IBCLC Exam - LEC Vocabulary Study Guide

< - Answer Less than > - Answer More than A - Answer Missing - amastia (no breast) ABM - Answer Artificial Baby Milk ABO Incompatibility - Answer Mother's blood type is O Infant's blood type is A, B, or AB Leads to rapid jaundice in infant ac - Answer before meals AGA - Answer appropriate for gestational age Active Transport - Answer Passage of a drug into breastmilk assisted by components in the breastmilk Adrenal hormones - Answer Hormones produced in the adrenal glands. Cortisol, aldosterone, epinepherine and norepinephrine are the primary ones produced. These are "fight or flight" hormones. Aerobic Bacteria - Answer Bacteria that require oxygen for survival Albumin - Answer a protein made in the liver. In the infant bilirubin will bind with the albumin in its blood decreasing its jaundice level. Alcohol - Answer Can decrease milk supply by interfering with the milk ejection process. Withhold nursing until mother feels no effects from the alcohol. About 2 hours for every ounce. Androgen - Answer male steroid hormone Anoxia - Answer Lack of oxygen to the brain Antibody - Answer immunoglobulin produced by the body in response to a specific antigen Antigen - Answer A foreign substance to the human body, often a protein. Apnea - Answer Failure to breath Atopic Excema - Answer An allergic tendency to skin problems, rashes or inflammations Atresia - Answer The absence of normal body openings Atrophy - Answer loss of muscle mass Autocrine Control - Answer Supply and Demand Baby Friendly Hospital Initiative - Answer An initiative by UNICEF and WHO that in 1991 was developed to support breastfeeding in hospitals and maternity centers who follow the ten steps to successful breastfeeding. Bacteriostatic - Answer Prevents growth of bacteria Ballard Scale - Answer A gestational assessment that evaluates the tone of an infants body, flexibility of the wrist, the biceps, knee joints, shoulder girdle and pelvis. Used with preterm infants to ascertain how immature they are. Basal - Answer Basic or lowest body temperature or lowest prolactin level basal metobolic rate - Answer Rate at which energy is used to perform body functions when the body is at rest Bauer's Response - Answer A reflex in which pressure on the sole's of the infants's feet elicits spontaneous crawling effect and extension of the baby's head. Bell Curve - Answer The shape of the normal distribution on a graph resembling the shape of a bell B Cell - Answer A lymphocyte that produces proteins that help destroy pathogens. Bellagio Consensus - Answer Meeting in Europe in 1988 to develop protocols for the Lactation Amenorrhea Method of birth control. Beneficence - Answer The duty to do good BID - Answer twice a day Bilirubin - Answer A by-product of the breakdown of the hemoglobin portion of the red blood cells. This is what causes jaundice in newborn or sick infants. Bioavailable - Answer The amount of a nutrient or drug that is actually absorbed by the body. Blood Glucose - Answer The main simple sugar in the blood that provides energy to all the cells in the body. Beta Lactalbumin - Answer Major protein found in cows milk Bovine IgG - Answer Immunoglobulin specific to cows milk which can cause colicky behavoir, diarrhea, vomiting and rashes in the infant due to it's high levels and long half life. Bradycardia - Answer slow heart rate Breastfeeding associated jaundice - Answer newborn jaundice caused by baby not nursing frequently enough BUN - Answer Blood Urea Nitrogen. A test of kidney function. Calories in Breastmilk - Answer Most studies state that breastmilk has about 20 cal/ounce Caput Succedaneum - Answer Diffused swelling or collection of serum under the scalp of the newborn from trauma at birth. Does not cross suture lines.