Critical Care Paramedic Chapter 22 Neonatal Emergencies (100% correct answers)

Newborn correct answers First few hours of life Neonate correct answers first 28 days Term newborn correct answers Born between 37 and 42 weeks gestation why do neonates become cold easily? correct answers High body to surface area ratio What is hypothermia associated with? correct answers Hypoxia, Longer coag times, reduced platlet function When is surfactant present during gestation correct answers 23 weeks What is the neonates respiratory rate and tidal volume? correct answers 30-60 breaths a min, 5-7 ml/kg What is the volume loading dose for a neonate? correct answers 10-20 ml/kg Where does the oxygenated blood from the placenta enter the heart? correct answers Right Atrium Where does most of the oxygenated blood pass from the RA after coming from the placenta correct answers Left Atrium Where does most blood flow after leaving the RV correct answers Aorta via the ductus arteriosis What does clamping the umbilical cord do to the systemic vascular resistance? correct answers Causes a sharp rise in SVR What is the foramen ovale? correct answers the flap that separates the R and L Atria in a neonate What causes the foramen ovale to close after birth? correct answers Increased venous return from the lungs to the L atria causes an increase in pressure that forces it shut. What is the ductus arteriosis? correct answers an area of the pulmonary artery that is attached to the aorta in a neonate, allows for oxygenated blood from the placenta to enter the systemic circulation from the R Ventricle When does the ductus arteriosus close? correct answers As soon as 6hrs after birth What is patent Ductus Arteriosis? correct answers Ductus arteriosis fails to close