- WIPE, blah blah
- Expose the baby fully
- General inspection:
- “Baby looks well, not in respiratory distress, active, normal posture and movement, normal pink color, not cyanosed or jaundiced, no dysmorphic features”
- Take vital signs:
- Mention taking temp, HR, RR, BP, O2
- Check pulses -> brachial + femoral
- Auscultation: “since the baby is calm, I’ll take this opportunity to auscultate”
- Heart: normal S1, S2, no murmur
- Lungs: good bilateral air entry, normal vesicular breathing, no added sounds
- Abdomen: bowel sounds are present
- Growth parameters: “+ plot them on growth chart”
- Mention taking length + weight
- Measure head circumference (from the occipital protuberance to the area most prominent above the eyebrows)
