Smith Seminars Online Respiratory Disorders in Neonates and Infants Test

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 Part 2 - The Test

 

1) Differences in the physiology of the respiratory system in infants compared with that of older children and adults include:

A) Less reliance on diaphragmatic excursions over intercostal muscles

B) More compliant collapsible chest wall

C) Less collapsible extrathoracic airways

D) All of the above

2) Typical apnea monitors use:

A) A chest band to detect chest wall movements

B) Pulse oximetry to detect heart rate and O2 saturation

C) A & B

D) None of the above

3) Bronchopulmonary dysplasia:

A) Is typically suspected when a ventilated infant is unable to wean from O2 therapy, mechanical ventilation, or both

B) Is caused by low concentrations of inspired O2 typically in patients on prolonged mechanical ventilation

C) Incidence increases with degree of prematurity; increased airway resistance and pulmonary artery pressures, and female sex

D) All the above

4) Meconium aspiration can cause:

A) Chemical pneumonitis

B) Mechanical bronchial obstruction producing a syndrome of respiratory distress

C) Tachypnea, rales and rhonchi, and cyanosis or desaturation

D) All the above

5) Diagnosis of persistent pulmonary hypertension of the newborn includes:

A) History and examination

B) Echocardiogram

C) Chest x-ray and response to O2
D) All the above

6) Pulmonary surfactant:
A) Is a mixture of phospholipids and lipoproteins secreted by type II pneumocytes
B) Increases the surface tension of the water film that lines alveoli
C) A & B
D) None of the above

7) Symptoms and signs of respiratory distress syndrome include:
A) Rapid, labored, grunting respirations appearing a few months after delivery
B) Suprasternal and substernal retractions and nasal flaring
C) No cyanosis, lethargy, irregular breathing, and apnea
D) All the above

8) ECMO is a form of cardiopulmonary bypass:
A) Used for infants who cannot be adequately oxygenated or ventilated with conventional ventilators
B) Is indicated in infants greater than 34 weeks and/or greater than 2 kg
C) A & B
D) None of the above

9) Chronic health conditions:
A) Are generally defined as those conditions that last greater than 12 months
B) Are severe enough to create some limitations in usual activity
C) Affect 10 to 30% of children, depending on the criteria
D) All the above

10) A critically ill infant:
A) Is never separated from the parents during transport to a different hospital
B) Is never separated from their families because of hospitalization and treatment
C) Who experiences skin-to-skin contact gains weight faster when compared with those who do not receive such care
D) None of the above

 

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