Respiratory
The people who can replace a tracheostomy tube (after the first time).
Who are parents, nurses, RTs, designated trained/educated family members, physicians/APPs?
The weight cut-off for administering the Hepatitis B vaccine with the first 24hrs of birth.
What is 2kg?
How often you cluster care (including CPAP mask changes, VAP, diaper, vitals).
What is every 6 hours?
The code for the NICU classroom.
What is 46226*?
The volume needed for a venous or arterial blood gas.
What is 0.2mL?
The flush volume for a small volume medication.
What is 0.5mL?
The rate at which TPN0 is running for a 830g 27 weeker.
What is 3.5mL/hr?
The chain of command to call when concerned about a patient's status.
What is the resident/APP -> Fellow -> Attending (or Charge RN)?
The interpretation of this ABG:
pH 7.25
PaCO2 70
PaO2 50
HCO3 21
BE -4
Pox 88%
What is respiratory acidosis and hypoxemia?
The loading dose for caffeine.
What is 20mg/kg?
How fast one should push/pull volume from a venous or arterial line.
What is 1mL/min?
How long expressed breast milk is good for in the fridge.
What is 72 hours or 3 days?
The method through which surfactant is adminstered with the SALSA method.
What is laryngeal mask/supraglottic airway?
The medication given to facilitate extubation and improve lung function.
What is Dexamethasone?
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
The population who are routinely screened for retinopathy of prematurity.
Who are infants born</30 weeks or </ 1500g?
The difference between oxygenation and ventilation.
What is getting oxygen into the lungs/body/bloodstream for utilization (Oxygenation)
vs.
getting rid of CO2 (ventilation)?
The two medications that when given concurrently can reduce risk for blood transfusions.
What is Erythropoietin (Epoetin alpha, Epogen) and Iron supplementation?
When oxygen saturation targets switch from 90-95% to 88-99%.
What is 32 weeks corrected?
The location where the UVC terminates if placed properly.
What is the cavoatrial junction? (in the IVC at the level of the right atrium)