Resporatory Distress Syndrome Flashcards
Common in newborn because of absence of surfactant of the lungs that prevent alveoli collapse
Respiratory distress syndrome
Atelectasis can be due to?
(P,G,L)
Premature birth
Gestational diabetes
Low body weight
Symptoms for Atelectasis
(I,I,A)
Increase heart rate
Increase respiratory rate
Altered LOC
How do you know that a baby experiencing decrease LOC
Sleepiness
What are the late signs of Atelectasis
Blue colored lips and finger
How do you asses a discoloration if the patient is a black American
Check the mucosa
What are common in patient with Atelectasis (F,G)
-flaring nostril and grunting
Diagnostic procedure for Atelectasis
(X,A)
-Xray
-amniocentesis
When do you check the amniocentesis
Check while the baby is still in the womb (5 months old)
Management of Atelectasis before birth
Give corticosteroids
What corticosteroids should you give
(B,T)
Betamethasone
Terbutaline
Management of Atelectasis after birth
Give surfactant
Give low flow rate of oxygen
Why low flow rate of oxygen
To prevent blindness
Consequence of too much oxygen
Retrolental hyperplasia
What specific oxygen mask to be use
Venturi mask
Common in adult and pedia this is due to trauma such as using prolonged mechanical ventilation
Acute respiratory distress syndrome
Prolonged using of mechanical ventilation may be result to?
Pneumonia and fat embolism
Nursing priority for patient with acute respiratory distress syndrome
Move patient every 2 hours
Tube care
Early Sign and symptoms of Atelectasis
(A,I,I,U)
Altered level of consciousness
Increase heart rate
Increate respiratory rate
Use of accessory muscle