CCRN Neonatal

A deformation is a(n) A low birth weight infant's temperature increases during skin-to-skin care. This is an example of heat transfer by At the onset of labor the release of cate- cholamines stimulates An edematous, bruised lesion on the right anterior scalp where the vacuum was applied. This lesion has clearly de- marcated edges, is firm to touch, and does not cross the suture line. This is best described as a An infant born at 40 5/7 weeks gestation and weighed 5 lbs 2oz (2,360 grams). In completing a gestational age assess- ment on this infant, you would identify her as During fetal life, the ductus arteriosus Expected findings in a neonate born to a mother who received magnesium sulfate in labor include Eye prophylaxis with a single-use dose of sterile ophthalmic ointment containing 1% tetracycline or 0.5% erythromycin is usually administered within the first few hours of birth to prevent an eye infection caused by Following a birth complicated by shoul- der dystocia, the neonate should be as- sessed for Preeclampsia may result in all of the following fetal conditions abnormality caused by unusual mechanical forces on normal tissue. conduction. increased absorption of lung fluid. cephalohematoma. term, small for gestational age. diverts blood flow from the pulmonary artery to the descending aorta. hypotonia. gonorrhea. Erb's palsy. growth restriction, hypoxia/neurological injury, prematurity.