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Newborn is?

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first 24 hours

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Neonate is what or what?

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first 30 days or 44 weeks of age from conception

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Infants are?

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1 month to a year

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Toddler is?

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1-3 years

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Preschooler is?

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4-6 years

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School age is?

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6-13 years

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Prematurity is less than how many weeks gestation?

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37 weeks

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Postgestational age is?

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gestational age plus postnatal age

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3 major concerns with premature babies?

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pulmonary, cardiac, retinopathy

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Obligate nasal breathers until what age?

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5 months

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What is choanal atresia?

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narrowing or blockage of the nasal passages by tissue

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The larynx is _______, ________. and at what level in full term?

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anterior, cephalad, C4

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Larynx is at what level in preterm, age 6, and an adult?

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C3; C5; C5-6

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3 characteristics of peds epiglottis?

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omega shaped, stubby, short

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ETT is likely to hang up where in a kid?

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anterior commissure

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Cricoid is the narrowest point at what age?

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10 years

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In neonates, how many cm are from the cords to the carina?

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2 cm

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Which muscle cells are poorly developed at birth, leaving the diaphragm to do most of the gas exchange?

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type II

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Alveoli are smaller and limited in number until what age?

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8 years

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Which one is increased and which decreased, lung compliance and chest wall compliance?

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lung compliance is decreased and chest wall compliance is increased

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Why is it that infants have a limited reserve with apnea and intubation attempts?

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decreased RV affects the FRC

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An infant’s metabolic rate and O2 consumption is how many times that of an adult?

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2

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MV:FRC ratio in neonates?

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5:1

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What 2 things produce less reserve in a neonate?

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higher minute ventilation and decreased RV

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How can you prevent atelectasis in neonate?
CPAP, PEEP, higher RR
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How do TVs in infants and adults compare?
they're about the same on a mL/kg basis
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How does FRC compare in neonates and adults?
about the same percentage
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How do closing volumes compare in neonate and adult?
closing volumes are higher in neonate
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Why do you have to be extremely vigilant about monitoring respirations after surgery in peds?
hypoxic and hypercapnic drives are not mature
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How do neonates manifest hypoxia?
brief period of hyperventilation followed by hypoventilation
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7 infants at risk for apnea and bradycardia after GA?
sepsis, premature
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This closes with the clamping of the umbilical vein?
ductus venosus
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What two openings in utero maintain a right to left shunt?
ductus arteriosus and foramen ovale
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What causes a foramen ovale to open or close?
close is breath at birth/aka increased pressure in left heart. open is increased PVR and fluid overload
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What causes the ductus arteriosus to constrict?
PaO2 > 50 and decreased prostaglandins released from the placenta
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When does the ductus arteriosus close?
first four days of life
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In a full term neonate, what is the most important factor for closing the PDA?
oxygen
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Why is flow inhibited through pulmonary vasculature in utero?
pulmonary resistance is quite high due to collapsed alveoli and compression of blood vessels
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Why is PVR high in utero?
low O2 and pH
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Pulmonary circulation in infants is extremely sensitive to?
oxygen, pH, nitric oxide, prostaglandins
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What is persistent pulmonary HTN?
what it sounds like caused by right to left shunting from hypoxia, acidosis, hypoxemia, meconium aspiration, sepsis, congenital diaphragmatic hernia, maternal use of NSAIDs
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The elevated PVR in PPH causes what two holes to remain open?
foramen ovale and ductus arteriosus
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What are the two signs of persistent pulmonary HTN?
severe hypoxemia and increased PaCO2 (and baby is blue)
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Treatment for PPH?
ECMO, surfactant, high frequency ventilation, nitric oxide (inhaled), correcting hypoglycemia, polycythemia
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Why is stroke volume fixed in infants?
less compliant ventricles
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Why is the neonate's ability to compensate for hypotension limited?
immature baroreceptors and lack the reflex tachycardia
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Is PNS or SNS immature in infant?
SNS
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How long until an infant responds to inotropes?
3 months
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Immature baroreceptor response lasts until what age?
8 years
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Why is there a peak of the Frank Starling curve in infants?
limited reserve to increase preload and afterload
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Hypotension in anesthetized newborn is?
SBP
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In a 1 year old, hypotension is less than?
(sbp) 70
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Limited ability of the newborn’s kidney to concentrate or dilute urine?
decreased GFR and decreased tubular function
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Reason newborns cannot tolerate fluid restriction well?
decreased ability to conserve water
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2 reasons newborns cannot tolerate fluid overload well?
decreased ability to excrete water, decreased ability to excrete Na
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If meds are excreted by GFR, what happens to the half life?
it is prolonged
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When is nadir of hematocrit and how low does it get?
3-6 months; 30%
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What does the presence of fetal hg mean?
higher affinity for oxygen, shifts curve to less so Hg is more likely to hold on to oxygen
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HbA anemia?
10-11 g/dL
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How long is liver function immature?
until 1 year
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What does decreased levels of albumin mean for the free drug concentration?
decreases the protein binding and therefore you have a greater amount of free drug
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What does hyperbilirubinemia mean for drug binding?
it competes w drugs for albumin and so it can further increase half lives of drugs

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