1. 1. Normal neonate wt range ANS: 2,500 - 4,000g
a. normal neonate length ANS: 45-55 cm
normal neonate head ANS: 32-36.8 cm
normal neonate chest circumference ANS: 30-33 cm
passing APGAR score ANS: 7-10
preterm ANS: anything before 37 wks
post term ANS: anything >42 weeks
sequence vitals taken on newborn ANS: RR, HR, BP, Temp
resp rate ANS: 30-60/min
normal length of apnea ANS: 15 sec
Signs of newborn respiratory distress ANS: grunting & nasal flare
labored breathing
normal newborn HR ANS: 100-160/min
,normal newborn BP ANS: Systolic: 60-80
Diastolic: 40-50
normal newborn temp ANS: 36.5-37.2 Celsius
posture of normal newborn ANS: curled up position extremities flexed, resistant to extension of
extremities
skin color ANS: pink or acrocynotic with no jaundice present
term baby ANS: 38-42 weeks
skin texture ANS: dr
Desquamation ANS: peeling skin after few days after birth
vernix caseosa ANS: cheesy substance covering the skin of the fetus
lanugo ANS: fine downy hair of newborn infant
milia ANS: raised white spots on nose or mouth
Mongolian spots ANS: Blue-ish black macules appearing over the buttocks and/or thighs of darker
skinned neonates
, Telangiectasia ANS: lat pink or red marks that easily blanch and are found on the back of the neck, nose
and upper eyelids. Usually fade by second year of life
nevus flammeus (port wine stain) ANS: Capillary angioma below the dermis. purple red. Permanent, will
not fade but doesn't grow in size/area.
erythema toxicum ANS: pink rash that appears suddenly anywhere on the body of a term newborn
during the first 3 weeks.
head circumference ANS: 2-3cm larger that chest
fontanels ANS: soft & flat
Bulging fontanel ANS: increased ICP, infxn, hemorrhage
Depressed fontanels ANS: dehydration
sutures ANS: be palpable & separated
overlapping sutures ANS: molding
caput ANS: localized swelling of scalp caused by pressure on head, may cross suture line. RESOLVES IN 2-
3 days
Cephalohematoma ANS: blood between periosteum & skill bone. does not cross sure line. RESOLVES IN
2-3 WKS