Study notes

Inadequate weight gain in infancy

Physiological vulnerabilities in neonatal jaundice

Neonatal polycythemia and anemia of prematurity

Management of neonatal polycythemia and anemia

Neurological, retinal, hearing, and growth problems in preterm infants

Family support during prolonged neonatal hospitalization

Discharge readiness and follow-up for low birth weight neonates

Definition of neonatal respiratory distress

Assessment and causes of neonatal respiratory distress

Respiratory, cardiac, and neurological causes of neonatal respiratory distress

Transient tachypnea of the newborn

Neonatal respiratory distress syndrome: mechanisms, findings, and support

Respiratory support, surfactant therapy, and Downe scoring in neonatal RDS

Surfactant administration and prevention of neonatal RDS

Meconium aspiration and neonatal continuous positive airway pressure

Neonatal CPAP setup and complications; meconium ball valve effect

Neonatal apnea and apnea of prematurity

Central cyanosis in newborns and the course and management of MAS

Neonatal pneumonia

Surgical causes of neonatal respiratory distress

Neonatal pneumothorax: settings, diagnosis, and drainage

Perinatal asphyxia: injury mechanisms and stated NNF criteria

Neonatal HIE: evolving injury, staging, and prognosis

Post-resuscitation care of an asphyxiated neonate

Common causes of neonatal seizures

Neonatal jitteriness and benign sleep myoclonus

Initial management and anticonvulsant duration in neonatal seizures

Superficial infections in neonates

Neonatal sepsis: investigations and onset patterns

Neonatal sepsis: diagnostic tests and initial treatment

Rational antibiotic use in newborn units

Targeted antibiotics, monitoring, and prevention of neonatal sepsis

Necrotizing enterocolitis: presentation and modified Bell staging

Visual assessment of neonatal jaundice

Assessment of bilirubin in neonatal jaundice

Screening neonates for jaundice

Hyperbilirubinemia treatment charts for neonates of at least 35 weeks

Jaundice management thresholds below 35 weeks of gestation

Prolonged neonatal jaundice and phototherapy mechanisms

Effective administration of neonatal phototherapy