Acrocyanosis Correct Answers A peripheral blueness of the
hands and feet due to reduced peripheral circulation( normal
finding in a newborn)
Amount of cereal or baby food in teaspoons that is offered at
first Correct Answers 1 teaspoon
anterior fontanelle Correct Answers A diamond-shaped area
between two frontal and two parietal bones of the newborn's
head; also called soft spot
Anterior fontanelle closes by Correct Answers 12-18 months
Antibiotic given 1 time after birth in the eyes from inner to outer
canthus to prevent newborn from getting an STD in the eyes
Correct Answers Erythromycin
Apgar objectives Correct Answers A - Appearance (color:
cyanotic)
P - Pulse (heart rate: > or < 100 bpm)
G - Grimace (reflex irritability: face during tactile stimulation)
A - Activity (muscle tone: moving arms/legs)
R - Respiration (how breathing & crying)
Apgar Score Correct Answers A evaluation tool with a
maximum score of 10; used to access a newborn at 1 minute and
5 minutes after delivery. Five factors(scored 0,1, or 2) are heart
rate, color, muscle tone, reflex irritability, and respiratory effort
, Assessed for placement because may indicate a congenital
abnormality in another part of the body Correct Answers Low-
set ears
Babinski reflex Correct Answers A newborn reflex in which
the examiner strokes the side of the foot causing the big toe to
dorsiflex, and the toes will flare out
Bluish discolorations of the skin commonly found on infants of
African American, Native American & Mediterranean descent
Correct Answers Mongolian spots
Can also cause hypoglycemia Correct Answers Low
temperature
Caput succedaneum Correct Answers Swelling (edema) of the
soft tissues of the new born scalp that crosses the suture lines. It
is self-limiting and necessitates no treatment
cephalohenatoma Correct Answers subperiosteal swelling
containing blood, found on the head of some newborns. The
swelling does not cross suture lines and therefore often appears
unilateral; usually disappears within a few weeks to 2 months
without treatment
Cheeselike substance covering the skin of the fetus made of cells
& glandular secretions that protect from irritation & effects of
watery environment in utero Correct Answers Vernix caseosa
Conduction Correct Answers Transfer of heat to a cooler
surface
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