MAS-SIDS-RDS-HYPOGLYCEMIA Flashcards
airways fully developed at?
16 weeks
production of surfactant begins at
23-24 weeks of gestation
any surface acting material or agent that is responsible for lowering surface tension of fluid
surfactant
the surfactant present in the alveoli of lungs
pulmonary surfactant
- inappropriate respiratory adaptation to extrauterine life
- referred to hyaline membrane disease
Respiratory Distress Syndrome
Signs and symptoms
- cyanosis
- nasal flaring
- tachypnea
- difficulty in establishing normal respiration
- expiratory grunting
treatment for RDS
- thermoregulation
- fluid balance and nutrition
- skin care
- pain assessment
-family care
primarily indicated for use in treating respiratory distress
continuous positive airway pressure (cpap)
is a routinely used when ventilating preterm infants and high levels are recommended in those with severe respiratory distress
positive and expiratory pressure (peep)
contributing factors in IUGR
- maternal vascular disease
- hypertension
- intrauterine infection
- chromosomal abnormalities
an abnormal increase in the number of total red blood cells
polycythemia
first feces (stool) of the newborn
meconium
a serious condition in which a newborn breathes a mixture of? and?
- meconium aspiration syndrome
- meconium
- amniotic fluid
MAS signs and symptoms
- tachypnea
- nasal flaring
- grunting
- retraction
- barrel chest
- apnea
used to dilute the amount of meconium in the amniotic fluid
amnioinfusion
treatment of MAS
- suctioning at birth before the first breath
- endotracheal intubation
- mechanical ventilation
- supplemental oxygen
- nitric oxide treatment
- IV antibiotics to treat infection
causing blood to shunt from the pulmonary artery into the aorta and compromising cardiac efficiency and increasing hypoxia
open ductus arteriosus
a sudden unexplained death in infancy
sudden infant death syndrome
the peak age of incidence is
2-4 months
SIDS cause
- brainstem abnormalities
- decreased arousal responses
- sleeping in a room without moving air
- heartrate abnormalities
prevention of SIDS
- use of pacifiers
- proper bedding
- good prenatal care
- sleep position-lying or supine
- controlled environment temp
