NM717 Newborn questions with
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NB transition to extrauterine life depends on what 4 things? - correct answer ✔✔(1) respiration
(2) circulation (3) thermoregulation (4) glucose regulation
What factors are important with the initiation of respiration? - correct answer ✔✔(1)
biochemical (2) physical stimuli (3) physical stimuli (4) recoil from pressure thorax
What is the biochemical factor for initiation of respiration? - correct answer ✔✔Relative
hypoxia at the end of the labor
What physical stimuli for initiation of respiration? - correct answer ✔✔(1) cold (2) gravity (3)
pain (4) light (5) noise
What does sustained respiration depend on? - correct answer ✔✔(1) CNS (2) aortic and carotid
chemoreceptors (3) thoracic mechanoreceptors (4) diaphragm and respiratory muscles
What is the purpose of initial breathing? - correct answer ✔✔(1) assist in conversion to
extrauterine life (2) clear lungs of fluid (3) establish lunch volume and expand alveoli
Blood in the fetus is bypassed where? - correct answer ✔✔(1) foramen ovale (2) ductus
arteriosis
What are mechanisms of neonatal heat loss? - correct answer ✔✔(1) convection (2) conduction
(3) radiation (4) evaporation
,How does the neonate create heat? - correct answer ✔✔(1) shivering (2) muscle activity (3) BAT
Who has decreased BAT stores? - correct answer ✔✔(1) preterm (2) growth restricted
When is infant glucose the lowest? - correct answer ✔✔1 to 5 hours after birth
What are signs and symptoms of hypoglycemia? - correct answer ✔✔(1) weak cry (2) jitteriness
(3) cyanosis (4) apnea (5) lethargy (6) poor feeding
What is normal hgb value for newborn? - correct answer ✔✔13.7-20.0
What is normal hgb value for 2 mo? - correct answer ✔✔12.0
What is normal hct value for newborn? - correct answer ✔✔43-63
What is normal WBC value for newborn? - correct answer ✔✔10,000-30,000
How does oxygenated blood travel to the fetus? - correct answer ✔✔Umbilical vein
From umbilical vein, where does blood travel next? - correct answer ✔✔Ductus venosus
From ductus venosus, where does blood travel next? - correct answer ✔✔Inferior vena cava
From inferior vena cava, where does blood travel next? - correct answer ✔✔Right atrium
Blood can flow from RA to LA by what? - correct answer ✔✔Foramen ovale
, Normal newborn respiratory characteristic? - correct answer ✔✔(1) 40-60 bpm (2)
diaphragmatic and abdominal breathing (3) obligate nasal breather (4) no retractions
Abnormal newborn respiratory characteristics? - correct answer ✔✔(1) <30 >60 (2) grunting
with expiration (3) nasal flaring (4) visible suprasternal or subcostal retraction with breaths
(1)color (2) flexion of extremities (3) heart rate >100 (4) respiratory effort (5) reflex
irritability/crying - correct answer ✔✔APGAR
The persistence of a fetal opening between the bladder and the umbilical cord? - correct answer
✔✔Urachus
Useful as a systematic way to assess the newborn's immediate adaptation to extrauterine life? -
correct answer ✔✔APGAR
Newborn maintains glucose store via what? - correct answer ✔✔(1) gluconeogenesis (2) lipid
metabolism
Increased stress hormones and increased circulating plasma proteins cause what in fetal lungs?
- correct answer ✔✔Fluid decrease
Fetal circulation is a ______ system? - correct answer ✔✔Low
If infant does not get enough oxygen, what will happen with vascular pressure? - correct answer
✔✔Increases
Decreased prostaglandin is necessary for what? - correct answer ✔✔Closure of DA
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NB transition to extrauterine life depends on what 4 things? - correct answer ✔✔(1) respiration
(2) circulation (3) thermoregulation (4) glucose regulation
What factors are important with the initiation of respiration? - correct answer ✔✔(1)
biochemical (2) physical stimuli (3) physical stimuli (4) recoil from pressure thorax
What is the biochemical factor for initiation of respiration? - correct answer ✔✔Relative
hypoxia at the end of the labor
What physical stimuli for initiation of respiration? - correct answer ✔✔(1) cold (2) gravity (3)
pain (4) light (5) noise
What does sustained respiration depend on? - correct answer ✔✔(1) CNS (2) aortic and carotid
chemoreceptors (3) thoracic mechanoreceptors (4) diaphragm and respiratory muscles
What is the purpose of initial breathing? - correct answer ✔✔(1) assist in conversion to
extrauterine life (2) clear lungs of fluid (3) establish lunch volume and expand alveoli
Blood in the fetus is bypassed where? - correct answer ✔✔(1) foramen ovale (2) ductus
arteriosis
What are mechanisms of neonatal heat loss? - correct answer ✔✔(1) convection (2) conduction
(3) radiation (4) evaporation
,How does the neonate create heat? - correct answer ✔✔(1) shivering (2) muscle activity (3) BAT
Who has decreased BAT stores? - correct answer ✔✔(1) preterm (2) growth restricted
When is infant glucose the lowest? - correct answer ✔✔1 to 5 hours after birth
What are signs and symptoms of hypoglycemia? - correct answer ✔✔(1) weak cry (2) jitteriness
(3) cyanosis (4) apnea (5) lethargy (6) poor feeding
What is normal hgb value for newborn? - correct answer ✔✔13.7-20.0
What is normal hgb value for 2 mo? - correct answer ✔✔12.0
What is normal hct value for newborn? - correct answer ✔✔43-63
What is normal WBC value for newborn? - correct answer ✔✔10,000-30,000
How does oxygenated blood travel to the fetus? - correct answer ✔✔Umbilical vein
From umbilical vein, where does blood travel next? - correct answer ✔✔Ductus venosus
From ductus venosus, where does blood travel next? - correct answer ✔✔Inferior vena cava
From inferior vena cava, where does blood travel next? - correct answer ✔✔Right atrium
Blood can flow from RA to LA by what? - correct answer ✔✔Foramen ovale
, Normal newborn respiratory characteristic? - correct answer ✔✔(1) 40-60 bpm (2)
diaphragmatic and abdominal breathing (3) obligate nasal breather (4) no retractions
Abnormal newborn respiratory characteristics? - correct answer ✔✔(1) <30 >60 (2) grunting
with expiration (3) nasal flaring (4) visible suprasternal or subcostal retraction with breaths
(1)color (2) flexion of extremities (3) heart rate >100 (4) respiratory effort (5) reflex
irritability/crying - correct answer ✔✔APGAR
The persistence of a fetal opening between the bladder and the umbilical cord? - correct answer
✔✔Urachus
Useful as a systematic way to assess the newborn's immediate adaptation to extrauterine life? -
correct answer ✔✔APGAR
Newborn maintains glucose store via what? - correct answer ✔✔(1) gluconeogenesis (2) lipid
metabolism
Increased stress hormones and increased circulating plasma proteins cause what in fetal lungs?
- correct answer ✔✔Fluid decrease
Fetal circulation is a ______ system? - correct answer ✔✔Low
If infant does not get enough oxygen, what will happen with vascular pressure? - correct answer
✔✔Increases
Decreased prostaglandin is necessary for what? - correct answer ✔✔Closure of DA
