Notes in 6. Other Conditions

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Published	02/10/2024	{{c1::Plethora}} is a skin colour change usually caused by polycythaemia which raises blood viscosity
Published	02/10/2024	Skin change like {{c1::Peripheral cyanosis}} is common in neonates but {{c1::Central cyanosis}} requires investigation with oxygen saturations
Published	02/10/2024	{{c1::Central cyanosis}} should not be confused with {{c2::venous congestion}} which is associated with pressure around the time of delivery
Published	02/10/2024	Neonatal jaundice that occurs during the first 24 hours of life is always {{c1::pathological}}
Published	02/10/2024	Neonatal jaundice that persists more than two weeks in term or three weeks in pre-term needs investigation particularly to exclude {{c1::cholestasis}}
Published	02/10/2024	Presentation of {{c2::Erythema toxicum (ETOX)}} {{c1::Transient}} {{c1::Small white pustules, or papules with a red rash}} {{c1::Not itchy or painful}…
Published	02/10/2024	Presentation of {{c2::Mongolian blue spots}} {{c1::Blue-grey pigmentation}} {{c1::Accumulation of melanocytes}} {{c1::Simple birthmarks and not bruise…
Published	02/10/2024	Presentation of {{c2::Stork marks (Naevus simplex)}} {{c1::Back of the neck or midline of the face}} {{c1::Salmon patches pale pink coloured mark due …
Published	02/10/2024	Presentation of {{c2::Port wine stain (Naevus flammeus)}} {{c1::Deep birth mark}} {{c1::Flat deep purple lesions}} {{c1::One side of the body}} {{c1::…
Published	02/10/2024	Presentation of {{c2::Strawberry naevus (Capillary haemangioma)}} {{c1::First month after birth}} {{c1::Cluster of dilated capillaries}} {{c1::Raised …
Published	02/10/2024	Presentation of {{c2::Cleft Lip}} {{c1::Unilateral or Bilateral}} {{c1::Complete or Incomplete}} {{c1::Failure of merging of maxillary and medial…
Published	02/10/2024	In assessing a neonate's eye, always check for {{c1::red eye reflexes}} to look for {{c2::congenital cataracts}}
Published	02/10/2024	In assessing a neonate's eye, the patient presents with a {{c1::white eye reflex}} in {{c2::Retinoblastoma}}
Published	02/10/2024	If the Spinal Dimples are {{c1::large}}, {{c1::off midline}}, {{c1::high}} or with {{c1::cutaneous markers (e.g. hairy tuft)}} then referral to {{c2::…
Published	02/10/2024	Presentation of {{c2::Cephalohaematomas}} {{c1::Sub-pericranium haemorrhage (Not associated with intracranial bleeding)}} {{c1::Soft non transluc…
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