Neonates who require care in the NICU present unique challenges. This program provides a detailed overview of those challenges. It begins by describing the four major levels of NICU care. Next, specific areas of care of are discussed including post resuscitative care, complications of resuscitation, feeding difficulty, and temperature management. The program concludes with a broad view of common pathologies present in the NICU with a focus on neurologic pathologies.
After viewing the program, the learner will be able to:
~ Differentiate each of the four levels of care
~ Describe post resuscitative care, the need for such intervention and the specific medical responses required
~ Define persistent pulmonary hypertension of the newborn, pneumothorax, acidosis, hypotension and hypoglycemia
~ Explain the complications and subsequent interventions recommended for feeding difficulties in the newborn
~ Provide descriptions of the challenges that may be encountered if the neonate has poor temperature control
Identify the common pathologies in the NICU
~ Recognize the major neurologic pathologies that may present in the NICU
~ Discuss the symptoms and treatment for neonatal abstinence syndrome
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