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What is Insulin Resistance
During pregnancy, your body makes more hormones and goes through other changes, such as weight gain. These changes cause the body's cells to use insulin less effectively. What is this condition called?
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What is feed on demand and at least every 2-3 hours
Infant initial blood glucose level is ≥40 mg/dL (tier 3); how often to feed and recheck BGT?
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What is ≥ 45
Target blood sugars in mg/dl in newborns between 4hrs. - 24hrs since birth.
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What is Gestational Diabetes
This usually develops around the 24th week of pregnancy, so the new mom to be will be tested between 24-28 weeks
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What is:
1. Tremors, irritability, jitteriness, abnormal high pitched cry, exaggerated Moro reflex, seizures, floppiness, cyanosis, apnea, or lethargy 2. Symptoms of respiratory distress 3. Temperature< than 97.5 F 4. Temperature instability 5. Poor suck and poor feed
List 3 symptoms an infant must have in order to have a BGT Immediately.
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What is to prevent and minimize hypoglycemia
Provide early skin to skin contact with mother, early initiation of breastfeeding within the first 30 - 60 minutes of life; both are ways to what?
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What is Meconium aspiration syndrome
This syndrome means the newborn is having trouble breathing because they have breathed in a dark green, sterile fecal matter into the lungs before or around the time of birth
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What is Must be fed within one hour of birth and a check of BGT 30 minutes after first feeding
If the infant is following the the following categories, what must happen?
Less than 37 weeks gestation Greater than 42 weeks gestation Operative vaginal delivery Hypothermia , temperature <97.5 F 5 minute Apgar <7 |
What is Confirmation Serum Blood Sugar
If infant BGT less than target, you must obtain this and send to the STAT lab prior to notifying physician?
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What is notify the MD and give a minimum of 15 cc formula and/or expressed mother's milk.
If repeat BGT 30-39 mg/dl or 35-44 mg/dl at greater than 4 hours what is the next process procedure?
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