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Physical Assessment of the Newborn: Part 3

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 Evaluate facial symmetry and features

Glabella Nasal bridge

Inner Outer canthus

Nasal alae (or Nare) Columella

Philtrum Vermillion border of lip

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Forceps Marks  Assess for symmetry when crying . Asymmetry  cranial nerve injury  Extent of injury . Eye involvement  evaluation

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Bruising Moebius Syndrome  Congenital facial paralysis  7th cranial nerve (facial) commonly Face presentation involved delivery . Affects facial expression, sense of taste, salivary and innervation  Other cranial nerves may also be

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Position, Size, Distance Outer canthal distance Position, Size, Distance Outer canthal distance  Normal eye spacing   Normal eye spacing  inner canthal distance = inner canthal distance = palpebral fissure length Inner canthal distance palpebral fissure length Inner canthal distance  Interpupillary distance (midpoints of )  distance of eyes from each other Interpupillary distance

Palpebral fissure length (size of eye) Palpebral fissure length (size of eye)

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Position, Size, Distance Outer canthal distance Upward-slanting Palpebral Fissures  Normal eye spacing   Outer canthus higher than inner inner canthal distance = canthus palpebral fissure length Inner canthal distance  Normal for Asian descent  Interpupillary distance  May correlate with chromosomal abnormality [midpoints of pupils]  including 13 and 21 distance of eyes from each other Trisomy 13 Trisomy 21 Interpupillary distance  Palpebral slant  line drawn from inner to outer canthus should be perpendicular to sagittal plane of face Palpebral fissure length (size of eye)

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Downward-slanting Palpebral Fissures Epicanthal Fold  Outer canthus lower than inner canthus  Skin of upper covers inner canthus (corner) of  Seen in infants with Treacher Collins and Noonan eye and ends in the skin of lower lid syndrome  May disappear as bridge of nose grows  Normal  Asian descent and some non-Asian infants  May correlate with chromosomal abnormality or syndrome  Trisomy 21and other syndromes: Turner, fetal alcohol, Noonan, Rubinstein-Taybi, Williams, and infants with phenylketonuria (PKU)

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Microphthalmia Hypotelorism  Small palpebral fissure  Eyes unusually close together  decreased distance between orbits  Evaluate interpupillary distance Trisomy 13 Trisomy 18 Microphthalmia of left eye  midpoints of the pupils  May be associated with malformation

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Hypertelorism Pupils and Red Reflex  Eyes are too far apart   distance between orbits  Pupils equal, round,  To evaluate, measure interpupillary distance reactive to light (PERRL)  Often seen in infants with craniofacial syndromes  Red reflex present bilaterally

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Absent or Unequal Red Reflex Sclerocornea Blocked lacrimal duct  Corneal opacities . Glaucoma . Sclerocornea

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Coloboma Brushfield Spots  Missing tissue in eye – cleft,  White / grayish spots on the surface of in a “keyhole” shape, or “cat’s-eye” partially or fully concentric ring  Locations  eye lid, , iris,  More frequently seen in Trisomy 21, but may also lens, ciliary body, , choroid, be a normal variant optic nerve Trisomy 21  Microphthalmia is common  May be isolated finding or observed with CHARGE association, 22q11 , Trisomy 13 and 18, Treacher Collins, Walker-Warburg © Jack Dolcourt MD  Full ophthalmologic evaluation indicated

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 Normal  insertion of ear falls above line drawn Triangular from inner to outer canthus of eye fossa Helix Insertion

Antihelix

Concha Tragus External auditory meatus Antitragus

Lobule

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Abnormal  Low Set Preauricular Pits  Insertion of ear falls below line drawn from inner to outer canthus of eye . Assess for chromosomal abnormalities or syndromes Trisomy 8

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Preauricular Skin Tags  Microtia – external portion of ear does not form  Usually an isolated benign finding properly  impacts size, shape, location of pinna and ear canal  Evaluate for family history of deafness  Anotia – complete absence of pinna and ear canal  Renal workup may be indicated if other dysmorphic features or risk factors present Microtia Anotia

