Newborn

Abnormal newborn screen
Birth Trauma
Congenital infections
Cyanosis
Depressed newborn
Hypoglycemia
Hypothermia
Hypotonia / floppy newborn
Large for gestational age
Neonatal abstinence syndrome
Newborn physical exam (normal, abnormal)
Prematurity
Respiratory distress
Sepsis
Small for gestational age
Trisomy 21
Vitamin K deficiency
  • Describe basic embryology and fetal development and how alternations may lead to congenital abnormalities
  • List factors affecting fetal growth
  • Describe normal and abnormal patterns of fetal growth
  • Define pre-term, term, and post-term gestation
  • Identify prenatal risk factors for adverse outcomes in a newborn
  • Describe the processes of transition and adaptation from intrauterine to extrauterine life
  • Define asphyxia and describe its biochemical and physiological effects on the newborn at birth
  • Describe glucose homeostasis in the newborn
  • Describe the extrinsic and intrinsic factors that predispose newborns to infection

Overview & Foundational Knowledge

Clinical Resources