A 37 week infant is in the NICU. She received treatment for congenital pneumonia. Her blood type is O positive, DAT negative and the maternal blood type is O negative, antibody screen negative. She reached goal feeds by day 5. She begins breastfeeding by day 7 and by day 14 she is breastfeeding all feedings, voiding and stooling normally, is back to birthweight, and maintaining her temperature in a crib. She initially received phototherapy for jaundice. Phototherapy was discontinued on day 8 and her bilirubin continued to drop off of phototherapy. As you examine her on day 14, you notice that she appears much more jaundiced. You obtain a bilirubin level – total 16 mg/dL total, direct 0.4 mg/dL. What is the cause of her hyperbilirubinemia and how will you treat it?
A 39 week infant is being treated for sepsis and develops ch…
A 39 week infant is being treated for sepsis and develops cholestatic jaundice. You anticipate the blood culture to come back positive for:
The bilirubin of a 40 week infant is 17/0.5 mg/dl at 30 hour…
The bilirubin of a 40 week infant is 17/0.5 mg/dl at 30 hours of age. The mother is O positive and the infant is B positive. What evaluations would you order to evaluate the source of the hyperbilirubinemia? Select all that apply.
Acholic stools are concerning for:
Acholic stools are concerning for:
The cause of jaundice secondary to biliary atresia is:
The cause of jaundice secondary to biliary atresia is:
Which of the following recommendation (s) is/are included in…
Which of the following recommendation (s) is/are included in the dietary recommendations by the American Academy of Pediatrics Expert Committee on Childhood Obesity?
The judiciary or court system is a known mechanism by which…
The judiciary or court system is a known mechanism by which a policy can be legitimized.
According to Dr. Gunther’s Obesity lecture, the weight gain…
According to Dr. Gunther’s Obesity lecture, the weight gained by children during the summer months returns to baseline levels once they return to school.
Food insecurity currently affects how many people living in…
Food insecurity currently affects how many people living in the US?
What must happen before federal money can be released to a p…
What must happen before federal money can be released to a program/agency for spending?