LET'S GET TO THE HEART OF IT | JUST BREATHE... | EXTRA EXTRA!!! | GET A- HEAD?! | SKIN 101 |
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What is a sign indicative of coarctation of the aorta?
discrepancy greater than 20 mm Hg between the blood pressure in the upper and lower extremities
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What is the gestational week surfactant will appear?
gestational weeks 17-26
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What is side effect of long term maternal magnesium sulfate use?
HYPOTONIA
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What is the goals of using brain cooling in infants with hypoxic ischemic encephalopathy?
Decrease the metabolic rate of the brain
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What is the skin pH at birth in the preterm neonate?
Alkaline and very slowly becomes acidic.
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What is the valve located between the right atrium and right ventricle?
tricuspid
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What is known as lung tissue underdevelopment?
Lung hypoplasia
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What is foramen ovale?
allows well oxygenated blood to enter the left atrium from the right atrium.
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What is the definition of ischemia?
Decrease in the flow of blood available to perfuse the brain
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What is the primary cause of skin breakdown in infants in a newborn intensive care setting?
Use of adhesives to secure tubings
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What is the best choice for volume replacement in an infant with disseminated intravascular coagulopathy (DIC) is?
Fresh frozen plasma
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What is a vasodilator and acts by relaxing pulmonary vessel musculature in persistent pulmonary hypertension (PPHN)?
Nitric oxide.
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What is the time frame to check blood glucose?
within 60 minutes of life or after 1st feed
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What is subgaleal hemorraghe?
large blood loss which may lead to hypovolemic shock.
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What is the best treatment for irritant (contact) diaper dermatitis with skin breakdown?
Using generous applications of skin barriers containing zinc oxide
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What is the time frame for performing the CCHD test?
Greater than 24 hours
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What is the phase of fetal pulmonary development the type II pneumocytes become numerous and begin to produce and store surfactant?
Terminal sac phase
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What is prevented by eye prophylaxis with a single-use dose of sterile ophthalmic ointment containing 1% tetracycline or 0.5% erythromycin administered within the first few hours of birth?
Gonococcal opthalmia neonatorum
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What is an etiology of hydrocephalus?
Bulging fontanelles and widened suture lines
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What are guidelines for basic skin care of the neonate?
Be aware of the composition, PH and quantity of all topically applied agents, ensure adequate nutritional intake, Protect against excessive temperature exposure.
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What are the defects associated with tetralogy of Fallot?
Pulmonary valve stenosis, Ventricular septal defect, Overriding aorta, Right ventricular hypertrophy
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How do Antenatal steroids enhance lung maturation?
by thinning the intraalveolar septa to produce larger alveoli
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What are symptoms of mild perinatal asphyxia?
hyperalert state and jitteriness.
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What is the initial pharmacologic management of an infant with a seizure disorder?
Phenobarbital load 20 mg/kg IV over 10 – 15 minutes.
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What is Vernix?
lipid-rich substance covering theskin surface of the fetus in the last trimester of pregnancy, produced in part by fetal sebaceous glands
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