According to the NRP algorithm, what are the indicators for positive pressure ventilation?
a) tachypnea
b) apnea
c) cyanosis
d) gasping
e) HR <100 bpm - ANSWER-b) apnea
d) gasping
e) HR <100 bpm
Before birth, pulmonary resistance is _________ in the fetal lungs.
a) low
b) norm...
It can be difficult to deliver PEEP (positive end-expiratory pressure) with a self-inflating bag. A T-piece
resuscitator delivers consistent inspiratory pressure and PEEP.
What does PEEP help achieve?
a) removes fluid
b) prevents air spaces from collapsing during exhalation
b) prevents air spaces from collapsing during exhalation
d) stable lung inflation
After the first 15 seconds of PPV, you do the first heart rate assessment. The heart rate is not
increasing, and the chest is not moving.
You are providing face mask PPV to a newborn who was bradycardic at birth. The heart rate has
increased to more than 100 bpm and the baby is beginning to breathe spontaneously.
What is your next action?
a) discontinue PPV immediately
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