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Treacher Collins Syndrome Beckwith-Wiedemann Trisomy 13 Microtia, abnormally Syndrome Microtia / shaped, aural atresia Extra creases of earlobe abnormal helix and indentations into posterior helix Microtia, aural atresia

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Trisomy 18 Microtia / auditory canal atresia

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Choanal Atresia Choanal Atresia  One or both nares are obstructed  One or both nares are obstructed  Cyanotic at rest but  Cyanotic at rest but ‘pinks up’ with crying ‘pinks up’ with crying  If bilateral, may need  If bilateral, may need oral airway or oral airway or endotracheal intubation endotracheal intubation

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Choanal Atresia  Lips   One or both nares are obstructed Gums  Cheeks  Cyanotic at rest but ‘pinks up’ with crying   Palate – hard, soft  If bilateral, may need oral airway or endotracheal intubation

Area of obstruction

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Epstein Pearls  Milia on midline of hard palate Short frenulum  Usually grouped, firm, movable, opaque and white  Very common  85% of newborns  May take several months to resolve Natal teeth

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Macroglossia Cleft Lip and/or Palate Congenital hypothyroidism  Cleft lip more common than cleft palate . Unilateral – more often on left side . Bilateral  70% of cleft lip and/or palate are isolated oral clefts (no other associated defects)  Causes: environmental, maternal diet, maternal medications Beckwith-  Maternal risk factors Wiedemann © Jack Dolcourt MD Syndrome . Smoking . Diabetes

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Unilateral Lateral Facial Cleft  Macrostomia

Treacher Collins Syndrome

Cleft lip © Jack Dolcourt MD and palate

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Micrognathia Pierre-Robin Sequence  Small malformed mandible Pierre Robin Sequence Treacher Collins Syndrome Mobius Syndrome (micrognathia)  during development, causes tongue to move backward and upward in oral cavity  may cause cleft palate  Tongue obstructs airway (glossoptosis)

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 Short  Short

 Nuchal thickening  Nuchal thickening Turner’s Syndrome  Webbing  Webbing webbed  Torticollis Pierre Robin Sequence Trisomy 21  Masses short neck nuchal thickening  Masses

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Cystic Hygroma Fetal Alcohol Syndrome  Collection of lymphatic fluid  soft, fluctuant swelling  Flattened midface that transilluminates  Broad nasal bridge  Evaluate for chromosomal and cardiac abnormalities  Short, up-turned nose  May compress trachea  ensure patent airway  Smooth, long philtrum  Thin upper lip  Hypoplastic

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Trisomy 21 Trisomy 18  Short round head  Prominent occiput  Flat facial profile  Triangular facies  Epicanthal folds  Small palpebral fissures  Brushfield’s spots  Ptosis  Up-slanting palpebral fissures  Pinched appearance of nose  Short, flat nasal bridge  Low-set, malformed ears  Protruding tongue  Micrognathia  Short, narrow palate  Small mouth  Small, low-set ears  Short neck, excess nuchal folds Fused eyes

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Trisomy 13 Trisomy 13  Microcephaly, sloping forehead  Holoprosencephaly Microphthalmia  Central facial anomalies . Cleft lip, palate © Jack Dolcourt MD . Anophthalmia, microphthalmia, hypotelorism, cataracts, coloboma of iris . Midface hypoplasia Anophthalmia, Holoprosencephaly  Broad, bulbous nose  Low-set, malformed ears  Scalp  wide sagittal sutures and fontanels, cutis aplasia

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Shape Broad chest and wide  Broad Short spaced nipples  Narrow  Bell shaped  Short

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Breasts and Nipples Accessory nipple Gynecomastia Respiratory Effort  Placement  Abnormal  Shape . Tachypnea  Pigmentation . Nasal flaring  Secretions . Grunting  Inflammation . Retractions Mastitis Wide spaced nipples

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Retractions Retractions  Intercostal – between the  Subcostal – below the cage  Substernal – under the sternum  Suprasternal – above the sternum

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Respiratory Airway Obstruction distress  Nose  Mouth and jaw  Larynx or trachea  Bronchi

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Diaphragmatic Hernia Diaphragmatic Hernia  Defect in diaphragm  allows bowel in chest  UAC tip  aorta shifted to right  Gastric tube tip  in stomach in chest

