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Respiratory distress
What we do?
Oxygen therapy!!
Prevention of cold stress and infection
Respiratory distress
why?
causes?
a lack of surfactant in the lungs
-premature infant
-C-section delivery
-a mother that has diabetes
-infection(lungs inflamed)
-cold stress
Respiratory distress
s/s
Apnea/ Longer than 15 sec
Cyanosis
Grunting, nasal flaring
Poor feeding
Tachypnea (more than 60)
TTN
Meconium aspiration
What to do?
Life-threatening!!
Oxygen therapy!!
suctioning at birth harm vocal cords NOT even effect meconium decrease
Meconium aspiration
why?
s/s
postpartum fetal d/t poor perfusion
Respiratory distress
Fetal infection
s/s
Any signs of respiratory distress
Temperature instability
Lethargy 無気力
Irritability 過敏
Pallor
Cyanosis
poor feeding
Vomiting
Fetal infection
treatment?
antibiotic
collect the culture before it starts!!
hypoglycemia
risk factors?
Glucose <45 mg/dL with 24hr
LGA, SGA
Maternal diabetes
macrosomia infant (>90th percentile)
hypoglycemia
what to do?
Early breastfeeding!!!
Skin-to-skin with the mother
Neonatal Abstinence Syndrome (NAS)
Recognize behavior
High-pitched cry
Tremors, muscle stiff
tachypnea
Fussy with frequent sneezing and jittery movements
poor feeding/no sleeping
Neonatal Abstinence Syndrome (NAS)
intervention
hold them a lot, skin-to-skin
offer a pacifier
frequent small feeding
position on the right side or semi-Fowler
Jaundice
a) Physiological
b) Pathologic
a)on days 2 to 4
immature liver function
b) within the first 24 hours!!!
d/t ABO incompatibility
Jaundice
intervention
Phototherapy
increased frequency of breastfeeding
Prematurity
#1 problem is?
RDS!
immature lungs
Place in a side-lying or prone position to improve oxygenation
Prematurity
#2 problem is?
Aspiration!
DO NOT bottle feed a baby in respiratory distress!