NARM. newborn exam
Normal newborn heart rate - answer110-150 bpm
Apgar scale - answer appearance, pulse, grimace, activity, respiration
appearance - answer color of skin : red,pink,blue,white
activity - answervigorous
limp
how many newborn signs are ranked when doing the APGAR - answer5 signs
What are the 5 signs that are ranked during an APAR score - answerHeart rate
respirations
reflex response
muscle tone
color
Heart Rate - answerabscent-0
below 100-1
above 100-2
Respiration - answerabscent-0
weak cry-1
strong cry-2
reflex response - answerabscent-0
grimace-1
cough sneeze-3
muscle tone - answerlimp-0
some flexion-1
well flexed-2
color - answerpale/blue-0
body pink/ext. blue-1
all pink-2
when do you preform an APGAR - answer1 minute and 5 minutes
general apperance - answerpink to red
breathing well
, flexion good
head circumference - answer32-38 cm (13-15 inches)
Cephalhematoma - answercollection of blood between periosteum and skull bone that it
covers
does not cross suture line
results from trauma during birth
caput succedaneum - answerdiffuse edema of the fetal scalp that crosses the suture
lines. reabsorbes within 1 to 3 days
neck - answersupple with full range of motion
eyes - answerno pus or discharge
redness or tiny hemmorhage is normal
ears - answerposition of ears between eyes and mouth
low lying ears is sign of congential abnormalities
nose - answeropen nostriles
mouth - answercheck cleft lip
cleft palate
sucking reflexes
protruding tongue down syndrome
chest - answercheck respiratory rate
retractions should not be present
normal respirtation range is - answer40-60
as low as 30 when sleeping
lungs - answerbreathing sounds should be bilateral
and clear no grunting
heart - answerregular rhythm
no abnormalities
breasts - answermay see enlargement
abdomen - answerpalpate
liver and spleen should not feel enlarged
umbilical cord should have three vessels
no masses
listen for bowel sounds
Normal newborn heart rate - answer110-150 bpm
Apgar scale - answer appearance, pulse, grimace, activity, respiration
appearance - answer color of skin : red,pink,blue,white
activity - answervigorous
limp
how many newborn signs are ranked when doing the APGAR - answer5 signs
What are the 5 signs that are ranked during an APAR score - answerHeart rate
respirations
reflex response
muscle tone
color
Heart Rate - answerabscent-0
below 100-1
above 100-2
Respiration - answerabscent-0
weak cry-1
strong cry-2
reflex response - answerabscent-0
grimace-1
cough sneeze-3
muscle tone - answerlimp-0
some flexion-1
well flexed-2
color - answerpale/blue-0
body pink/ext. blue-1
all pink-2
when do you preform an APGAR - answer1 minute and 5 minutes
general apperance - answerpink to red
breathing well
, flexion good
head circumference - answer32-38 cm (13-15 inches)
Cephalhematoma - answercollection of blood between periosteum and skull bone that it
covers
does not cross suture line
results from trauma during birth
caput succedaneum - answerdiffuse edema of the fetal scalp that crosses the suture
lines. reabsorbes within 1 to 3 days
neck - answersupple with full range of motion
eyes - answerno pus or discharge
redness or tiny hemmorhage is normal
ears - answerposition of ears between eyes and mouth
low lying ears is sign of congential abnormalities
nose - answeropen nostriles
mouth - answercheck cleft lip
cleft palate
sucking reflexes
protruding tongue down syndrome
chest - answercheck respiratory rate
retractions should not be present
normal respirtation range is - answer40-60
as low as 30 when sleeping
lungs - answerbreathing sounds should be bilateral
and clear no grunting
heart - answerregular rhythm
no abnormalities
breasts - answermay see enlargement
abdomen - answerpalpate
liver and spleen should not feel enlarged
umbilical cord should have three vessels
no masses
listen for bowel sounds
