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Normal neonatal urine output - ✔✔2-4ml/kg/hr
Radiation Heat Loss - ✔✔#1 mode of heat loss in preemies AFTER week 1 of life.
Transfer of heat between 2 objects that never touch each other
ex: infant near a cold window that us closed
Evaporation Heat Loss - ✔✔#1 mode of heat loss for preemies in week 1 of life.
Transfer of heat through water loss.
Increased risk in preemies r/tthin stratum corneum layer.
ex: bath, wet surface, ELBWI w/transepidermal loss
Convection Heat Loss - ✔✔Transfer of heat to the colder air of the environment.
ex: cold, drafty room
Conduction Heat Loss - ✔✔Transfer of heat from a warm surface to a cold one.
Metal>Plastic
ex: cold scale or sheets, cold gray plate.
Gluconeogenesis & Hypothermia - ✔✔How term infants create new brown fat
to keep warm via the anterior pituitary.
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,Preterm infants have an immature anterior pituitary and cannot create new
brown fat or it is too slow to keep temp wnl.
When do you worry about Cafe au lait patches? Why? - ✔✔If 6 or more are
present.
Neurofibromatosis.
Jaundice within the first 24 hours of life - ✔✔Always Abnormal
Maternal Thrombocytopenia risk to infant - ✔✔Increased bili, jaundice,
bleeding, petechiae.
Biophysical Profile (BPP) - ✔✔Apgar on the inside.
looks at fetal breathing movements, fetal movement, fetal tone, amniotic fluid
volume, non stress test.
8-10 is good
6 is deliver if term or consider retest in 24hrs preterm
<=4 consider delivery
Doppler Velocity & Reverse end diastolic flow - ✔✔indicate extreme
downstream resistance, placental dysfunction, and fetal compromise.
indicator of fetal well being
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, What testing is recommended for advanced maternal age >35? - ✔✔Chorionic
Villis Sampling (CVS): in the 1st trimester, gives same info as an amnio but
earlier
Amniocentesis: Most accurate after 20 wks, looks for chromosomal
abnormalities, can be used later in pregnancy to asses fetal lung maturity
When do you give RhoGham for an unsensitized RH- mom? - ✔✔28 weeks and
after birth
What test checks for a neural tube defect?
What gestation is it detectable? - ✔✔Maternal Serum Alfafetoprotein
MASFP
16-18 weeks
CMV tx - ✔✔Ganciclovir
Most common intrauterine infection
Syphilis tx - ✔✔Penicillin G
Congenital syphilis is a risk and is preventable if treated
HSV s/s and tx - ✔✔skin lesions, chorioretinitis, encephalitis/brain damage
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Normal neonatal urine output - ✔✔2-4ml/kg/hr
Radiation Heat Loss - ✔✔#1 mode of heat loss in preemies AFTER week 1 of life.
Transfer of heat between 2 objects that never touch each other
ex: infant near a cold window that us closed
Evaporation Heat Loss - ✔✔#1 mode of heat loss for preemies in week 1 of life.
Transfer of heat through water loss.
Increased risk in preemies r/tthin stratum corneum layer.
ex: bath, wet surface, ELBWI w/transepidermal loss
Convection Heat Loss - ✔✔Transfer of heat to the colder air of the environment.
ex: cold, drafty room
Conduction Heat Loss - ✔✔Transfer of heat from a warm surface to a cold one.
Metal>Plastic
ex: cold scale or sheets, cold gray plate.
Gluconeogenesis & Hypothermia - ✔✔How term infants create new brown fat
to keep warm via the anterior pituitary.
1|Page
©KERRYMARTIN 2025/2026. YEAR PUBLISHED 2025.
,Preterm infants have an immature anterior pituitary and cannot create new
brown fat or it is too slow to keep temp wnl.
When do you worry about Cafe au lait patches? Why? - ✔✔If 6 or more are
present.
Neurofibromatosis.
Jaundice within the first 24 hours of life - ✔✔Always Abnormal
Maternal Thrombocytopenia risk to infant - ✔✔Increased bili, jaundice,
bleeding, petechiae.
Biophysical Profile (BPP) - ✔✔Apgar on the inside.
looks at fetal breathing movements, fetal movement, fetal tone, amniotic fluid
volume, non stress test.
8-10 is good
6 is deliver if term or consider retest in 24hrs preterm
<=4 consider delivery
Doppler Velocity & Reverse end diastolic flow - ✔✔indicate extreme
downstream resistance, placental dysfunction, and fetal compromise.
indicator of fetal well being
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©KERRYMARTIN 2025/2026. YEAR PUBLISHED 2025.
, What testing is recommended for advanced maternal age >35? - ✔✔Chorionic
Villis Sampling (CVS): in the 1st trimester, gives same info as an amnio but
earlier
Amniocentesis: Most accurate after 20 wks, looks for chromosomal
abnormalities, can be used later in pregnancy to asses fetal lung maturity
When do you give RhoGham for an unsensitized RH- mom? - ✔✔28 weeks and
after birth
What test checks for a neural tube defect?
What gestation is it detectable? - ✔✔Maternal Serum Alfafetoprotein
MASFP
16-18 weeks
CMV tx - ✔✔Ganciclovir
Most common intrauterine infection
Syphilis tx - ✔✔Penicillin G
Congenital syphilis is a risk and is preventable if treated
HSV s/s and tx - ✔✔skin lesions, chorioretinitis, encephalitis/brain damage
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