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Assessment and resuscitation of newborn Flashcards

1
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List Maternal risk factors

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Gestational diabetes
Pre-eclampsia
Previous pregnancy complications
Advanced maternal age
Drug or alcohol use
Smoking
Placental previa
Placental abruption
Amniotic fluid volume disorders

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What are the effects of Gestational Diabetes

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Makes Baby very large
Poses delivery risks in birth canal
Babies may have hypoglycemia lead to resp issues

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What is Pre-eclampsia

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Hi blood pressure in mom (causes seizures) for mom
Eclampsia causes baby to be small for gestational age, baby born premature to save mom

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What are effects of previous pregnancy complications

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Incompetent cervix, leads to high risk pregnancy

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5
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What age is considered advance maternal age/ geriatric pregnancy

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35

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6
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What effect does alcohol have during pregnancy / on the fetus

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Nervous system abnormalities
Small for gestational age
Placental abruption

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what is placental abruption

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Placenta becomes detached from uterine wall

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What affect does placental abruption have on the baby

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Baby isnt getting O2 + Nutrients
Hypovolemic
fetal asphyxia

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9
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What effect does smoking have on the baby

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Prematurity
Small for gestational age
Baby at higher risk for SID

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How does Oligohydraminos effect the infant

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Can cause umbilical cord compression on babies head

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What is polyhydramnios

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Premature rupture of the membranes

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What is the Fern Test

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A test done to see if mom is leaking amniotic fluid

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13
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What is cord prolapse

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Cord comes out of the vagina before baby

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14
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What is Amniocentesis

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A test done to test chromosomal abnormalities

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15
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what does an ultrasound do ?

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Measure fetal growth
View position of fetus and placenta
Assess amniotic fluid amount
Identify potential anomalies

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16
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Is variability good or bad in fetal HR?

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Good, there should be variability in HR

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17
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What do Decelerations mean in fetal HR

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A drop greater than 45 indicates something is going on

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18
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During resuscitation what % FiO2 do you use on a infant over 35 weeks

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21%

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19
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During resuscitation what % Fio2 do you use for an infant under 35 weeks

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30%

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20
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What is an indication of delivery room CPAP

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Newborns who are spontaneously breathing with signs of resp distress ( Accessory muscle use or grunting)

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21
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What are indications for PPV resuscitation

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Apnea
Gasping after stimulation
HR <100

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22
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Indications for neonatal intubation

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Bag mask ventilation is ineffective
Chest compressions are required
Prolonged positive pressure ventilation

23
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What are routes of administration for a baby

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Umbilical venous line
Intravenous
Instraosseous

24
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How often do you repeat giving epi?

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every 3-5 min

25
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If baby has bloodloss/fetal asphyxia what do you need?

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You need a volume expander and epi while doing chest compressions

26
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*preterm babies may breathe faster than term abies

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27
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What is a term babies BP

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60/40

28
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That is a preterm babies BP

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50/30

29
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what is a key sat for newborns

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> 90

30
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What is a NewBorns babies HR

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110-160

31
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What is Pectus Excavatum

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Sternum curves inward can be severe (funnel chest)

32
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What is pectus carunatum

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Bird chest, Chest curves outward

33
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What does nasal flaring/grunting indicate ?

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Baby is trying to breath with difficulty

Nasal flaring: baby trying to open nose more

Grunting: trying to create more pressure

34
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What do retractions and grunting indicate

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Trachea sinking in

35
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What are types of retractions

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Suprasternal
Substernal
Subcostal
Intercostal

36
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Suprasternal Retractions

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Tracheal tugging
Jugular notch at area close to trachea

37
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Substernal Retractions

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Beneath ribs at level of abdomen

38
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Subcostal Retractions

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Just below rib cage (belly breathing)

39
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Intercostal retractions

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(Inbetween ribs)

Presentation: rib will sink in

40
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What us Acrocyanosis?

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Cyanosis of hands and feet, fine can take up to 24 hours to go away. Baby has to reverse circulation

41
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What is Circumoral Cyanosis

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Cyanosis around nose/mouth/mucous membranes

More central (close to heart) will provide O2 and CPAP

42
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what us the silverman anderson score?

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score helps assess severity of resp distress

43
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What are ABG sites in a Newborn

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Radial Artery
Umbilical Artery

44
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What is a capillary stick site

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heel stick

44
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What are noninvasive ways to monitor POC and PCO2?

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Pulse oximetry and transcutaneous monitoring

45
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What value do we not use from a capillary stick

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PO2

46
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What may appear enlarged on an xray after birth?

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The heart

47
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Where should the ETT be on a newborn?

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at the level of T3, or between the clavicles and carina

48
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What is thymus

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Extra part in the mediastinum (goes away with age)

49
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Where is the Umbilical Venous line on a cxr

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Tip should be near IVC at the level of the diaphragm

50
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Where is the Umbilical Arterial Line

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At the level of T6-T9

51
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How many ribs should you see on a CXR?

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8-10

52
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What is the definition of a maternal risk factor

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Any condition that interferes with placental blood flow or the transfer of oxygen or the fetus

53
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Neonatal (4 decks)

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