[Answered]: Brain Case Study: Background: A 1-month-old…

Brain Case Study: Background: A 1-month-old presents to the ED with bruising, the most prominent of the 15 bruises are on the head and chest. Parents state the baby was born premature but has been breast-feeding and developing normally. The parents state that the baby has been fussy and vomiting for three days. This morning, the mother found her unconscious in her crib and rushed her immediately to the ED where you are presented with the unconscious patient. For each of the following indicate if they would go into the objective or subjective portion of your note. Bruises __________ Unconscious __________ Fussiness __________ Intracranial hemorrhage (ICH) is an uncommon but important cause of morbidity and mortality in term neonates. Traumatic ICH is the most serious result of trauma to the newborn brain. Full-term neonates with ICH commonly present with clinical features such as apnea, bradycardia, and seizures.