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Chapter 29
Physiologic Responses of the Newborn to Birth
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Nursing
Undergraduate 1
01/11/2013

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Term

The first few hours of life in which the newborn stabilizes respiratory and circulatory functions are called ________.

 

 

Definition
neonatal transition
Term

At what stage in fetal development do alveolar epithelial cells begin to differentiate into type I and type II cells?

 

a. The first 20 weeks of gestation

b. 20 to 24 weeks gestation

c. 24 to 28 weeks of gestation

d. after 28 weeks of gestation

Definition
24 to 28 weeks of gestation
Term
What is surfactant?
Definition
surface active phospholipids which are critical for alveolar expansion and stability.
Term
What two substances is surfactant made of?
Definition
lecithin and sphingomyelin
Term
What cells produce surfactant?
Definition
Type II cells, via a choline pathway
Term

At which stage in fetal development is surfactant produced?

 

a. within 20 weeks gestation

b. 20 to 24 weeks gestation

c. 24 to 28 weeks gestation

d. 28 to 32 weeks gestation

e. Just prior to birth

Definition
d. 28 to 32 weeks gestation
Term

When are the fetal lungs able to maintain good lung expansion and adequate gas exchange?

 

a. up to 20 weeks gestation

b. 28 weeks gestation

c. 32 weeks gestation

d. 35 weeks gestation

e. 38 weeks gestation

Definition
d. 35 weeks gestation
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