NICU Crossword

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  1. 1. Test where a drop of the baby's blood is put on a strip of special paper to find the amount of sugar in their blood
  2. 3. Acronomyn for Respiratory Distress Syndrome. Caused by insufficient amounts of surfactant in the baby's lung
  3. 4. Rushing sound made by the blood within the heart
  4. 5. Endotracheal tube that is placed in the baby's trachea
  5. 9. Donated blood given to a baby via vein or artery
  6. 11. Material secreted in the air sacs of the lung that make it flexible and helps to keep the lung from collapsing
  7. 13. Rare disorder where an amino acid is not handled normally by a baby, which causes high levels of that amino acid in the baby's blood. Requires the baby to have a special diet
  8. 14. A children's doctor who cares for premature and ill newborns
  9. 17. Abnormally slow heart rate
  10. 18. Test that determines the adequacy of amount of red blood cells in the blood; Also known as "crit"
  11. 20. Causes the skin to appear "puffy" due to build-up of fluid in the body tissues
Down
  1. 2. A common NICU disorder where babies are born before 37 weeks
  2. 6. Acrononym for Magnetic Resonance Imaging. A computerized way of viewing all the parts of the body through magnetism rather than x-rays
  3. 7. Something expected in the future
  4. 8. Air that "leaks" from the baby's lungs into a space between the lung and chest wall; Prevents the lung from fully expanding and causes difficulty breathing
  5. 10. Yellow coloration of the skin and eyes caused by high amounts of bilirubin in the blood
  6. 12. A person who offers spiritual care to families (e.g. pastor, priest, minister, rabbi, etc.)
  7. 15. Clear plastic hood that gives a baby oxygen when placed on the baby's head; Also known as 02 hood
  8. 16. Special lights used to treat jaundice
  9. 19. Blue coloration of the skin when there is not enough oxygen present in the blood