Respiratory Distress Syndrome

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Across
  1. 1. These babies are at higher risk for RDS
  2. 3. With surfactant deficiency a ___________ pressure is needed to open alveoli
  3. 7. Patent valve; possible cause
  4. 9. Maintaing this will decreases respiratory effort
  5. 12. Given to mother if preterm labor occurs; enhances fetal lung development
  6. 15. Hypoxia, respiratory acidosis, metabolic acidosis
  7. 17. Replacement therapy used
  8. 21. Noise baby makes with each breath (sign&symptom)
Down
  1. 2. Chest sign (sign&symptom)
  2. 4. Treatment begins here
  3. 5. Used to adminster surfactant therapy
  4. 6. Without adequate airway pressure the lungs become_______causing pulmonary edema
  5. 8. Must be open for proper breathing
  6. 10. Absence in breathing for more than 20 seconds
  7. 11. Device that sends air into the nose to help keep airways open; may prevent need for a breathing machine
  8. 12. Appearance of lungs on Chest XRay; develops 6-12 hours after birth
  9. 13. Sign of RDS (breathing)
  10. 14. Respiratory rate, pulse, blood pressure, chest movement, color activity, and pulse Ox should be___________
  11. 16. Coloring of RDS baby (sign&symptom)
  12. 18. Breathing pattern
  13. 19. Trimester when surfactant begins to be produced
  14. 20. A type of pneumonia that is commonly mistakenly diagnosied with RDS