A newborn baby boy is receiving caffeine citrate and on nasal CPAP with optimal pressure. He is still demonstrating frequent apneic episodes followed by significant desaturation and bradycardia lasting about 20 to 25 seconds. Which of the following actions would you recommend next?

A 33 week GA newborn with Infant Respiratory Distress Syndrome (IRDS) will demonstrate which of the following manifestations? I. Chest retractionsII. TachypneaIII. Expiratory gruntingIV. Wheezing

Compression to ventilation ratio for a 2 month old Infant with two healthcare providers is:

In the fetal heart, the ductus arteriosus allows blood to flow from:

You are present in a c-section and recieved the neonate from the OB with slow and shallow respiration. After stimulation and drying you palpate via umbilical cord a HR of 55. What must be done at this time?

A post-term newborn 10 hours after postpartum is showing symptoms of TTN (IRDS type II). The newborn was placed on O2 via nasal cannula at 2 L/min at 40% FIO2. Patient exhibit slightly decreased WOB and showing some acrocyanosis. Pulse = 130, RR = 57 and SpO2 97%. What should the practitioner do at this time?

A 3.5 kg neonate just delivered via cesarean section is exhibiting strong rapid respiration, cyanotic hands and feet, strong muscle tone with some scattered rhonchi and rales is prone to develop:

The respiratory therapist was having trouble improving the central cyanosis of a newborn in the L&D. An echocardiogram was ordered and a cardiac anomaly with a right to left shunt was identified. Which of the following could it be?

A newborn baby girl was assessed with a 1-minute APGAR of 9. Prior to assessment, the newborn was placed under the radiant warmer, mouth and nose suctioned, rubbed and dried. What should be done now?

Why do critically ill newborn babies tend to be more susceptible to developing nosocomial infections than adults?