RT Book, Section
A1 Gomella, Tricia Lacy
A1 Eyal, Fabien G.
A1 Bany-Mohammed, Fayez
SR Print(0)
ID 1168356921
T1 Hypotension and Shock
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=1168356921
RD 2024/04/17
AB The  nurse  reports  that  an  infant  is  hypotensive  and  may  be  showing  signs  of  shock.  Hypotension  is  defined  as  a  decreased  blood  pressure.  There  is  no  consensus  on  the  exact  definition  of  a  normal  blood  pressure  range  or  a  clear  accepted  definition  of  hypotension  in  the  term  or  preterm  neonate.  Hypotension  can  occur  in  a  neonate  with  normal  tissue  perfusion  or  poor  perfusion  and  overwhelming  shock.  Hypotension  is  very  common  in  premature  infants;  however,  the  blood  pressure  that  indicates  end-organ  damage  in  the  very  low  birthweight  (VLBW)  infant  is  unknown.