Neonatal Jaundice — Flashcards

Flashcard 1: Compared to normal, what changes detected by a second-trimester maternal serum quad screen would be indicative of Trisomy 18 (Edwards syndrome)? AFP: _____ uE3 (Estriol): decreased hCG: decreased Inhibin A: decreased or normal

Answer: decreased

Flashcard 2: _____ incompatibility is the most common cause of hemolytic disease of newborn and affects the first-born.

Answer: ABO

Flashcard 3: Compared to normal, what changes detected by a maternal serum quad screen would be indicative of Trisomy 21? AFP: _____ Estriol: decreased hCG: increased Inhibin A: increased

Answer: decreased

Flashcard 4: new born stabilisation unit(NBSU) is located _____

Answer: adjacent to labor room

Extra: 

Flashcard 5: Perinatal period lasts from _____ completed weeks of pregnancy to 7 days after birth

Answer: 22

Flashcard 6: ABO hemolytic disease of the newborn has the potential to occur when a Type _____ mother has a Type A or B fetus

Answer: O

Flashcard 7: Doderlein's bacilli are present in newborn females' vagina and then disappear after _____ days

Answer: 10-14

Flashcard 8: _____ evaluates fetal well-being in pregnancy as well as labor.

Answer: Cardiotocography (CTG)

Extra: Cardiotocography (CTG) is used to monitor the fetal heart rate and uterine contractions. It is used in the third trimester (e.g., as a non-stress test) to assess fetal well-being and during labor for continuous or intermittent monitoring. The APGAR score (the previous answer) is used postnatally at 1 and 5 minutes to assess the newborn's transition to extrauterine life and is not used during pregnancy or labor.