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First Aid for the USMLE Step 2 CK (10th Ed.) | Medicine (MD/DO) School Study Aid
APGAR Score
- 1 and 5 Minutes
- Appearance
- Pulse
- Grimace
- Activity and Muscle Tone
- Respiration
- Total Scores
- Gentle Stimulation
- Oxygen
2 mins
Newborn Assessment
- APGAR
- Umbilical Cord
- 2 Arteries 1 Vein
- Eye Prophylaxis
- Fontanels
- Vitamin K Injection (Phytonadione)
- Gestational Age Assessment (GAA)
- Measurements
- Birth Weight
- Head Circumference
- Length
- Considerations
- Keep Warm
- ID Bands
3 mins
Rh Hemolytic Disease of the Fetus and Newborn
- Characteristics
- Rh (Rhesus) Incompatibilities
- Rh(D)- Mother and Rh(D)+ Fetus
- Anti-Rh(D) Antibodies
- Hemolytic Anemia
- Presentation
- Hydrops Fetalis
- Neonatal Jaundice
- Kernicterus
- Diagnosis
- Positive Coombs Test
- Ultrasound
- Management
- RhoGAM [Anti-Rh(D) Immunoglobulin]
- Intrauterine Blood Transfusion
- Phototherapy
- IVIG (Intravenous Immunoglobulin)
4 mins
ABO Hemolytic Disease of the Fetus and Newborn
- Characteristics
- ABO Incompatibilities
- Type O Mother and Type A/B Fetus
- Anti-A or Anti-B Antibodies
- Hemolytic Anemia
- Presentation
- Often Asymptomatic
- Neonatal Jaundice
- Diagnosis
- Negative Coombs Test
- Management
- Phototherapy
2 mins
Hyperbilirubinemia
- Cause/Mechanism
- Increased Unconjugated Bilirubin
- Assessment
- Jaundice
- Kernicterus
- Interventions
- Early Feedings
- Heme Oxygenase Inhibitors
- Phototherapy
- Protect Eyes
- Monitor for Dehydration
- Considerations
- Monitor Bilirubin Levels
3 mins
Tracheoesophageal Fistula (TEF)
- Cause
- Esophageal Atresia
- Ends in Blind Pouch
- Assessment
- Coughing
- Choking
- Cyanosis
- Drooling
- Considerations
- NPO
- Surgical Emergency
- Aspiration Pneumonia
2 mins
Neonatal Respiratory Distress Syndrome
- Cause/Mechanism
- Fetal Lung Immaturity
- Lack of Surfactant
- Assessment
- Respiratory Distress
- Nasal Flaring
- Retractions
- Grunting
- Interventions
- Surfactant
- Oxygen
- Mechanical Ventilation
- Considerations
- Total Parenteral Nutrition (TPN)
2 mins
Cleft Lip or Palate Interventions
- Considerations
- Encourage Bonding
- Prosthodontic Device
- Modified Nipple
- Burping
- Surgical Repair
- Normal Saline Rinse
- Elbow Restraints
- Avoid Rigid Eating Utensils
2 mins
Gastroschisis
- Characteristics
- Herniation of Abdominal Organs via Abdominal Wall
- Not Covered by Peritoneum
- Right Side of Umbilicus
- Associations
- Prematurity
- Diagnosis
- Increased AFP
- Management
- Surgery
- Complications
- Necrotizing Enterocolitis
- Short Bowel Syndrome
2 mins
Omphalocele
- Characteristics
- Herniation of Abdominal Organs via Umbilicus
- Covered by Peritoneum
- Defect of Lateral Fold Closure
- Associations
- Trisomy Syndromes
- Beckwith-Wiedemann Syndrome
- Diagnosis
- Increased AFP
- Management
- Surgery
2 mins
Fetal Alcohol Syndrome Characteristics and Clinical Features
- Characteristics
- Teratogenic Disease
- Intellectual Disability
- Clinical Features
- Midline Craniofacial Abnormalities
- Holoprosencephaly
- Thin Upper Lip
- Smooth Philtrum
- Short Palpebral Fissures
- Cardiopulmonary Abnormalities
- Musculoskeletal Abnormalities
- Genitourinary Abnormalities
4 mins
Congenital Diaphragmatic Hernia
- Clinical Features
- Bowel in the Chest
- Pulmonary Hypoplasia
- Respiratory Distress
- Classification
- Bochdalek Hernia
- Morgagni Hernia
- Diagnostic Workup
- Chest X-ray
- Ultrasound
- Treatment
- Corticosteroids ± Surfactant
- Mechanical Ventilation
- Surgery
- Considerations
- Bowel Incarceration or Perforation
4 mins
