36.5 C - ANSWER-What is the temperature goal for premature babies?
Continuous Positive Airway Pressure (CPAP) - ANSWER-If a preterm neonate is breathing spontaneously and has a heart rate above 100 bpm, but has labored respirations, is cyanotic or has a low oxyhemoglobin saturation, what should ...
36.5 C - ANSWER-What is the temperature goal for premature babies?
Continuous Positive Airway Pressure (CPAP) - ANSWER-If a preterm neonate is breathing
spontaneously and has a heart rate above 100 bpm, but has labored respirations, is cyanotic or has a
low oxyhemoglobin saturation, what should be considered?
4 - 6 cm H2O - ANSWER-What pressure should be used to provide continuous positive airway
pressure (CPAP) to preterm neonates?
30 Weeks - ANSWER-Preterm babies of less than how many weeks gestation are candidates for
surfactant?
Germinal Matrix - ANSWER-The fragile network of capillaries in the brains of preterm babies prior to
32 weeks gestation
Trendelenburg - ANSWER-Babies should not be placed in what position?
Chorioamnionitis - ANSWER-Inflammation of the fetal membranes due to bacterial infection
25 - 26 C (77 - 79 F) - ANSWER-What temperature should a room be set at if a preterm baby is
expected?
Polyethylene Plastic Wrap - ANSWER-What should be used to wrap babies delivered at less than 29
weeks gestation immediately after birth?
20 - 25 cm H2O - ANSWER-If positive pressure ventilation (PPV) is required for a preterm neonate,
what should you use for the initial inflation pressure?
1) Thin Skin
2) Large Surface Area Relative to Body Mass
3) Decreased Fat - ANSWER-What are 3 factors that allow premature neonates to lose heat easier?
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