NRP 8th Edition Test 2023/2024

NRP 8th Edition Test Your team has provided face-mask PPV with chest movement for 30 seconds. When is placement of an endotracheal tube strongly recommended? - ANSWER The baby's heart rate remains less than 100 bpm and is not increasing. During a delivery, when and where should a person with intubation skills be available? - ANSWER In the hospital and immediately available What are the primary methods of confirming endotracheal tube placement within the trachea? - ANSWER Demonstration of exhaled carbon dioxide (CO2) and a rapidly increasing heart rate You are resuscitating a critically ill newborn whose heart rate is 20 bpm. The baby has been intubated and the endotracheal tube insertion depth is correct. You can see chest movement with PPV and hear bilateral breath sounds, but the colorimetric CO2 detector does not turn yellow. What is the likely reason for this? - ANSWER Low cardiac output. According to the Textbook of Neonatal Resuscitation, 8th edition algorithm, at what point during resuscitation is a cardiac monitor recommended to assess the baby's heart rate? - ANSWER When an alternative airway is inserted What size laryngoscope blade is recommended to intubate a preterm newborn with an estimated gestational age of 32 weeks (estimated birth weight of 1.4 kg)? - ANSWER 0