Neonatology — MCQs

What is the APGAR score for a newborn with the following findings: Heart Rate 120/min, Respiratory Rate 40/min, strong respiratory efforts, peripheral cyanosis, grimace during suctioning, slightly flexed posture, and no active limb movements?

After 3 days of birth, the base of the umbilical cord is red and swollen. What does this indicate?

A newborn presents with jaundice within the first 24 hours of life. The mother's blood group is O positive. What is the next line of management?

Bronze baby syndrome is due to which of the following?

Antibodies for which of the following conditions are NOT transmitted from mother to fetus?

An infant weighing 1600 g is born at 32 weeks' gestation. Initial evaluation was benign, and the infant was transferred to the level 2 nursery for prematurity. At 1 hour of life, the infant is tachypneic with a heart rate of 140 beats per minute, a respiratory rate of 80 breaths per minute, a temperature of 35°C, and a peripheral oxygen saturation of 98%. The lungs are clear with bilateral breath sounds and there is no murmur; the infant is in no distress. The child's chest radiograph is shown. Which of the following is the most appropriate next step in evaluating the infant?

Physiological jaundice in a term baby typically lasts up to how many days?

A diabetic female at 40 weeks of gestation delivered a baby by elective cesarean section. Soon after birth, the baby developed respiratory distress. What is the most likely diagnosis?

Higher incidence of which of the following is seen in the infant of a diabetic mother?

The neonatal period extends up to which point in a newborn's life?