MGRADES
STABLE Test UPDATED ACTUAL Exam
Questions and CORRECT Answers
Maintain BG between - CORRECT ANSWER - 50-110 mg/dL
Treat BG levels <___ STAT - CORRECT ANSWER - 50
IV D10W Starting Rate - CORRECT ANSWER - 80 mL/kg/day
IV D10W Infusion Rate - CORRECT ANSWER - 5.5 mg/kg/minute (body's normal is 4-
6)
If BG is <50 what do you do? - CORRECT ANSWER - Begin D10W at 80 mL/kg/day,
administer bolus of 2 mL/kg at rate of 1 mL/min, re-test BG, if still <50 repeat bolus until BG
>50, check BG 15-30 minutes after each bolus
Highest concentration of dextrose through peripheral IV (D___W) - CORRECT
ANSWER - D12.5W
Where do you want UVC tip to sit - CORRECT ANSWER - IVC (inferior vena cava)/RA
(right atrial) Junction
Heparin Dose for infants - CORRECT ANSWER - 0.5-1.0 unit/mL of IV fluid
UAC High Line Location - CORRECT ANSWER - T6-T9
UAC Low Line Location - CORRECT ANSWER - L3-L4
Normal Core Temperature - CORRECT ANSWER - 36.5-37 *C
, MGRADES
(97.7-99.5 *F)
Mild Hypothermia - CORRECT ANSWER - 36-36.4 *C
(96.8-97.6 *F)
Moderate Hypothermia - CORRECT ANSWER - 32-35.9 *C
(89.6-96.6 *F)
Severe Hypothermia - CORRECT ANSWER - < 32 *C
(< 89.6 *F)
The transfer of heat between two solid objects that are in contact with each other - CORRECT
ANSWER - conductive heat loss
Body heat swept away by air currents - CORRECT ANSWER - heat loss by convection
Moisture on skin or respiratory tract mucosa is converted to vapor - CORRECT
ANSWER - heat loss by evaporation
Heat loss due to transfer of heat between solid surfaces that are not in contact with each other -
CORRECT ANSWER - heat loss by radiation
HIE - CORRECT ANSWER - Hypxoic-Ischemic Encephalopathy
Brain damage d/t severe metabolic acidosis, acidemia, and hypoxia
Candidates for Therapeutic Hypothermia - CORRECT ANSWER - > or = 36 weeks
> or = 1800 grams
started within SIX hours of bith
STABLE Test UPDATED ACTUAL Exam
Questions and CORRECT Answers
Maintain BG between - CORRECT ANSWER - 50-110 mg/dL
Treat BG levels <___ STAT - CORRECT ANSWER - 50
IV D10W Starting Rate - CORRECT ANSWER - 80 mL/kg/day
IV D10W Infusion Rate - CORRECT ANSWER - 5.5 mg/kg/minute (body's normal is 4-
6)
If BG is <50 what do you do? - CORRECT ANSWER - Begin D10W at 80 mL/kg/day,
administer bolus of 2 mL/kg at rate of 1 mL/min, re-test BG, if still <50 repeat bolus until BG
>50, check BG 15-30 minutes after each bolus
Highest concentration of dextrose through peripheral IV (D___W) - CORRECT
ANSWER - D12.5W
Where do you want UVC tip to sit - CORRECT ANSWER - IVC (inferior vena cava)/RA
(right atrial) Junction
Heparin Dose for infants - CORRECT ANSWER - 0.5-1.0 unit/mL of IV fluid
UAC High Line Location - CORRECT ANSWER - T6-T9
UAC Low Line Location - CORRECT ANSWER - L3-L4
Normal Core Temperature - CORRECT ANSWER - 36.5-37 *C
, MGRADES
(97.7-99.5 *F)
Mild Hypothermia - CORRECT ANSWER - 36-36.4 *C
(96.8-97.6 *F)
Moderate Hypothermia - CORRECT ANSWER - 32-35.9 *C
(89.6-96.6 *F)
Severe Hypothermia - CORRECT ANSWER - < 32 *C
(< 89.6 *F)
The transfer of heat between two solid objects that are in contact with each other - CORRECT
ANSWER - conductive heat loss
Body heat swept away by air currents - CORRECT ANSWER - heat loss by convection
Moisture on skin or respiratory tract mucosa is converted to vapor - CORRECT
ANSWER - heat loss by evaporation
Heat loss due to transfer of heat between solid surfaces that are not in contact with each other -
CORRECT ANSWER - heat loss by radiation
HIE - CORRECT ANSWER - Hypxoic-Ischemic Encephalopathy
Brain damage d/t severe metabolic acidosis, acidemia, and hypoxia
Candidates for Therapeutic Hypothermia - CORRECT ANSWER - > or = 36 weeks
> or = 1800 grams
started within SIX hours of bith
