Care of an Infant from Diabetic Mother
a. What complications does an infant face coming from a diabetic mother?
b. Why is the infant more likely to be hypoglycemia rather than hyperglycemic?
c. What signs and symptoms does an infant show with hypoglycemia?
d. How is hypoglycemia in an infant treated?
9. Meconium Aspiration Syndrome
a. What is meconium aspiration syndrome?
b. What are the complications for the infant?
c. How is meconium aspiration syndrome treated?
10. Hypertension During Pregnancy
a. What are the differences between pre-eclampsia and eclampsia?
b. What nursing care should be provided for mothers with pre-eclampsia?
c. What medications are used to treat pre-eclampsia? B
Care of an infant from Diabetic mother
a.Complications
b.The infant is more likely to experience hypoglycemia due to hormonal changes happening during and after the birthing process. After birth the supply of glucose from the mother to baby is stopped, simultaneously incre as ing the insulin production in the baby leading to drop in blood glucose rather increasing it.
c.The signs and symptoms shown by an infant with low blood sugar level are
d.The hypoglycemia in the infants are treated by feeding the baby with glucose water if there is good sucking reflex or if baby sucks well
Administration of intravenous glucose is the best line of treatment if the newborn has any seizure episode because administration of oral glucose water can lead to aspiration.
Care of an Infant from Diabetic Mother a. What complications does an infant face coming from...
Meconium Aspiration Syndrome What is meconium aspiration syndrome? What are the complications for the infant? How is meconium aspiration syndrome treated? Hypertension During Pregnancy What are the differences between pre-eclampsia and eclampsia? What nursing care should be provided for mothers with pre-eclampsia? What medications are used to treat pre-eclampsia?
9. Meconium Aspiration Syndrome a. What is meconium aspiration syndrome? b. What are the complications for the infant? C. How is meconium aspiration syndrome treated? 10. Hypertension During Pregnancy a. What are the differences between pre-eclampsia and eclampsia? b. What nursing care should be provided for mothers with pre-eclampsia? C. What medications are used to treat pre-eclampsia? BE SPECIFIC
what is meconium aspiration syndrome? b. what is the complications for the infant? c. how is meconium aspiration syndrome treated?
10. Hypertension During Pregnancy a. What are the differences between pre-eclampsia and eclampsia? b. What nursing care should be provided for mothers with pre-eclampsia? C. What medications are used to treat pre-eclampsia? BE SPECIFIC
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