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The most common initial sign of early onset GBS disease with meningitis is:

An infant’s blood type is B positive with a positive DAT, while the mother (who is now G2P1) is blood type O negative. There is no documentation of Rhogam being given to the mother. The indirect bilirubin is elevated and phototherapy is started. What would help you to differentiate between ABO and Rh incompatibility as the cause of the hyperbilirubinemia?

A neonate in your unit has been diagnosed with cataracts, pulmonary artery stenosis, and sensorineural hearing loss. What congenital infection could explain these findings?

A 23 week male infant was treated for two weeks after birth with hydrocortisone for vasopressor resistant hypotension. He should receive stress doses of steroids with illness, procedures, and surgery until:

The diagnostic test for malrotation is:

While performing the initial newborn exam on a female infant you notice she has bilateral forefoot adduction, upward position of the heel, and downward pointing toes and feet. What is the suspected diagnosis and treatment for this condition?

A term male infant presents immediately after birth with a scalp lesion. Examination reveals grouped vesicles on an erythematous base (“dew drops on a rose petal”). Treatment should include: 

Which of the following lab results are suggestive of congenital primary hypothyroidism?

In neonates with polycythemia, the increased red blood cell count:

A 39 1/7 week female infant was delivered by c-section for breech presentation. While examining the infant in the newborn nursery you notice a distinct clunk on the left hip when performing the Barlow maneuver. The concern for developmental hip dysplasia could be supported by which additional exam finding?