Respiratory
Med Admin
Small Baby Protocol
Misc.
100

The people who can replace a tracheostomy tube (after the first time).

Who are parents, nurses, RTs, designated trained/educated family members, physicians/APPs?

100

The weight cut-off for administering the Hepatitis B vaccine with the first 24hrs of birth.

What is 2kg?

100

How often you cluster care (including CPAP mask changes, VAP, diaper, vitals).

What is every 6 hours?

100

The code for the NICU classroom.

What is 46226*?

200

The volume needed for a venous or arterial blood gas.

What is 0.2mL?

200

The flush volume for a small volume medication.

What is 0.5mL?

200

The rate at which TPN0 is running for a 830g 27 weeker. 

What is 3.5mL/hr?

200

The chain of command to call when concerned about a patient's status. 

What is the resident/APP -> Fellow -> Attending (or Charge RN)?

300

The interpretation of this ABG: 

pH  7.25
PaCO2  70
PaO2 50
HCO3 21
BE -4
Pox 88% 

What is respiratory acidosis and hypoxemia?

300

The loading dose for caffeine.

What is 20mg/kg?

300

How fast one should push/pull volume from a venous or arterial line.

What is 1mL/min?

300

How long expressed breast milk is good for in the fridge.

What is 72 hours or 3 days?

400

The method through which surfactant is adminstered with the SALSA method. 

What is laryngeal mask/supraglottic airway?

400

The medication given to facilitate extubation and improve lung function.

What is Dexamethasone?

400

These neonates will get intubated and given surfactant immediately in the delivery room.

Who are babies <25w?


Note: all babies <28w will get surfactant by <2 hours of age; if not intubated for resuscitation, all babies 25-27w will get LISA/SALSA in NICU

400

The population who are routinely screened for retinopathy of prematurity.

Who are infants born</30 weeks or </ 1500g?

500

The difference between oxygenation and ventilation.

What is getting oxygen into the lungs/body/bloodstream for utilization (Oxygenation)

 vs. 

getting rid of CO2 (ventilation)?

500

The two medications that when given concurrently can reduce risk for blood transfusions.

What is Erythropoietin (Epoetin alpha, Epogen) and Iron supplementation?

500

When oxygen saturation targets switch from 90-95% to 88-99%.

What is 32 weeks corrected?

500

The location where the UVC terminates if placed properly.

What is the cavoatrial junction? (in the IVC at the level of the right atrium)

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