Neonatology — Flashcards

Flashcard 201: A hemodynamically unstable newborn should be managed in a _____ unit.

Answer: Neonatal Intensive Care Unit (NICU) (Level III)

Extra: Neonatal care is categorized into three levels: - **Level I:** Basic newborn care (well-baby nursery). - **Level II:** Special Care Nursery or Special Newborn Care Unit (SNCU) for stable preterm or moderately ill infants. - **Level III:** Neonatal Intensive Care Unit (NICU) for hemodynamically unstable infants, those requiring mechanical ventilation, or extremely premature neonates.

Flashcard 202: Neonates with IUGR present with _____

Answer: Polycythemia::Polycythemia/Anemia

Flashcard 203: Conventional _____ is the main strategy used to support respiratory failure in infants with CDH.

Answer: mechanical ventilation

Flashcard 204: KMC can be started in preterm babies with birthweight >_____ g immediately after birth

Answer: 1800

Flashcard 205: Cephalhematoma can lead to the development of neonatal _____.

Answer: jaundice

Flashcard 206: Sleeping on hard/ firm surfaces is _____ associated with sudden infant death syndrome (SIDS).

Answer: not

Flashcard 207: What is the preferred site for heel prick testing in newborns?

Answer: Medial or lateral aspects of the plantar surface of the heel