Meconium Aspiration Flashcards
1
Q
Cause
A
Hypoxia causes gasping and meconium passage in utero
2
Q
Px
A
Asp inhibs surfactant, obstructs, causes pneumonitis
RDS soon after birth
Assoc air leaks and PPHN
3
Q
ix
A
CXR overinflat with patchy collapse/consol, maybe air leaks
4
Q
preven
A
Fast deliv if stained liquor
Suck out any from trach/larynx
5
Q
Mx
A
O2 Intermitt pos press ventil or high freq oscill ventil Surfactant Abx as sugg of listeria infec Tx PPHN ECMO if v bad
