Module WB0108 Newborn Respiratory Problems

Reading Material

Newborn Respiratory Problems:  When the Grunting and Flaring Won't Go Away,

Crownover, Brian, Contemporary Pediatrics, June 2004, Page 1-10.

Objectives

1.        Identify the processes of normal neonatal respiratory transition

2.        Name the risk factors for neonatal respiratory problems

3.        Compare and contrast clinical symptoms for newborn respiratory

           conditions

4.        Discuss the diagnosis and management of newborn respiratory 

           conditions

Content Outline

1.         Normal Neonatal Transition

            1.1       Physiology

            1.2       Signs and symptoms

2.         Risk Factors for Newborn Respiratory Complications

            2.1       Prematurity

            2.2       Maternal factors and conditions

            2.3       Mode of delivery

            2.4       Labor complications

3.         Systemic Evaluation of Newborn Respiratory Conditions

            3.1       Transient tachypnea of the newborn

            3.2       Respiratory distress syndrome

            3.3       Cardiovascular Conditions Causing Respiratory Distress

                        3.3.1   Congenital heart disease

                        3.3.2   Persistent pulmonary hypertension of the newborn

4.         Management of the Newborn with Respiratory Symptoms

            4.1       Resuscitation and stabilization

            4.2       Diagnostic testing

            4.3       Supportive care