Which is not a normal finding in the newborn –a) Systolic murmurb) Pulse rate of 100/minc) Peripheral Cyanosisd) Central Cyanosis
Correct Answer: bd
Description: Normal full-term newborn infant
Length → 50 cm
Head circumference → 34 cm
Chest circumference → 31 cm (3 cm less than head circumference)
Upper segment lower segment ratio → 1.7 to 1.9
Heart rate → 120 - 140 per minute
Respiratory rate → 35 - 40 per minute
Attitude → Flexion
Peripheral cyanosis (acrocyanosis) may be present
Urine is passed by 24 hours after birth
Meconium (first stool) is passed within 24 hours.
The skull shows moulding with parietal bones slightly overriding the occipital and frontal bones.
There may be pulmonary flow (systolic) murmur, especially in low birth weight neonates. — Myung k Park 5th /e 37
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