NURS 3334 Lecture Notes - Lecture 8: Vastus Lateralis Muscle, Gestational Age, Apgar Score
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Nursery or couplet care admission exam: progress of adaptation, determination of gestational age, gestational age: don(cid:495)t know exactly when it was conceived, first day of last period, fertilization age, 14 days after, ongoing assessment for high-risk, 3. Assesessment: labor data, duration and course, can lead to hemorrhage, fast: stress on baby, status of mother and fetus, (ow was baby(cid:495)s heart rate, current status of both, antepartum history. Neuromuscular maturity characteristics: recoil is mature, square window sign, recoil, popiteal angle, scarf sign, heel-to-ear extension, ankle dorsiflexion, head lag, ventral suspension. Physical maturity score = total score (equates with a est. gestational age: 50 weeks=44 weeks gestation. Newborn measurements key points: know the averages, range, 678 growth, weight, length, head circumference, chest circumference. Ft*** 90% for g. a: sga: small for gestational age: under 2500g or 5-8 oz. Crackles, wheezing = fluid or infection in lungs.
