You are called to assess a 36 day old preterm female who was…

You are called to assess a 36 day old preterm female who was born at 27 weeks gestation. Her medical history is significant for respiratory distress syndrome, PDA, and feeding intolerance requiring TPN support. She remains on CPAP. She has had a PICC line in place since DOL 5. On your exam, she has a decreased level of activity and she has had increasing apnea and bradycardia events today by nursing report. What type of infection are you most concerned about? What is the most appropriate choice for empiric antibiotic therapy for this infant?

THERE WILL BE TWO QUESTIONS ON THE EXAM RELATED TO THE DIAGR…

THERE WILL BE TWO QUESTIONS ON THE EXAM RELATED TO THE DIAGRAM BELOW. PLEASE KEEP ALL WORK HANDY UNTIL YOU COMPLETE BOTH PROBLEMS. BOTH PROBLEMS WILL NOT NECESSARILY BE ONE AFTER THE OTHER. PLEASE USE THE SAME TIME SERIES DATA FOR THIS PROBLEM AND THE OTHER ONE.                                                                                                                                         The value of B in the table should be: