Exam Newborn Life Support
A tracheal tube can be used as a suction catheter? - True
The apgar score correlates-with degree of fetal acidosis - False
The baby should be weighed in order to calculate resus drugs - False
Opening the alveoli in an apnoeic unconscious baby requires pressure of
15-30cm water - True
Therapeutic hypothermia is a benefit in preterm babies to 36weeks - False
In seriously compromised baby injudicious use of boluses of fluid can lead
to impaired cardiac function - True
Most babies in primary apnoea will eventually begin breathing without any
intervention as long as they have a clear airway - True
Resuscitation: chest compressions and ventilation of newborn babies is a
common event. - False
The assisted transition and stabilisation of a preterm baby follow a
standard ABC approach - True
Initial assessment of an apnoeic baby cannot predict the extent of resus
required - True
, An incorrectly sized oropharangeal airway can in itself cause a blockage of
the airway - True
Peripheral IV access is safer and equally effective alternative to UVC -
False
All babies born through meconium stained liquor will have inhaled enough
meconium for this to cause problems - False
During sustained severe hypoxia once FH <60 and it is maintained at this
rate for several minutes by aerobic metabolism - True
Most children who are later diagnosed with cerebral palsy had low apgar
score< 7 at 5 mins - False
Most newborn babies have to be stimulated to make them breathe - False
All babies born through mec stained liquor must be intubated - False
Agonal gasps occur are a rate of 30 min - False(12 per minute)
Cord Ph measurements can be made from umbilical cords when these
have been immediately double-clamped up to 60 minutes after delivery -
True
Correct position of the head in a newborn is sniffing the air position -
False( neutral)
Mask inflation commonly causes pneumothorax - False
Breathing stops in 2-3 mins if the brain is deprived of oxygen - True
A tracheal tube can be used as a suction catheter? - True
The apgar score correlates-with degree of fetal acidosis - False
The baby should be weighed in order to calculate resus drugs - False
Opening the alveoli in an apnoeic unconscious baby requires pressure of
15-30cm water - True
Therapeutic hypothermia is a benefit in preterm babies to 36weeks - False
In seriously compromised baby injudicious use of boluses of fluid can lead
to impaired cardiac function - True
Most babies in primary apnoea will eventually begin breathing without any
intervention as long as they have a clear airway - True
Resuscitation: chest compressions and ventilation of newborn babies is a
common event. - False
The assisted transition and stabilisation of a preterm baby follow a
standard ABC approach - True
Initial assessment of an apnoeic baby cannot predict the extent of resus
required - True
, An incorrectly sized oropharangeal airway can in itself cause a blockage of
the airway - True
Peripheral IV access is safer and equally effective alternative to UVC -
False
All babies born through meconium stained liquor will have inhaled enough
meconium for this to cause problems - False
During sustained severe hypoxia once FH <60 and it is maintained at this
rate for several minutes by aerobic metabolism - True
Most children who are later diagnosed with cerebral palsy had low apgar
score< 7 at 5 mins - False
Most newborn babies have to be stimulated to make them breathe - False
All babies born through mec stained liquor must be intubated - False
Agonal gasps occur are a rate of 30 min - False(12 per minute)
Cord Ph measurements can be made from umbilical cords when these
have been immediately double-clamped up to 60 minutes after delivery -
True
Correct position of the head in a newborn is sniffing the air position -
False( neutral)
Mask inflation commonly causes pneumothorax - False
Breathing stops in 2-3 mins if the brain is deprived of oxygen - True
