Neonatal infections — Flashcards

Infants born to moms with chorioamniotitis will appear pale, lethargic, and _____

Hint: febrile/afebrile

In a newborn patient on ventilation, _____ may present with respiratory distress, unilaterally decreased breath sounds, and increased brightness on transillumination

Umbilical artery catheterization → showers of emboli/thrombi → lodge in renal artery → renal artery thrombosis → increased _____

What is the most likely diagnosis in a newborn with pallor, edema, hepatosplenomegaly, petechiae, and an indirect hyperbilirubinemia? _____

Neonatal circumcision significantly decreases risk of _____ in the first year of life

_____ jaundice is primarily unconjugated

Hint: Pathologic/Physiologic

Post-term neonate with green amniotic fluid during birth followed by respiratory distress is suggestive of _____ with _____

Hint: diagnosis

Gestational diabetes = _____calcemia in infant

Treatment of neonatal respiratory distress syndrome includes _____ +/- intubation

What is the treatment of transient tachypnea of the newborn (TTN)? _____