Lasix for heart problems

Question 1

infant formulas have more___ than breast milk

Answer 1

sodium

Question 2

cardiac babies sometimes have “hypercyanotic spells”. how do we treat this?

Answer 2

• put the infant in knee chest position
• give 100% oxygen for infant. (for baby, they’ll lay it by their face and let it blow by)
• give morphine for sedation (to get them calm and to hurry and decrease the heart’s workload)
• monitor cardiac output

Question 3

what kind of clothes and diapers should they wear?

Answer 3

loose clothes and loose diapers (we don’t want anything to restrict their breathing in any way)a

Question 4

_____ play

____ stress

respond to crying____

Answer 4

• quiet
• no
• quickly (crying increases workload)

Question 5

why do we want to treat infection promptly?

Answer 5

they cannot handle it & it may cause a fever which will increase the workload of the heat.