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Diaphragmatic Hernia / Tracheoesophageal  Presentation . 85% occur on left side . Usually severe respiratory distress . Scaphoid (sunken) , barrel chest  especially as bowel fills with air . Bowel sounds may be heard in chest . If left hernia  heart sounds heard in right chest  Stabilization Type A Type B Type C Type D Type E . Insert gastric tube to prevent air from entering 8% 1% 86% 1% 4% stomach and intestine . Intubate and provide gentle ventilatory support

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Esophageal Atresia / Tracheoesophageal Fistula Esophageal Atresia / Tracheoesophageal Fistula  Signs  Assess for VATER / VACTERL association . Choking, coughing, cyanosis with feeding . Vertebral abnormalities . Anal atresia . Excessive salivation  if esophageal atresia . Cardiac anomalies . Respiratory distress secondary to aspiration . Tracheoesophageal fistula / . Abdominal distension  fistula from trachea Esophageal atresia to stomach  air cannot escape stomach . Renal and/or radial anomalies  Maternal history . Limb dysplasia . Polyhydramnios suggests esophageal # of Systems Affected Percentage of Cases atresia or bowel obstruction 3 75% 4 25% 5 uncommon Type C © Jack Dolcourt MD 86% of cases Congenital Heart 75% of cases of VACTERL

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VACTERL Association Heart Size  Cardiothoracic Ratio  A = widest horizontal diameter of heart A Esophageal atresia, right of midline , dextrocardia, fused ribs on left

Ensure x-ray reflects good inspiration and infant is not rotated

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Heart Size  Heart Size  Cardiothoracic Ratio Cardiothoracic Ratio  A = widest horizontal  A = widest horizontal diameter of heart diameter of heart A A right of midline right of midline B B  B = widest horizontal  B = widest horizontal diameter of heart diameter of heart left of midline left of midline C  C = widest internal A + B diameter of chest at or just below base of heart Ensure x-ray reflects good  Normal in neonate = + < of inspiration and infant is not rotated

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Heart Size  Precordial Activity  Normal Cardiothoracic Ratio  “Quiet” chest area immediately above heart  Enlarged  myocardial  Point of maximal impulse (PMI) dysfunction, . 5th intercostal space congestive heart . Lower left sternal border (LLSB) failure

 Small or compressed  poor filling, poor cardiac output

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Precordial Activity  Abnormal  Hyperactive precordium Click to  PMI shifted to right replay . Dextrocardia (no sound) . Tension left pneumothorax . Diaphragmatic hernia  PMI shifted to left  tension right pneumothorax

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First Heart Sound  S1 Second Heart Sound  S2  Closure of mitral and tricuspid valves  Closure of aortic and pulmonic valves = A2, P2  End of atrial systole  End of ventricular  Heard best systole . 5th intercostal  Heard best space at the left . Upper left sternal midclavicular line border (ULSB) or . Pulmonic valve area . Lower left sternal border (LLSB)

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Murmur Murmur  Sound caused by turbulent  Sound caused by turbulent blood flow due to: blood flow due to: . Blood forced through . Blood forced through narrowed areas PS narrowed areas  Valvular stenosis  Valvular stenosis  Ventricular septal defect (VSD) Soft, higher Harsh, lower pitched pitched

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See the S.T.A.B.L.E. Cardiac Module for an Murmur Murmur  Intensity Grading in depth review of  Sound caused by turbulent 1: Barely audible congenital heart disease blood flow due to: 2: Soft but audible . Blood forced through 3: Moderately loud, no thrill narrowed areas 4: Loud, associated with thrill  vibratory sensation  Valvular stenosis 5: Audible with stethoscope barely touching chest  Ventricular septal defect (VSD) 6: Audible with stethoscope not touching chest . Regurgitation through incompetent or abnormal valves Ebstein’s . Flow across normal structures – anemia Palpating for thrill

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Ectopic Cordis  Appearance  full, slightly rounded  Split sternum – heart protrudes outside the chest  Color  no discoloration  Intracardiac anomalies common  Bowel sounds active  High mortality rate  Palpation  soft and non-tender, no organomegaly  Stool  meconium passage within 1st 48 hours of life  Emesis  minimal, non-bilious, non-projectile Normal meconium stool Stool at 3 days, breast fed infant

