Question

Tammi is an 18-year-old single mother who delivered a full-term infant 3 days ago. The father is not involved, and Tammi’s aunt is her support person. The infant is very fussy in the nursery, with mild tremors noted. Tammi is having a hard time feeding her baby, the baby spits up a lot and he does not console easily. The physician has been called to assess the infant. (Learning Objective 7) 1. What is the probable cause of the infant’s symptoms, and what questions do you need to ask the mother?

Answer 1

The infants having tremors, being very fussy,having difficulty in feeding or spitting out can be probably nevsyse of some neurological problems.

The question which can be asked to the mother if suspecting for neurological disorder ,gastrointestinal or other problems

• Does the child's tremor stops if she touches the infant
• Is the infant drowsy or dizzy
• Is the soft doot hard or soft
• Assess whether the child is having physiological tremor
• How many times the baby passes urine and stool (to asses for the intake of feed)
• When is the baby fussy before feeding or after feeding
• Check for the let down or adequacy of breast milk (lack of feeds can make baby more fussy and difficult to console due to hunger)

Answer 2

What is the acronym of the tool used in assessing the infant ‘ s condition , and what are the top three substances used that can cause this condition