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The American Heart Association and The American Academy of Pediatrics endorsed the use of ____________ for early detection of critical congenital heart defects. Hint: You need to apply two of these on the baby

Identify at least one way to diagnose GBS.

At what gestational age is TTN most common? A. 26 to 28 weeks’ gestational age B. 28 to 30 weeks’ gestational age C. 34 to 36 weeks’ gestational age D. 37 to 42 weeks’ gestational age 

What is leading cause of death in patients with neuromuscular disease? A. Breathing disorders B. Disk compression C. Hemorrhage D. Demyelination of the disks

Following delivery, when do pulmonary air leak syndromes commonly occur in preterm neonates? A. 1 to 4 hours after delivery B. 5 to 8 hours after delivery C. 12 to 24 hours after delivery D. 24 to 48 hours after delivery

A neonate on mechanical ventilation developed pulmonary air leak syndrome. What change (ventilator) should the respiratory therapist now recommend?

The hyaline membrane seen in the alveoli of a neonate with RDS is similar to the anatomic alteration found in what other pulmonary disease? A. Bacterial pneumonia B. Pulmonary fibrosis C. Acute respiratory distress syndrome (ARDS)  D. Meconium aspiration syndrome (MAS)

What is the ETT depth in cm for a size 3 ETT?

During the physical examination of a neonate with early pulmonary air leak syndromes, what respiratory rate would be expected? A. 60 breaths/min 

Directions: In the introduction that follows, indicate the common method that is used. Last week, I was in the kitchen preparing dinner when I heard my nine-year-old daughter shriek from behind the computer. I was so startled that I dropped the knife onto the floor. As I ran to where she was doing her homework, she looked up, obviously stunned, and uttered, “That’s too gross, Mom!” When I looked at the screen, I too was shocked to find an image that was clearly pornographic. Even though I thought I carefully monitored how my children used the computer, I did not realized that one wrong click could bring them to one of the million “adult” sited on the internet. As a concerned parent, I urge all parents to install software on their home computers that blocks access to pornographic websites.