NURSING EXAM QUESTIONS
PAEDIATRIC NURSING
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You increase the level of CPAP on an infant admitted for RSV to improve oxygenation following blood gas results reflecting a PaCO2 of 45mmHg and PaO2 of 72mmHg. 15 minutes later blood gas results are as follows:pH 7.33, PaCO2 52mmHg, PaO2 66mmHg. What could have been the complication?
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FiO2 should have been increased
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There might be a leak in the system
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The CPAP level was raised too high
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The CPAP level was not raised high enough
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Explanation:
Detailed explanation-1: -Most RSV infections go away on their own in a week or two. There is no specific treatment for RSV infection, though researchers are working to develop vaccines and antivirals (medicines that fight viruses).
Detailed explanation-2: -Continuous positive airway pressure (CPAP) aims to widen the lungs’ peripheral airways, enabling deflation of overdistended lungs in bronchiolitis. Increased airway pressure also prevents the collapse of poorly supported peripheral small airways during expiration.
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