Meconium aspiration - Study guides, Class notes & Summaries

RRT-TMC Practice Exam Questions With Correct Answers After a patient undergoes a thoracentesis, the respiratory therapist notes that the obtained pleural fluid is clear with a slight straw color. This fluid is most likely the result of A. empyema. B. congestive heart failure. C. lung carcinoma. D. hemothorax. - answerB. congestive heart failure. Which of the following would be most important to evaluate for a patient who is entering a smoking cessation program? A. Height B. Smoking hi...

Exam 2: NSG 434/ NSG434 (Latest 2024/ 2025 Update) Nursing Care of the Childbearing Family Complete Guide| Qs & As| 100% Correct| Grade A (Verified Answers)- GCU Q: Hirschsprung disease Answer: -Lack of innervation often in lower portion of bowel, no peristaltic waves causing chronic constipation above this area, megacolon -Rectal sphincter fails to relax: ribbon-like stool from passing through the narrow segment -Etiology: both genetic and environmental factors, but the exact etiol...

TMC Practice Questions A 44 week old gestational age infant is delivered via C-section and is gasping, grunting and has tachycardia and tachypnea. At one minute his APgar score is 4 and at 5 minutes the score is at 5. The infant is most likely suffering from transient tachypnea of the newborn meconium aspiration bronchopulmonary dysplasia apnea of prematurity - meconium aspiration All of the following could cause a patient's right-hemidiaphragm to be elevated, Except... r...

NUR 221 Final Exam Questions With 100% Correct Answers What are some non-pulmonary causes of respiratory distress in neonates? Sepsis, cardiac defects (structural or functional), hemolytic disease, CNS defects, exposure to cold, airway obstruction (atresia), intraventricular hemorrhage, hypoglycemia, metabolic acidosis, acute blood loss and drugs. What appears to be the principle factor in the development of Respiratory Distress Syndrome? Surfactant deficiency. What are the clinical man...

Low Birth Weight - Correct Answer-less than 5 lbs (2,500g) Moderately LBW - Correct Answer-between g Very LBW - Correct Answer-less than 1500g Extremely LBW - Correct Answer-less than 1000g Postmature Infant is at risk for - Correct Answer-meconium aspiration syndrome **suction airway Physiologic Jaundice - Correct Answer-48-72 hrs Pathologic Jaundice - Correct Answer-within 24 hrs hyperbilirubinemia complication - Correct Answer-kernicterus bilirubin encephalopathy

Test Bank for Clinical Manifestations and Assessment of Respiratory Disease 8th Edition by Des Jardins PART 1: Assessment of Cardiopulmonary Disease SECTION I: Bedside Diagnosis 1. The Patient Interview 2. The Physical Examination 3. The Pathophysiologic Basis for Common Clinical Manifestations SECTION II: CLINICAL DATA OBTAINED FROM LABORATORY TESTS AND SPECIAL PROCEDURES—Objective Findings 4. Pulmonary Function Testing 5. Blood Gas Assessment 6. Assessment of Oxygenation 7. Assessment of the...

RNC-MNN Exam Questions and Answers 100% Solved Medication administered for meconium aspiration in neonate - Beractant (survanta) Spina Bifida occulta - Gap in spine, without spinal opening or sac protrusion Craniosynostosis - Premature fusion of cranial sutures. Absence of fontanels, misshapen head that doesn't resolve in a few days, and hard raised ridge along affected sutures. Diaphragmatic hernia in neonate - Scaphoid abdomen and decreased left breath sounds. Tx:immediate intubat...

NUR 221 Final Exam Questions With 100% Correct Answers What are some non-pulmonary causes of respiratory distress in neonates? Sepsis, cardiac defects (structural or functional), hemolytic disease, CNS defects, exposure to cold, airway obstruction (atresia), intraventricular hemorrhage, hypoglycemia, metabolic acidosis, acute blood loss and drugs. What appears to be the principle factor in the development of Respiratory Distress Syndrome? Surfactant deficiency. What are the clinical man...

S/S of a hemolytic transfusion reaction - Answer low back pain, tachycardia, hypotension What vaccine is safe to administer to a client who is pregnant? - Answer Tdap (between 27-36 weeks) What is Sims' position? - Answer Client is side-lying with flexion of hip and knee What are some potential causes of fixed, dilated pupils? - Answer Brain aneurysm, brain tumor, cerebral edema head trauma, increased intracranial pressure, intracranial hemorrhage, stroke What is incidence p...

omphalocele - abdominal organs protrude through opening in abdominal wall -keep omphalocele covered with sterile moist gauze until srugery where organs are returned back -post surgery mechanical ventilation, NG, parenteral nutrition kohlbergs theory of moral development - 1. preconventional -do what is right r/t fear of punishment -do what is right for gains 2. conventional -gain approval/avoid disapproval 3. post conventional -do what is right even if against law bc law is restrictive ...