NUR 221 Final Exam
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Science Medicine Pediatrics
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Sepsis, cardiac defects (structural or functional), hemolytic disease, CNS defects,
What are some non-pulmonary causes of
exposure to cold, airway obstruction (atresia), intraventricular hemorrhage,
respiratory distress in neonates?
hypoglycemia, metabolic acidosis, acute blood loss and drugs.
What appears to be the principal factor in Surfactant deficiency.
the development of respiratory distress
syndrome?
1.) Tachypnea (greater than or equal to 60 breaths/min) initially
2.) Dyspnea
3.) Pronounced intercostal or substernal retractions
4.) Fine respiratory crackles
What are the clinical manifestations of 5.) Audible expiratory grunt
respiratory distress syndrome? 6.) Flaring of the external nares
7.) Cyanosis or pallor
8.) Apnea
9.) With progression of condition, deteriorating vital signs including blood
pressure, apnea, body temperature instability
In addition to respiratory distress Infants with meconium aspiration, infectious pneumonia, sepsis, persistent
syndrome, what is surfactant therapy also pulmonary hypertension, and pulmonary hemorrhage.
being used in?
How is surfactant administered? Via an endotracheal (ET) tube directly into the infant's trachea.
The bluish discoloration of the hands and feet that is a normal finding within the
What is Acrocyanosis?
first 24 hours after birth.
1.) Large for gestational age (>4g)
2.) Very plump and full faced
3.) Abundant vernix caseosa
What are the clinical manifestations of
4.) Plethora
Infants of Diabetic Mothers (IDMs)?
5.) Listless and lethargic
6.) Possibly meconium stained at birth
7.) Hypotonia
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, NUR 221
Science Medicine Pediatrics
NUR 221 Final Exam 101 Terms in
this set Latest Update.
Solved
Sepsis, cardiac defects (structural or functional), hemolytic disease, CNS defects,
What are some non-pulmonary causes of
exposure to cold, airway obstruction (atresia), intraventricular hemorrhage,
respiratory distress in neonates?
hypoglycemia, metabolic acidosis, acute blood loss and drugs.
What appears to be the principal factor in Surfactant deficiency.
the development of respiratory distress
syndrome?
1.) Tachypnea (greater than or equal to 60 breaths/min) initially
2.) Dyspnea
3.) Pronounced intercostal or substernal retractions
4.) Fine respiratory crackles
What are the clinical manifestations of 5.) Audible expiratory grunt
respiratory distress syndrome? 6.) Flaring of the external nares
7.) Cyanosis or pallor
8.) Apnea
9.) With progression of condition, deteriorating vital signs including blood
pressure, apnea, body temperature instability
In addition to respiratory distress Infants with meconium aspiration, infectious pneumonia, sepsis, persistent
syndrome, what is surfactant therapy also pulmonary hypertension, and pulmonary hemorrhage.
being used in?
How is surfactant administered? Via an endotracheal (ET) tube directly into the infant's trachea.
The bluish discoloration of the hands and feet that is a normal finding within the
What is Acrocyanosis?
first 24 hours after birth.
1.) Large for gestational age (>4g)
2.) Very plump and full faced
3.) Abundant vernix caseosa
What are the clinical manifestations of
4.) Plethora
Infants of Diabetic Mothers (IDMs)?
5.) Listless and lethargic
6.) Possibly meconium stained at birth
7.) Hypotonia
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