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Gestational age Surfactant first detected
22 weeks
Pulmonary valve stenosis, VSD, Overriding Aorta and ___________________ are associated with TOF
Right Ventricular Hypertrophy
Types of feeds to "prime the gut"
Trophic feeds
Antibiotics used to treat infection in neonates
Color-Pink body, blue extremities
Heart rate= 100 bpm
Respiratory-slow and irregular
Reflex- coughs, sneezes, pulls away
Muscle tone- some flexion
APGAR of 6 or 7
Nitric Oxide
High blood pressure in upper extremities and lower blood pressure in lower extremities
Coarctation of aorta
Abdominal distention, emesis, increase in abdominal girth, hypoactive bowel sounds
Feeding intolerance
Used to treat Cardiogenic Shock or Septic Shock
Normal saline and Dopamine
Tool used to assess gestational age
Ballard
Two modes of mechanical ventilation
AC and SIMV
Dose and concentration of epinephrine
IV = 0.01 to 0.03 mg/kg (0.1-0.3 ml/kg)
ETT= 0.05 to 0.1 mg/kg ( 0.5 to 1 ml/kg)
1:10,000 preparation (0.1mg/ml)
2 indicators that premature infants are receiving adequate calories
Growth in weight and length
2 ml/kg
Meds given within the first hour of birth
Vitamin K and Erythromycin eye ointment
pH 7.25 CO2 55 HCO3 17
Mixed Respiratory/Metabolic Acidosis
3-5 minutes
Calculate 90ml/kg/day
Weight is 3650 gm.
328.5 ml/day
Weight is 1050 gm.
Calculate dose
2.6 ml
Bluish color of hands and feet
Acrocyanosis
Drug that treats apnea in preterm neonates
Opening between pulmonary artery and aorta, normal before birth.
Patent ductus arteriosus
120 kcal/kg/day
Used to treat PDA
Indomethicin