3622009
Mind Map by Qasim Shahid, updated more than 1 year ago
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Created by Qasim Shahid
over 5 years ago
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Description
Complications of Prematurity
1 Cardiac
1.1 PDA
Annotations:
- Most common cardiac complication
2 CNS
2.1 Decreased spontaneous
activity
Annotations:
- Not in classic flexed position
2.2 Poor
sucking/swallowing
reflexes
Annotations:
- NG feeds needed
2.3 IVH/PVL
Annotations:
- PVL - major RF for developmental delay + CP
2.4 Developmental delay
3 Eyes
3.1 RoP
Annotations:
- Retinopathy of Prematurity - due to incomplete retinal vascularisation at birth --> abnormal vessels --> vision defects
3.2 Myopia
3.3 Strabismus
4 GI
4.1 NEC
4.2 Feeding
intolerance
Annotations:
- Due to: 1) Small stomach 2) Decreased suck/swallow reflexes 3) Decreased GI motility
5 Immunity
5.1 Risk of sepsis
+ meningitis
5.2 Thin skin
6 Kidneys
6.1 Met acidosis
Annotations:
- Immature kidney - cant excrete acids Na + HCO3 lost
6.2 Growth failure
7 Lungs
7.1 RDS
7.2 Bronchopulmonary
dysplasia
Annotations:
- Changes in lung architecture causes a more chronic lung disease
8 Metabolic
8.1 Hypoglycemia
Annotations:
- Decreased glycogen stores in liver (build up near end of gest)
8.2 Hyperbilirubinemia
Annotations:
- 1) decreased hepatic excretion 2) decreased colonic excretion
9 Temperature
9.1 Hypothermia
9.1.1 Decreased
body fat
9.1.2 Increased SA : Vol