NPS KETTERING EXAM UPDATED
QUESTIONS AND CORRECT ANSWERS.
If there is a problem, what decreases first - ANS Heart rate
LGA
SGA
NGA - ANS large for gestational age
small for gestational age
normal for gestational age
If mother is febrile during labor - ANS Assume GBS (Group B Streptoccus Pneumonia)
AFI - ANS Amniotic fluid index
Normal AFI - ANS 8-18
Olgiohydramnios - ANS low fluid
(Think Potter's Syndrome)
Polyhydramnios - ANS extra fluid
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, (Think Esophageal Atresia or T-E Fistula)
L/S Ratio - ANS Used to determine lung maturity
2:1 or higher is normal
Shake test - ANS if bubbles are present then surfactant level is good
Coombs Test - ANS evaluates blood type when it's unknown
AFP - ANS alpha-fetoprotein
Ex: spina bifida
What is the normal level of AFP - ANS less than 10
What drug slows down labor - ANS mag sulfate or terbutaline
FHR - ANS fetal heart rate
less than 60 bad
greater than 110 bad
Steroids are given to mom to - ANS support surfactant production
Dubowitz Score - ANS 40 is full gestation
New ballard score - ANS scores infants less than 28 weeks
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QUESTIONS AND CORRECT ANSWERS.
If there is a problem, what decreases first - ANS Heart rate
LGA
SGA
NGA - ANS large for gestational age
small for gestational age
normal for gestational age
If mother is febrile during labor - ANS Assume GBS (Group B Streptoccus Pneumonia)
AFI - ANS Amniotic fluid index
Normal AFI - ANS 8-18
Olgiohydramnios - ANS low fluid
(Think Potter's Syndrome)
Polyhydramnios - ANS extra fluid
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, (Think Esophageal Atresia or T-E Fistula)
L/S Ratio - ANS Used to determine lung maturity
2:1 or higher is normal
Shake test - ANS if bubbles are present then surfactant level is good
Coombs Test - ANS evaluates blood type when it's unknown
AFP - ANS alpha-fetoprotein
Ex: spina bifida
What is the normal level of AFP - ANS less than 10
What drug slows down labor - ANS mag sulfate or terbutaline
FHR - ANS fetal heart rate
less than 60 bad
greater than 110 bad
Steroids are given to mom to - ANS support surfactant production
Dubowitz Score - ANS 40 is full gestation
New ballard score - ANS scores infants less than 28 weeks
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