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 Appearance  scaphoid, distended, visible loops Scaphoid Abdomen  Color  erythema, bluish discoloration

 Bowel sounds  hypo or hyperactive Bile stained Congenital diaphragmatic hernia  Palpation  firm, tender emesis in 4-day old with volvulus  Stool  blood in stool or frankly bloody  Emesis  bilious, projectile, large volume

Blood in stool

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Distended Abdomen Distended Abdomen Visible bowel loops – bilious gastric drainage

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Bowel obstruction

Pneumatosis Pneumoperitoneum – intestinalis free intra-abdominal air Esophagus

Stomach Duodenum Colon Ileum Jejunum Anus

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Duodenal Atresia Duodenal Atresia  “Double-Bubble” sign

Infant with Trisomy 21 Distended gas filled stomach and mildly distended gas filled duodenal bulb / No bowel gas in rest of bowel Complete atresia Partial or complete obstruction secondary to © K. Karlsen 2013 © K. Karlsen 2013

Jejunoileal Atresia Meconium Ileus  Atresia may be in ileum,  Inspissated meconium jejunum or both obstructs the terminal ileum  Small bowel is dilated with  Pellets of hard meconium gas prior to area of atresia prevent passing of gas or stool Type IIIa  Majority of cases caused Jejunoileal Atresia by a lack of pancreatic enzymes  necessary to digest intestinal contents  Evaluate for cystic fibrosis

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Colonic Atresia Meconium Plug Syndrome  Note dilated small  More common in preterm infants and infants of intestine and colon up diabetic mothers to area of atresia  Poor intestinal motility  thick inspissated meconium obstructs colon  Small percentage of infants may have cystic fibrosis

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Umbilical Cord Wharton's Jelly  Two arteries  May occur at any location along cord  One vein  Irregular shape and located between vessels  Umbilicus cutis   20% are associated with structural (omphalocele, normal variant patent urachus, . Periumbilical skin extends up sides of umbilical cord hydronephrosis) or chromosomal . Forms an outpouching when cord falls off abnormalities . Differentiate from umbilical hernia Umbilicus cutis

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Single Umbilical Artery Umbilical Cord  True Knot  Two vessel cord  1 artery, 1 vein   Risk of intrauterine demise due to cord  Incidence compression or birth asphyxia due to tightening of knot at delivery . Singleton: 5 to 10/1,000 births . Twin gestation: 35 to 70/1,000 births   Risk for chromosomal abnormalities and congenital malformations, especially genitourinary system

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Omphalitis Patent Urachus  Infection of umbilical stump  usually presents around  Urachus  embryonic connection 3rd day of life between fetal bladder and umbilicus  Erythema, , tenderness . Postnatally becomes fibrous cord  Discharge may be foul  Patent urachus  hollow tube smelling connecting bladder and umbilicus  May be localized infection . Urine seen exiting umbilicus or spread to abdominal wall,  Differentiate from granuloma  peritoneum, umbilical or soft tissue, 3 – 10 mm, dull red or portal vessels, pink, vascular and granular, liver treated with silver nitrate cautery until base is dry Patent © Crown copyright [2000-2005] urachus Auckland District Health Board © K. Karlsen 2013 © K. Karlsen 2013 © David A. ClarkMD

Omphalocele Omphalocele  Abdominal wall defect   High incidence (50 to 75%) of significant chromosomal, abdominal contents herniate cardiac, gastrointestinal, genitourinary, into base of umbilical cord musculoskeletal, central nervous system anomalies  Covered by membranous sac  umbilical cord connects to

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Omphalocele Gastroschisis  Membranous sac protects herniated organs unless it  Defect in abdominal wall to becomes torn RIGHT of umbilical cord See Stabilization Folder for initial  No peritoneal sac protects care guidelines herniated organs  5 to 10% incidence associated defects

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Gastroschisis – Initial Care Hernia  Umbilical  Inguinal

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Malrotation Malrotation  Mesentery fails to attach to  Mesentery fails to attach to entire posterior abdominal wall entire posterior abdominal wall  Instead abnormally attaches  Instead abnormally attaches in region of duodenum  in region of duodenum  Ladd’s bands Ladd’s bands

