Peds A&P anesthesia considerations Flashcards
organogenesis
1st 8 gestational weeks
rapid growth during the _____ trimester
2nd
weight increase (both sub-cu and muscular) during the _____ trimester
3rd
preterm
< 37 weeks
term
37-42 weeks
post-term
> 42 weeks
low birth weight (LBW)
< 2,500 grams
very low birth weight (VLBW)
< 1,500 grams
extremely low birth weight (ELBW)
< 1,000 grams
micro-preemie
< 750 grams
babies can be _____, ______, or _______ for gestational age
small (SGA), appropriate (AGA), or large (LGA)
gestational age is assessed by _________, 1st trimester, ultrasound
crown-rump length
gestational age assessed by
1st day of LMP
most accurate assessment of gestational age AFTER birth
Dubowitz score (combo of physical and neurologic characteristics to estimate gestational age)
Dubowitz score physical characteristics
ear, skin, sole of foot, breast tissue, genitalia
Dubowitz score neurologic characteristics measured
tonicity, grasp, moro, sucking, reflexes
growth measurements on ex-preemies:
corrected gestational age (not chronological age)
corrected gestational age on ex-preemies should be used until child is
2 years old
ex: child born at 28 weeks gestation and is now 6 chronological months (24 weeks) old, that same child is
52 post-conceptional weeks
for the 52 post-conceptual week old child, a growth plot for a ________ should be used
3 month old (12 weeks)
failure to thrive (FTT) definition
significant failure to reach average weight for age
FTT causes:
- genetics (parents, chromosomal disorders)
- nutrition (malabsorption syndromes, CF)
- congenital malformations (cardiac, urinary)
- infection
- metabolic/endocrine disorders (hypothyroid)
- prematurity
- malignancy
- bronchopulmonary dysplasia
current age of viability
23 - 24 weeks
at age of viability (23 - 24 wks), lungs have developed gas-exchanging ______ and _______
surface and surfactant
airways:
bronchial tree down to terminal bronchioles formed by the 16th week
alveoli:
present at birth with continued proliferation up to 8 years of age
pulmonary vasculature:
bronchial tree by 16th week, complete at late adolescence
glandular stage (___-___ weeks): segmental airways, vessels, cartilage differentiation in the ______ and ______
7 - 16 weeks
trachea and bronchi
CANALICULAR STAGE (___-___ wks): formation of gas exchanging surface and ______ ______
16 - 24 weeks
surfactant production
surfactant production is by
type II pneumocytes
alveolar stage (___-___ wks): surface area grows quickly, membrane thins, and _______ levels in ______ ______ become indicator of lung maturity
24 weeks to term
surfactant
amniotic fluid
3rd week of gestation: ________ is formed, connects to arterial and venous systems, _____ divides
heart tube
aorta
bronchial arteries develop between ___-___ wks
9 - 12
7th week of gestation ______ ______ in place
fetal circulation
main pulmonary artery goes to ______
lungs
patent ductus arteriosus (PDA) goes to ____
aorta
lungs go to pulmonary veins and then to ______ _____
left atrium
fetal circulation is ______ circuits not ______ like adults
parallel
series
right and left ______ provide systemic flow
ventricles
oxygenated blood from the placenta enters the fetus through the _____ _____
umbilical vein
most of the newly oxygenated blood bypasses the liver via the ____ _____
ductus venosus
and combines with deoxygenated blood in the ______ ______ ______
inferior vena cava
blood then joins deoxygenated blood from the ______ _______ ______ and empties into the right atrium
superior vena cava
since the pressure in the right atrium is larger than the pressure in the left atrium, most blood will be shunted through the ______ _____
foramen ovale (PFO)
some blood does travel from the right atrium to the right ventricle through the pulmonary trunk but most blood bypasses the pulmonary arteries and moves directly to the aorta via the ______ ______
ductus arteriosus (PDA)
deoxygenated blood returns to the placenta via the ______ ______ originating from the internal iliacs near the bladder
umbilical arteries (2)
must know 3 shunts:
- ductus venosus
- PFO
- PDA
transition to air critical event:
1st gasp
huge distention of pressure —> fluid movement out of the _____ —> increasing pulmonary blood flow —> increase in _______ ______
alveoli
pulmonary oxygenation
decreased ______ and increased ______ leads to closure of the foramen ovale and reversal of shunt through ductus arteriosus
PVR
SVR
INCREASED PVR d/t hypoxia and/or acidosis leads to persistent fetal circulation (PFC) with pulmonary HTN and results in _____-_____ _______
right-left (cyanotic) shunting
physiologic right-left shunting occurs for several hours after birth until:
unexpanded regions of lung are ventilated
infant accessory muscles are _____ and ______
weak and ineffective
chest wall is floppy due to high amount of ______, little _______, and poorly developed _______
cartilage, little calcification, and poorly developed musculature
low level of ______ fibers (_____ fibers) leading to easy respiratory fatigue/failure
Type I (slow twitch/marathon fibers)
_____ ______ lowest at infancy, peaks in adolescence, then declines
elastic recoil
elastic recoil is BIG determinant of _____ _____ ______
static lung volume
_____ ____ ______ is low d/t weaker, inefficient inspiratory muscles
total lung capacity (TLC)
_______ ______ ______ is similar on a per kg basis at all ages
functional residual capacity (FRC)
BUT - low _____ _____ puts FRC at 10% predicted instead of near 40% predicted in adults
elastic recoil
NET RESULT of low elastic recoil - apnea leads to a disproportionate low _____ ______ leading to ____ _______
O2 reserve
rapid hypoxemia
reason for rapid desaturation in infants with airway loss
______ ______ cannot be measured in children < 5 years old
closing volume
infants probably have some closed peripheral airways throughout tidal breathing leading to ______ _____ ______
trapped gas volumes
r/t airway dynamics high ______ in newborns, even higher in preemies
resistance
resistance decreases markedly in the _______ airways (_____ generations) around 5 years of age
peripheral airways (> 12th generation)
reason for severe resp impairment in very young children with only minimal airway inflammation (bronchiolitis)
tracheal compliance ____ higher in infants increasing the risk for _____ _____
2x
tracheal collapse
regulation of breathing - _____ is the driver
CO2
increased ______ causes increased Vt and RR
PaCO2
decreased ____, ____, and _____ stress leads to decreased ventilatory drive
decreased BG, Hct, and cold stress
hering-breuer reflex:
lung inflation causes induced apnea (often seen with positive pressure extubation)
periodic breathing:
5 - 10 second pauses followed by bursts of increased breathing