ✅bones not fused at suture lines- can overlap during labor when does the anterior fontanelle close? - correct answer ✅Closes by 18 months. when does the posterior fontanelle close? - correct answer ✅Closes by 2-3 months. what is a cephalohematoma? - correct answer ✅Blood between cranial bone and membrane. DOES NOT go past suture line o Develops slowly over first 1-2 days
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Ortolani's maneuver - correct answer ✅Detects unstable hips in newborns. Tonic neck reflex - correct answer ✅Baby extends limb when head turns. Rooting reflex - correct answer ✅Baby turns head to side when cheek touched. Moro reflex - correct answer ✅Baby extends arms when feeling a fall. Babinski reflex - correct answer ✅Toes extend when foot is stroked. Large for gestational age (90th percentile) - correct answer ✅Weight over 8 lbs 13 oz.
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Small for gestational age (10th percentile) - correct answer ✅Weight less than 5 lbs 3 oz. APGAR scoring - correct answer ✅Evaluates newborn's condition at 1 & 5 mins. Appearance Pulse Grimace Activity Respirations Physiologic jaundice - correct answer ✅Normal: jaundice appears after 24 hours. Pathologic jaundice causes - correct answer ✅Abnormal jaundice, occurs within 24 hours. Neonatal sepsis - correct answer ✅Infection in newborn, early or late onset.
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normal respirations - correct answer ✅30-60 rpm what is apnea defined as - correct answer ✅a cessation >15 seconds of breathing normal heart rate - correct answer ✅120- common causes of tachycardia - correct answer ✅activity, crying, fever how long until meconium passage? - correct answer ✅24-48hrs what does a pre-term babies skin appear as - correct answer ✅thin, transparent, more vernix/lanugo, no foot creases, ears stay folded
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what is the foramen ovale? when does it close? - correct answer ✅An opening between the right and left atria in the fetus closes 1-2 hrs after birth what is the ductus arteriosis + when does it close? - correct answer ✅-Pathway between PA and aorta -closes 72h after birth convection - correct answer ✅flow of heat from body to cooler air current (window/door open) evaporation - correct answer ✅loss of body heat from liquid (bathing) Radiation - correct answer ✅loss of heat to a surface that is close to body (window)
