Plug the leak
The most common cause of postpartum hemorrhage.
What is uterine atony?
160/110 mmHG
What is a severe range blood pressure?
The primary cause of respiratory distress syndrome in preterm infants?
What is surfactant deficiency?
The medication used to treat malignant hyperthermia.
What is Ryandodex (dantrolene)?
A severe complication of maternal sepsis characterized by significant drop in blood pressure and organ failure.
What is septic shock?
500cc vs 1000cc
What is the amount of blood loss that defines a postpartum hemorrhage.
Kit kept at the bedside of patients on magnesium sulfate.
What is the preeclampsia kit?
The substance that causes yellowing of the skin and eyes in newborns with jaundice.
What is bilirubin?
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Where is PACU?
Diagnostic test essential to identify the causative organism in sepsis.
What are blood cultures?
Oxytocin, misoprostol, methergine, hemabate and TXA.
What are medications commonly used to treat a PPH?
The medication commonly used for seizure prophylaxis in patients with severe preeclampsia.
What is magnesium sulfate?
A cause of hemolytic disease of the newborn leading to jaundice due to maternal antibodies attacking fetal red blood cells.
What is Rh incompatibility?
The genetic mutation in this receptor is often associated with malignant hyperthermia susceptibility.
What is the ryanodine receptor?
The initial treatment for suspected maternal/neonatal sepsis before pathogen identification.
What are broad-spectrum antibiotics?
What is a JADA?
The only definitive treatment for preeclampsia.
What is delivery?
A self-limiting condition causing respiratory distress, usually due to a delayed clearance of fetal lung fluid.
What is transient tachypnea of the newborn (TTN)?
A life-threatening complication of malignant hyperthermia, characterized by elevated potassium levels.
What is hyperkalemia?
A risk factor for neonatal sepsis that may indicate chorioamnionitis.
What is maternal fever?
A severe complication of untreated PPH characterized by reduced blood volume and inadequate tissue perfusion.
What is hypovolemic shock?
A life-threatening liver disorder associated with preeclampsia, characterized by hemolysis, elevated liver enzymes and low platelet count.
What is HELLP syndrome?
A severe form of brain damage caused by very high levels of bilirubin.
What is kernicterus?
Triggers for malignant hyperthermia.
What are inhaled anesthetics and succinylcholine?
The two most common pathogens causing early-onset neonatal sepsis.
What are Group B Streptococcus and Escherichia coli?