Jaundice in Newborns Jaundice is caused by an increase in blood levels of bilirubin‚ which is a waste product made when haemoglobin in red blood cells is broken down. Newborn babies have immature liver enzymes and are unable to chemically transform (metabolise) this bilirubin effectively for later excretion. Babies who are born underweight and those born to diabetic mothers are particularly likely to become jaundiced. Physiological Jaundice A natural build-up of unmetabolised bilirubin is
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The newborn baby a newborn baby appearance is quite different from other babies. A newborn baby is all curled up‚ the reason for that is they have spent more or less the last 2 months cooped up in a woman’s womb so when they are born they are not used to having space to move their limbs. There hands are clenched into fists because they are not yet able to open there hands up properly and they are also curled up for comfort. When babies are born they can be born with a full head of hair but then
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The first sentence in “Evolution and the Primitive Brain of a Newborn” chapter about Lucy and when I read this chapter‚ it was the anniversary of Lucy’s discovery and I found that convenient. In any case‚ as I read‚ I noticed how this chapter is talking about how unfinished humans are when we’re born; our brains aren’t even half developed as most other animals are. This fact interested me because I know with dogs and cats it doesn’t take as long as nine months to deliver offspring. Despite us having
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12-13) Chapter Five: Immediate Constituent and Phrase Structure Rule 1. Learning Objectives Upon completing this chapter‚ students will be expected to be able to: 1. Comprehend phrase structure rules 2. Analyze sentence structures using IC analysis 3. Demonstrate sentence generation using phrase structure rules 4. Illustrate tree diagrams representing sentence structures 2. Topics of Content 1. What is the meaning of Immediate Constituent? 2. IC
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THE NEWBORN WITH SPECIAL CONSIDERATIONS A preterm infant is usually defined as a live-born infant born before the end of week 37 of gestation; another criterion is a weight of less than 2‚500 grams (5lb 8oz) at birth I. INCIDENCE Occurs approximately 7% of live births of white infants‚ in Afro-American infants the rate is doubled 14% (Thilo & Rosenberg‚ 2003) CAUSES/FACTORS ASSOCIATED WITH PRETERM BIRTHS 1. Low socio-economic status 2. Poor nutritional status 3. Lack of prenatal care 4.
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Cycle CHAPTERS: Unit 10 The High-Risk Newborn New Terminology ABO incompatibility anencephaly choanal atresia cleft lip cleft palate congenital endotracheal tube epispadias erythroblastosis fetalis esophageal atresia exstrophy galactosemia high-risk newborn hydrocephalus hyperbilirubinemia hypospadias New Terminology‚ cont. imperforate anus kangaroo care kernicterus LS ratio macrosomia
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problem are often the case in newborns. It accounts for nearly half of neonatal deaths. Research by Kumar & Bhat (1996‚ p.93) states that Respiratory Depression (RD) is a common neonatal problem that generally occurs in preterm infants due to surfactant deficiency which relates to antenatal history of immature lung development and term infants of diabetic mothers. To describe some of the common diagnosis associated with RD are: Transient Tachypnea of the newborn (TTNB) was found to be common
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Meeting Essential Care Needs Mrs Gale is a 70 year old widow and retired unskilled worker. The patient lives alone and relies on her son to provide basic care‚ medication and meals. Mrs Gale has a history of weight fluctuation owing to lifestyle but is currently at risk of malnutrition due to Parkinson’s disease. Mrs Gale shows signs of early dementia and suffers from poor mobility and pain caused by arthritis. Mrs Gale also has mild depression triggered by loss and has become socially isolated
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Hemolytic Disease of the Newborn ------------------------------------------------- What is hemolytic disease of the newborn (HDN)? Hemolytic disease of the newborn is also called erythroblastosis fetalis. This condition occurs when there is an incompatibility between the blood types of the mother and baby. * "Hemolytic" means breaking down of red blood cells * "Erythroblastosis" refers to making of immature red blood cells * "Fetalis" refers to fetus -------------------------------------------------
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I would have implemented is for the couple I had during week two of clinical when I had the newborn assessment. The couple was worried about the amount of weight their baby was losing since she was born. For my intervention‚ I would provide the parents with support and education when learning infant caretaking skills and encourage good habits. According to the National Collaborating Centre for Primary Care‚ women who received social support from a nurse or counselor had higher breast feeding rates
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