Midgut Volvulus (twisting)  Clockwise rotation with strangulation  blood supply to small intestine cut off

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Midgut Volvulus Midgut Volvulus

Surgical evaluation Time 1 Reevaluation 24 hours later Necrotic bowel Some bowel recovery Necrotic bowel resected

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Midgut Volvulus – Presentation Liver  Bilious emesis  Normal size  2 cm below right costal margin  Abdominal exam  Located in right . Soft or tender abdomen . May or may not be distended  With progressive vascular compromise of intestine, ischemia causes: . Significant pain . Bloody stools . Shock and metabolic acidosis

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Liver Liver Enlargement  Midline location  asplenia or polysplenia syndrome  Left abdomen location Cytomegalovirus – . Heart in right side  situs inversus totalis – usually hepatosplenomegaly normal heart . Heart in left side usually indicates complex CHD

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Liver  Gluteal or natal cleft  Auscultate over liver . Groove between  If bruit heard  may indicate arteriovenous buttocks from malformation (AVM) secondary to large hepatic to perineum  Gluteal fold . AVM may precipitate high output congestive heart failure

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 Inspect from base of skull Coccygeal Pit  common and harmless down to coccyx and  Located within gluteal cleft between gluteal cleft  Skin visualized at base . Skin disruption  evaluate for underlying mass

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Pit versus Sinus Spinal Dysraphism

 Stretch the skin lateral to dimple  Term used to describe congenital Myelocystocele malformation of spine or spinal cord  If skin can be seen covering entire dimple this is a coccygeal pit  benign finding  Open lesions: neural tube exposed  myelomeningocele, meningocele,  If base of dimple cannot be visualized  dermal sinus anencephaly  Closed lesions: defect covered by skin Dermal Sinus  may communicate with spinal canal  dermal sinus tract, tethered spinal Lipomeningocele  Associated with occult spinal dysraphism and  risk cord, myelocystocele, spinal cord for meningitis lipoma, lipomeningocele (and more)  Locations  lumbosacral, occipital Occult Spinal Dysraphism (OSD)  Never probe area  risk of introducing infection  Synonym used for closed lesions  skin covered neural tube defect

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Occult Spinal Dysraphism (OSD) Occult Spinal Dysraphism (OSD)  Most have an associated cutaneous abnormality: Lumbo-sacral . Tuft of hair mass Lipomatous . Atypical dimple mass / tethered . Skin tag or tail-like appendage cord diagnosed Cutis aplasia Lipoma Hairy patch . Lipoma . Hemangioma . Cutis aplasia or dermal sinus tract . Port-wine stain (concerning especially if other lesions present)   2 congenital midline skin lesions  strongest marker of OSD

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Sacral Dimple Occulta  < 5 mm in size, midline, and < 2.5 cm  One or more of the vertebrae are malformed from anus not associated with OSD*  Small gap in spine, but is covered by skin  > 5 mm in size, deep, > 2.5 cm from  Spinal cord and nerves usually normal anus may indicate OSD* (especially if  Usually does not cause any nervous combined with other lesions) system disability

*OSD: Occult (closed) Spinal Dysraphism

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Open Spinal Dysraphism  Meningocele Open Spinal Dysraphism  Myelomeningocele  Spinal fluid and meninges protrude through abnormal  Sac of fluid protrudes through and vertebral opening does contain spinal cord and nerves  No neural elements (spinal cord)  Moderate to severe disability   May or may not be covered by may affect bowel and bladder a layer of skin continence and sensation in legs or feet  Usually no nerve damage, but outcome is variable

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Myelomeningocele Evaluation Myeloschisis  Membrane intact versus ruptured  Most severe form of myelomeningocele  Size and location of lesion  Complete exposure of nerves and tissues  Tone, spontaneous movements, reflexes  Presence or absence of anal wink  Ability to void and empty bladder  OFC, sutures, fontanel for hydrocephalus

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Myelomeningocele – Initial Care  Meconium from a fistula external to but not on perineal skin indicates rectovestibular fistula  most common type of imperforate anus in females

