RT Book, Section
A1 Gomella, Tricia Lacy
A1 Eyal, Fabien G.
A1 Bany-Mohammed, Fayez
SR Print(0)
ID 1168356646
T1 Apnea and Bradycardia (A’s and B’s): On Call
T2 Gomella's Neonatology: Management, Procedures, On-Call Problems, Diseases, and Drugs, 8e
YR 2020
FD 2020
PB McGraw-Hill Education
PP New York, NY
SN 9781259644818
LK accesspediatrics.mhmedical.com/content.aspx?aid=1168356646
RD 2024/04/24
AB An  infant  has  just  had  an  apneic  episode  with  bradycardia  (often  referred  to  as  “A’s  and  B’s”).  American  Academy  of  Pediatrics  (AAP)  has  defined  apnea  as  follows:  “Apnea  is  the  absence  of  breathing  for  20  seconds  or  longer  or  a  shorter  pause  associated  with  bradycardia  (<100  beats  per  minute),  cyanosis,  or  pallor.”  Shorter  apnea  <10  seconds  without  hypoxemia  or  bradycardia  is  usually  due  to  immaturity  and  is  not  clinically  important.  (See  also  Chapter  89.)