Emergency Response & Critical Care Flashcards
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Which finding is a classic sign of respiratory distress in a newborn?
Answer: Grunting, nasal flaring, and chest retractions
Grunting, flaring, and retractions indicate increased work of breathing.
Which finding is most suggestive of a unilateral pneumothorax in a neonate?
Answer: Diminished breath sounds on one side with asymmetric chest rise
Unilateral decreased breath sounds and asymmetric chest movement suggest air leak.
Which is an early, nonspecific sign of neonatal sepsis?
Answer: Temperature instability
Temperature instability, lethargy, poor feeding, and apnea are common early sepsis signs.
What is the first-line anticonvulsant for neonatal seizures?
Answer: Phenobarbital
Phenobarbital is the first-line drug for neonatal seizures.
A preterm infant has a heart rate drop to 70 bpm and desaturation during feeding. What is the first nursing action?
Answer: Stop the feed, stimulate gently, and reposition or suction the airway
Most feeding-related bradycardia resolves with stopping the stimulus and clearing or repositioning the airway.
Which condition causes hypoxemia that responds poorly to oxygen due to right-to-left shunting, and is treated with inhaled nitric oxide?
Answer: Persistent pulmonary hypertension of the newborn
PPHN involves high pulmonary vascular resistance with shunting; iNO is a selective pulmonary vasodilator.
How is apnea of prematurity typically defined?
Answer: Cessation of breathing for 20 seconds or longer, or shorter with bradycardia or cyanosis
Apnea is a pause of ≥20 seconds or a shorter pause with bradycardia, cyanosis, or pallor.
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