peds anesthesia 2018 Rachel Flashcards
pre-term
prior to 37 weeks gestational age
neonate
1-28 days of life
infant
28 days - 1 year
child
> 1 year
most significant transition occurs when?
first 24-72h after birth
what are 4 main adaptive changes
establish FRC, convert circulation, recover from birth asphyxia, maintain core temo
what is the % for fetal hb
70-90%
what is the Hgb for full term neonate
18-20g/dl
the fetal hgb shifts the oxyhemoglobin dissociation curve to the left, meaning…
increased 02 loading in the lungs/placenta, decreased unloading at the tissues. (remember left=love, right=release, so decreased unloading)
what happens in the fetal lungs at 4 weeks
primitive lung buds develop from forgut
what happens in the fetal lungs at 16 weeks
branching of bronchial tree complete to 28 divisions, no further formations of cartilaginous airways
what happens in the fetal lungs at 24 weeks
primitive alveoli (saccules) and type 1 cells are present; surfactant is detectable, and survival is possible with artificial ventilation
what happens in the lungs 28-30 weeks
capillary networks surrounds saccules; unsupported survival
what happens in the lungs 36-40 weeks
true alveoli present, roughly 20 million at birth
lungs birth - 3 months
pa02 rises are R to L mechanical shunts close
lungs up to 6 years
rapid increase in alveoli at 350 million at age 6
does guppy breathing in utero respond to chemical stimuli ?
yes
what have fetal lamb studies shown
can remove all of the chemoreceptors and they will still breathe, but if you de-enervate the diaphragm, they will not breathe.
normal ABG for mother at term
7.4 90 30
normal ABG for umb vein placenta–> fetus
7.35 30 40
normal ABG for umb artery fetus —> placenta
7.3 20 50
normal ABG for newborn at 10 min
7.2 50 50
normal ABG for newborn at 1 hr
7.35 60 30
normal ABG for newborn at 24h
7.35 70 30
the primary event for resp system transition is
initiation of ventiliation
in order to inflate the lungs what does the infant need
high negative pressure, -70mmHg
with the onset of ventilation, what happens to PVR and pulm blood flow
PVR decreases and blood flow increases
with the onset of ventilation what happens to PO2, CO2
Po2 up, CO2 down
what is the FRC in newborn
25-30ml/kg
why dont infants have lung collapse all of the time
because infants terminate the expiratory phase of breathing before reaching their true FRC which results in intrinsic PEEP and higher FRC
how to do you prevent lung collapse in an infant
want at least PEEP 5cm/h20
when is respiratory control system normal in neonate
3-4 weeks