NURSING > QUESTIONS & ANSWERS > Maternal Newborn Newborn Complications (All)

Maternal Newborn Newborn Complications

Document Content and Description Below

Maternal Newborn Newborn Complications Question Answer ____ is the newborn of an alcoholic or drug-addicted woman drug-dependent infant ____ effects is the less severe fetal mainfestations of maternal alcohol ingestion, including mild to moderate cognitive problems and physical growth retardation fetal alcohol effects (FAE) ____ syndrome is caused by maternal alcohol ingestion and characterized by microcephaly, intrauterine growth retardation, short palpebral fissures, and maxillary hypoplasia Fetal alcohol Syndrom (FAS) ____ work - the inner process of working Grief work through or managing the bereavement ____ - a hereditary deficiency of a specific enzyme needed for normal metabolism of specific chemicals Inborn error of metabolism ____ - At-risk infant born to a woman previously diagnosed as diabetic, or who developes symptoms of diabetes during pregnancy Infant of a diabetic mother (IDM) ____ - Fetal undergrowth due to an etiology, such as intrauterine infection, deficient nutrient supply, or congenital malformation. Intrauterine growth restriction (IUGR) ____ - excessive growth of a fetus in relation to the gestational time period large for gestational age (LGA) ____ - number of deaths of infants in the first 28 days of life per 1000 live births neonatal mortality rate ____ - the chance of death within the newborn period (first 28 days) Neonatal mortality risk ____ - a common metabolic disease caused by an inborn error in the metabolism of the amino acid phenylalanine Phenylketonuria ____ newborn - any infant born after 42 weeks' gestation Postterm newborn ____ infant - any infant born before 38 weeks' gestation preterm infant ____ - inadequate weight or growth for gestational age; birth weight below the tenth percentile Small for gestational age (SGA) ____ dysplasia - chronic pulmonary disease of multifactorial etioloty characterized initially by alveolar and bronchial necrosis, which results in bronchial metaplasia and interstitial fibrosis. Bronchopulmonary dysplasia (BPD) appears in x-ray films as generalized small cysts ____ stress - excessive heat loss resulting in compensatory mechanisms (increased respirations and nonshivering thermogenesis) to maintain core body temperature cold stress ____ fetalis - hemolytic disease of the newborn characterized by anemia, jaundice, enlargement of the liver and spleen, and generalized edema. Caused by isoimmunization due to Rh incompatability or ABO incompatibility Erythoblastosis fetalis ____ - hyperbilirubinema secondary to Rh incompatibility Hemolytic disease of the newborn ____ - yellow pigmentation of ody tissues caused by the presence of bile pigments jaundice ____ - an encephalopathy caused by deposition of unconjugated bilirubin in brain cells; may result in impaired brain function or death kernicterus ____ syndrome - respiratory disease caused by inhalation of meconium in amniotic fluid in the lungs, respiratory distress, hyperexpansion of chest, hyperinflated alveoli and secondary atelectasis Meconium aspiration syndrome ____ - respiratory disease resulting from right to left shunting of blood away from the lungs and through the ductus arteriosus and patent foramen ovale Persistent pulmonary hypertension of the newborn (PPHN) phototherapy is treatment of ____ by exposure to light jaundice Polycythemia is an abnormal increase in the RBC

[Show More]

Last updated: 3 years ago

Preview 1 out of 44 pages

Buy Now

Instant download