Fistula

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Imperforate Anus  Urine output  majority of term, well newborns void  May have low or high lesion within 24 hours of life  Watch for meconium from fistula . Volume increases as enteral intake is established . Male urine stream: straight, forceful, continuous  Palpation © David A. ClarkMD . Kidneys – smooth, equal in size

Rectoperineal fistula location Evaluate here for © David A. ClarkMD meconium  would indicate rectoperineal fistula Normal Rectoprostatic fistula urine output Rectoprostatic fistula  between from urethra distal bowel and urethra

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Delay in Urination Eagle-Barrett Syndrome – “Prune-Belly Syndrome”  24 to 48 hours of life  evaluate for  Renal and urinary tract abnormalities . Palpable bladder . Ureters dilated and tortuous – reflux common . Abdominal mass . Bladder enlarged . Hydration status . Infection common secondary Distended bladder  > 48 hours of life is concerning to urinary stasis . Further workup to evaluate  Deficiency of abdominal wall for impaired renal musculature  protruding, function is indicated thin-walled abdomen with wrinkled skin

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Eagle-Barrett Syndrome – “Prune-Belly Syndrome” Oligohydramnios Sequence  Potter’s Syndrome  common  Oligohydramnios (little amniotic fluid) or  Less common  limb and cardiac anomalies anhydramnios (no amniotic fluid produced) secondary to  95% of cases are male infants renal agenesis or severe renal . Bilateral cryptorchidism structural disorders  Results in fetal compression and impaired fetal breathing and lung development

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Bladder Exstrophy and Epispadias Bladder Exstrophy and Epispadias  Bladder exstrophy  inner posterior wall of bladder (male infants shown) protruding through a defect in anterior pelvic wall  Repair before 48 hours may be more successful because of maternal hormone relaxin  Epispadias . Male: short, wide penis with urethral opening on dorsal surface . Female: urethral opening between bifid clitoris and labia © William Kennedy MD © K. Karlsen 2013 © K. Karlsen 2013 © David A. ClarkMD

Hypospadias  Subcoronal  urethral opening near head, but not at tip of penis  Midshaft  urethral opening located on Coronal shaft of penis hypospadias Subcoronal hypospadias Epispadius © Jack Dolcourt MD  Penoscrotal  urethral opening where penis and Subcoronal Midshaft Penoscrotal shaft of penis and scrotum meet  Circumcision contraindicated in newborn period  skin will be needed for © David A. ClarkMD © David A. ClarkMD © CDC, National Center on Birth surgical correction Defects and Developmental Disabilities © K. Karlsen 2013 © K. Karlsen 2013

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Chordee Genital Hypoplasia  Ventral curvature of the penis  May also have hypospadias  Circumcision is contraindicated in newborn period  Micropenis and skin will be needed for surgical correction cryptorchidism

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Chordee with hypospadias and bifid scrotum

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Hydrocele  Fluid collection in the scrotum  smooth / non-tender, Incomplete fusion of unilateral or bilateral scrotal/labial folds Absent right testicle Cryptorchidism  Transillumination  confirms fluid-filled contents  Most resolve by 1 year

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Testicular Torsion  Usually occurs prenatally Bruising and edema from breech vaginal delivery  Testicle may be: . Nontender . Firm . Indurated . Swollen  If acutely occurred  extremely tender to

palpation © David A. ClarkMD  If longstanding  may not Right testicle is affected show any signs of pain Note: subtle discoloration and size difference © K. Karlsen 2013 © K. Karlsen 2013

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Vaginal prolapse Pseudo menses  Work-up by endocrine, , specialists to determine gender and underlying cause of ambiguity Circumcision is contraindicated Virilization due to when genital ambiguity exists congenital adrenal hyperplasia (CAH)

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Redundant vaginal mucosa, vaginal skin tag

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Humerus  Work-up by endocrine, genetics, urology specialists to determine gender and underlying cause of ambiguity Circumcision is contraindicated when genital ambiguity exists

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Breech Presentation Developmental Dysplasia of the (DDH)  Evaluate for developmental dysplasia of hip  Dislocation of from hip socket (acetabulum)  1 to 2 per 1,000 births  Risk factors . Female  secondary to additional estrogen production which increases ligamentous laxity . Breech presentation © David A. ClarkMD . Oligohydramnios  restricted movement . Positive family history + Galeazzi sign if unilateral dislocation

