Neonatology — Flashcards

_____ describes a condition in newborns where the infant is covered by a parchment-like membrane.

What technique is recommended for surfactant administration when babies showed signs of RDS and needed more than 30% inspired oxygen to maintain saturation in the normal range?_____

The lifespan of neonatal RBCs is _____ days.

_____-onset sepsis in neonates is characterised by respiratory distress and pneumonia

Head circumference is more than chest circumference by _____ cm at birth.

Expanded new Ballard score is used to calculate gestational age from _____ weeks

The immediate next step in managing an apneic baby whose mother has been administered narcotics (meperidine) shortly before delivery is to do _____

If at 60 seconds of life, the newborn has **HR < 100 bpm**, the next step is to provide _____

Small left colon syndrome maybe seen in neonates with mothers having _____

Kramer zone 4 (jaundice involving the forearms and lower legs) is suggestive of an approximate TSB level of _____ mg/dL