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Newborn Health Vocabulary

Extraordinary Nursing Professor: Valerie Bader
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___mg/dl; lowest level of normal blood glucose in a baby
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Type of heat loss that occurs when water is converted to a vapor
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Also known as Vitamin K
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Sebaceous glands on the face
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Neutral ___ Environment; baby uses minimal oxygen and glucose here.
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____ screening; a blood test done on all newborns to test for many autosomal recessive diseases that cause disease
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Collection of blood between the cranial bones and the periosteal membrane.
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____ Minute. The lengths of time you should listen to the heart or lungs to count heart rate or respiratory rate.
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___ Ovale; opening between left and right atria during fetal life
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___ Breathing- pauses in respiratory movements that can last up to 20 seconds.
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Phospholipids that support alveolar expansion and stability
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Antibodies acquired in utero at about 36 weeks
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Yellowish undertones to the skin from hyperbilirubinemia
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All newborns are ___ nose-breathers.
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Also called the startle reflex
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An early sign of infection in a newborn.
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This ointment is put in the lower conjunctival sac within an hour after birth to prevent eye infection.
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The umbilical cord contains ___ arteries and one vein.
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The first stool
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Fine downy hair in premature infants
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This type of hemoglobin, unique to newborns has a higher affinity for oxygen than adult hemoglobin
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An ____ can only be given in the vastus lateralis muscle.
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___Toxicum; normal newborn rash
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The safest spot in any vehicle for a car seat is the ___ of the back seat.
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Less than 2500 grams at birth