The normal range of a blood glucose in a newborn
What is 50-110mg/dL
The normal temperature range in the NICU
What is 36.5-37.5?
Safety equipment required at every NICU beside
What is Ambu bags and suction?
Normal Urine output for NICU patient
1-3 ml/kg/hr (notify provider for less than 1 ml/kg/hr)
Blood volume requirement for blood culture
How long after a D10 bolus should you recheck a blood sugar
What is 30 minutes
True or False: An infant should be swaddled in a radiant warmer on servo control
False
Impending sign of cardio-respiratory arrest
What is gasping?
Normal MAP for 32 weeker
What is 32?
The two most common medications given for suspected infection
What is ampicillin and gentamicin
What is D12.5W?
The four mechanisms of heat loss
What are Conduction, Evaporation, Convection, and Radiation?
All patients with a tracheostomy require this to be at the bedside.
What is a spare tracheostomy tube in the same size and size down?
IV dose for normal saline bolus
What is 10mL/kg?
True or False. It is expected to order electrolytes upon a new admission to the NICU
What is False?
IV dose for D10 bolus for hypoglycemia
What is 2ml/kg?
The hormone released in response to cold stress
List 4 signs/symptoms of respiratory distress
What is nasal flaring, tugging, retractions, grunting, tachypnea, cyanosis, altered mental status?
Explain the difference between caput succedaneum, cephalohematoma, and subgaleal hemorrhage
What is Edema of presenting part of scalp, usually crosses suture lines, stop at sutures parietal occipital bones may be bilateral, Crosses suture lines and may extend from eyes to nap of neck
A patient has a suspected infection what labs can you anticipate being ordered
What is CRP, CBC and blood culture?
Name 5 signs/symptoms of hypoglycemia
What is: Abnormal cry, Poor feedings, hypothermia, diaphoresis, tremors, jitteriness, irritability, hypotonia, lethargy, seizures, tachypnea, apnea, cyanosis
Name four different types of NICU admissions that are highest risk for hypothermia
What is preterm/low birthweight infants, infants who are SGA, infants who require prolonged resuscitation, infants who become acutely ill with infectious, cardiac, neurologic, and endocrine problems, infants with surgical problems (i.e. gastro, omphalocele), infants who have decreased activity (i.e. sedatives, paralytics)
Please state the equation for ETT depth
What is weight (kg) + 6cm?
What is PPHN and explain disease process
What is Persistent Pulmonary Hypertension, increase pressure (vasoconstriction) in the lungs, causing blood backflow into the heart, R to L shunting
Normal blood gas values (pH, PCO2, HCO3)
What is pH 7.35-7.45, PCO2 35-45, HCO3 19-26?