Neonatology — Flashcards

An increase in the expanded new Ballard score by 5 points corresponds to an increase of _____ weeks gestational age.

The most effective wavelength of light for phototherapy in neonatal indirect hyperbilirubinemia ranges from _____ nm

Cold stress in an infant is axillary temperature of _____ C

What is the primary feeding method for an infant born between 32-34 weeks?_____

If despite adequate ventilation/ET intubation, the newborn has HR , the next step is to provide _____

According to modified Bell staging, presence of definitive abdominal tenderness and pneumatosis intestinalis + portal venous gas is classified as stage _____

Lethargy with _____ in newborn infants suggests increased intracranial pressure or an inborn error of metabolism

At a child health clinic, the criteria to identify at-risk infants include _____

Breast_____ jaundice is seen within 1 week of birth

Neonatal hepatitis is most commonly seen in _____ or LBW baby