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1. Neonatal Side Effects of Maternal Administration of C. Respiratory Depression
Magnesium Sulfate include:
A. Hypertonia
B. Hypoglycemia
C. Respiratory Depression
2. Analyze the following blood gas value: C. Uncompensated mixed
pH 7.11, CO2 65, HCO3 17 respiratory & metabolic
A. Compensated metabolic acidosis acidosis
B. Uncompensated metabolic acidosis
C. Uncompensated mixed respiratory & metabolic aci-
dosis
3. You are obtaining labs for a newborn who was born 2 C. Elevated Indirect Biliru-
days ago. Which of the following elevated lab values bin
indicate physiologic hyperbilirubinemia.
A. Elevated glucose
B. Elevated Direct Bilirubin
C. Elevated Indirect Bilirubin
4. Newborns with hyperglycemia in utero are at risk for C. Respiratory Distress
A. Being born small for their gestational age Syndrome
B. Gastroschisis
C. Respiratory Distress Syndrome
5. Analyze the following blood gas value: A. Compensated metabolic
pH 7.38, CO2 27, HCO3 16 acidosis
A. Compensated metabolic acidosis
B. Compensated respiratory acidosis
C. Uncompensated metabolic acidosis
6. What's the difference between NIPPV and CPAP? C. CPAP provides con-
A. CPAP & NIPPV are essentially the same except CPAP stant distending pressure
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is delivered with a mask and NIPPV is delivered with whereas NIPPV provides
prongs constant distending pres-
B. CPAP provides constant distending pressure where- sure with peak intervals
as NIPPV only provides intermittent breaths without above to mimic tidal vol-
constant distending pressure umes
C. CPAP provides constant distending pressure where-
as NIPPV provides constant distending pressure with
peak intervals above to mimic tidal volumes
7. You are caring for a newborn who is small for their ges- A. Congential viral infec-
tational age, has hepatomegaly, and "blueberry muffin tion
spots". This is most likely due to
A. Congential viral infection
B. Neonatal alloimmune thrombocytopenia
C. Traumatic delivery
8. Functional closure of the ductus arteriosus occurs as a B. increased arterial oxy-
result of gen
A. fibrosis of the ductal muscle
B. increased arterial oxygen
C. increased left atrial pressure
9. A premature neonate has been consistently engaging B. recognize these behav-
in hand-to-mouth movements. The nurse should iors as a form of self con-
A. provide a time out for care giving activities solation
B. recognize these behaviors as a form of self conso-
lation
C. swaddle and hold the infant for awhile
10. After six hours of IV calcium replacement, the serum A. Serum magnesium
calcium level of a neonate remains below normal.
Which of the following laboratory values should be
obtained as the next step in evaluating the neonate's
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1. Neonatal Side Effects of Maternal Administration of C. Respiratory Depression
Magnesium Sulfate include:
A. Hypertonia
B. Hypoglycemia
C. Respiratory Depression
2. Analyze the following blood gas value: C. Uncompensated mixed
pH 7.11, CO2 65, HCO3 17 respiratory & metabolic
A. Compensated metabolic acidosis acidosis
B. Uncompensated metabolic acidosis
C. Uncompensated mixed respiratory & metabolic aci-
dosis
3. You are obtaining labs for a newborn who was born 2 C. Elevated Indirect Biliru-
days ago. Which of the following elevated lab values bin
indicate physiologic hyperbilirubinemia.
A. Elevated glucose
B. Elevated Direct Bilirubin
C. Elevated Indirect Bilirubin
4. Newborns with hyperglycemia in utero are at risk for C. Respiratory Distress
A. Being born small for their gestational age Syndrome
B. Gastroschisis
C. Respiratory Distress Syndrome
5. Analyze the following blood gas value: A. Compensated metabolic
pH 7.38, CO2 27, HCO3 16 acidosis
A. Compensated metabolic acidosis
B. Compensated respiratory acidosis
C. Uncompensated metabolic acidosis
6. What's the difference between NIPPV and CPAP? C. CPAP provides con-
A. CPAP & NIPPV are essentially the same except CPAP stant distending pressure
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is delivered with a mask and NIPPV is delivered with whereas NIPPV provides
prongs constant distending pres-
B. CPAP provides constant distending pressure where- sure with peak intervals
as NIPPV only provides intermittent breaths without above to mimic tidal vol-
constant distending pressure umes
C. CPAP provides constant distending pressure where-
as NIPPV provides constant distending pressure with
peak intervals above to mimic tidal volumes
7. You are caring for a newborn who is small for their ges- A. Congential viral infec-
tational age, has hepatomegaly, and "blueberry muffin tion
spots". This is most likely due to
A. Congential viral infection
B. Neonatal alloimmune thrombocytopenia
C. Traumatic delivery
8. Functional closure of the ductus arteriosus occurs as a B. increased arterial oxy-
result of gen
A. fibrosis of the ductal muscle
B. increased arterial oxygen
C. increased left atrial pressure
9. A premature neonate has been consistently engaging B. recognize these behav-
in hand-to-mouth movements. The nurse should iors as a form of self con-
A. provide a time out for care giving activities solation
B. recognize these behaviors as a form of self conso-
lation
C. swaddle and hold the infant for awhile
10. After six hours of IV calcium replacement, the serum A. Serum magnesium
calcium level of a neonate remains below normal.
Which of the following laboratory values should be
obtained as the next step in evaluating the neonate's
