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CH 16
Physiologic and Behavioral Adaptations of the Newborn
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| Acrocyanosis? | Peripheral cyanosis; blue color of hands and feet in most infants at birth that may persist for 7 to 10 days |
| Caput succedaneum? | Swelling of the tissue over the presenting part of the fetal head caused by pressure during birth |
| Cephalhematoma? | Extravasation of blood from ruptures blood vessels between a skull bone and its external covering, the periosteum; swelling is limited by the margins of the cranial bone affected |
| Erythema toxicum? | Innocuous pink papular neonatal rash of unknown cause, with superimposed vesicles appearing within 24 - 48 hours after birth and resolving spontaneously within a few days |
| Habituation? | Psychologic and physiologic phenomenon whereby the response to a constant or repetitive stimulus is decreased |
| Milia? | Small, white sebaceous glands, appearing as tiny, white, pinpoint papules on the forehead, nose, cheeks, and chin of the neonate |
| Mongolian Spots? | Bluish gray or dark nonelevated pigmented areas usually found over the lower back and buttocks that are present at birth in some infants, primarily nonwhite, usually fading by school age |
| Transition Period? | Period from birth to 4 - 6 hours later in which the infant passes through a period of reactivity, sleep, and as second period of reactivity |
| Vernix Caseosa? | Protective gray-white fatty substance of cheesy consistency covering the fetal skin |
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