An infant was delivered vaginally at 39 weeks gestation. Pri…
An infant was delivered vaginally at 39 weeks gestation. Prior to delivery the fetal heart rate was noted to have increased from 140’s up to 180. Mom was ruptured for geater than 24 hours and was hyperthermic. Apgar scores were 5 at 1 minute and 7 at 5 minutes. The infant was noted to have bradycardia, temperature instability, and lethargy. The babies color was pale, grayish, with some cyanosis. The neonate was admitted to the special care nursery. Based on the maternal history and infant symptoms, this newborn is most likely:
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At 5 minute after birth a nurse assesses an infant and notes a heart rate of 115 beats/min, some occasional flexion of extremities, slow irregular respirations, grimacing, and a pink body but blue extremities. The nurse calculates an Apgar score of:
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