HIGH RISK INFANT - PART 2 EXAM 2025/2026
QUESTIONS WITH ANSWERS GRADED A+
Goals of Ventilatory Support - - Optimize cardiopulm status
- minimize airway & lung trauma
- improve gas exchange
respiratory distress syndrome (RDS) - a severe respiratory disease that is characterized by rapid
respiratory failure
Patent ductus arteriosis (PDA) - persistence, after birth, of a communication between the main
pulmonary artery and the aorta
Bronchopulmonary Dysplasia (BPD) - chronic pulmonary disease that develops in premature
infants who were treated with mechanical ventilation
gastroesophageal reflux (GER) - transfer of gastric contents into the esophagus
hyperbilirubinemia - excessive level of bilirubin (bile pigment) in the blood
Necrotizing Enterocolitis (NEC) - Occurs in premature and newborn infants. Thought to be
infection and or ischemia of the gut.
Later may develop strictures in the colon.
TXS: Withholding feedings. Antibiotics. Blood transfusions.
retinopathy of prematurity (ROP) - Condition in which damage to blood vessels may cause
decreased vision or blindness.
Metabolic Bone Disease (MBD) - DEFECTS IN THE STRUCTURE OF BONE
Medical issues of prematurity - RDS, BPD, PDA, GER, NEC, ROP, MBD
Omphalocele - herniation at the umbilicus
*sadie had this
congenital diaphragmatic hernia - NICU surgery to fix incomplete pleuroperitoneal membrane
Gastroechesis (GE) - NICU surgery for babies with intestines that are outside body
Tracheal esophageal fistual (TEF) - NICU surgery to close an abnormal opening btw trachea &
esophagus
Closure of myelomeningocele - NICU surgical condition for babies born with spina bifida
QUESTIONS WITH ANSWERS GRADED A+
Goals of Ventilatory Support - - Optimize cardiopulm status
- minimize airway & lung trauma
- improve gas exchange
respiratory distress syndrome (RDS) - a severe respiratory disease that is characterized by rapid
respiratory failure
Patent ductus arteriosis (PDA) - persistence, after birth, of a communication between the main
pulmonary artery and the aorta
Bronchopulmonary Dysplasia (BPD) - chronic pulmonary disease that develops in premature
infants who were treated with mechanical ventilation
gastroesophageal reflux (GER) - transfer of gastric contents into the esophagus
hyperbilirubinemia - excessive level of bilirubin (bile pigment) in the blood
Necrotizing Enterocolitis (NEC) - Occurs in premature and newborn infants. Thought to be
infection and or ischemia of the gut.
Later may develop strictures in the colon.
TXS: Withholding feedings. Antibiotics. Blood transfusions.
retinopathy of prematurity (ROP) - Condition in which damage to blood vessels may cause
decreased vision or blindness.
Metabolic Bone Disease (MBD) - DEFECTS IN THE STRUCTURE OF BONE
Medical issues of prematurity - RDS, BPD, PDA, GER, NEC, ROP, MBD
Omphalocele - herniation at the umbilicus
*sadie had this
congenital diaphragmatic hernia - NICU surgery to fix incomplete pleuroperitoneal membrane
Gastroechesis (GE) - NICU surgery for babies with intestines that are outside body
Tracheal esophageal fistual (TEF) - NICU surgery to close an abnormal opening btw trachea &
esophagus
Closure of myelomeningocele - NICU surgical condition for babies born with spina bifida