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Developmental Dysplasia of the Hip (DDH) Developmental Dysplasia of the Hip (DDH)  Signs  Ortolani Maneuver . May have no noticeable difference . If unilateral, uneven skin folds of or buttocks and shorter leg on side of  Occurs on . Left side 60% . Right side 20% . Both sides 20%

+ Galeazzi sign if unilateral dislocation

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Developmental Dysplasia of the Hip (DDH) Brachial Plexus Injuries  Barlow maneuver  Stretching or tearing of the plexus  nerves originating from C5 to T1  May have history of macrosomia, difficult delivery with traction and lateral neck flexion secondary to: . dystocia . Prolonged vaginal extraction . Breech presentation with traction of shoulder . Difficult vertex presentation with turning away of head  Usually unilateral  right side affected more often . Also evaluate for fracture of or humerus

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Brachial Plexus Injuries – 3 types Brachial Plexus Injuries – 3 types 1. Erb Palsy 1. Erb Palsy  Most common form, involves C5, C6, at times, C7  Improvement usually seen within first few days of life  Partial paralysis of shoulder muscles and complete recovery by 1 to 18 months  adducted, internally rotated and pronated, extension of , wrist flexed  “waiter’s tip” position  Reflexes . Asymmetrical Moro, absent on affected side . Biceps reflex weak or absent . Grasp usually present

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Brachial Plexus Injuries – 3 types Multiplex Congenita 2. Klumpke  Multiple contractures present at birth  C8 and T1 injury . Evaluate for any condition limiting  and hand involved  wrist and finger fetal movement  neuromuscular extension weak, hand flaccid, grasp reflex absent, disease, brain malformations, deep reflex present chromosomal defects, genetic syndromes, lesions of central nervous system 3. Complete Palsy  ~ 150 different syndromes associated  Injury of all plexus nerves, all reflexes absent with multiple congenital contractures  Involved muscles are replaced partially or completely by fat and fibrous tissue

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Arthrogryposis Multiplex Congenita Achondroplastic  Upper and lower extremities involved in 40% of cases  , prominent   adducted, internally forehead, flat nasal bridge rotated  Average size torso  and wrists  flexion/extension  Short and legs (especially contractures, radial deviation upper arms and thigh area)  Hands  thumb deformities,  Fingers short, with abnormal rigid interphalangeal appearance at times – extra space   abduction, external rotation, between the middle and ring contractures, dislocation of hip(s) fingers – “trident” hand   extension/flexion contractures  Bowed lower legs  Bilateral club

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Achondroplastic Dwarfism Thanatophoric Dysplasia  May be inherited or spontaneous  Lethal congenital skeletal dysplasia (both parents without  Features dwarfism) . Large head  Genetic bone disorder . Short neck  Most common type of dwarfism – . Narrow short-limbed dwarfism . Short limbs © David A. ClarkMD  Normal intelligence © David A. ClarkMD . Short, small fingers . Bowed extremities

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Amniotic Band Triploidy Syndrome Claw hand  Constriction © David A. ClarkMD  Amputation Cornelia de Lange © Jack Dolcourt MD Asymmetric © David A. ClarkMD © David A. ClarkMD © David A. ClarkMD Phocomelic shortening of 1st Zellweger Syndrome and 2nd fingers Ulnar deviation

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Hypoplasia of right thumb  Evaluate for bone in stalk connecting digit to hand

Rubinstein-Taybi Bifid thumb Broad thumb

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Syndactyly Rocker bottom feet Toes Fingers Dorsiflexed hallux

Club feet

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Zellweger Syndrome Goltz Prominent knees Syndrome  Turner’s Syndrome Oral-facial- digital Type 2 Duplication of hallus

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Trisomy 21 Trisomy 18  Short, broad hands and feet  Overlapping, tapered fingers  Simian crease across palm  Hypoplastic nails © Jack Dolcourt MD  Wide space between great and  Rocker-bottom feet 2nd toe

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Trisomy 13  Polydactyly  Syndactyly  Tapered, thin fingers  Short hallux (great toe)  Rocker bottom feet

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