A nurse is caring for a premature infant who has received poractant alfa [Curosurf] 2.5 mL/kg via direct intratracheal instillation to prevent respiratory distress syndrome
The infant demon-strated initial improvement after the dose but has begun to deteriorate. Which treatment will the nurse expect the neonatologist to order? a. A repeat dose of 1.25 mL/kg of poractant alfa
b. A repeat dose of 2.5 mL/kg of poractant alfa
c. A repeat dose of 5.0 mL/kg of poractant alfa
d. Administration of high-dose glucocorti-coids
A
When poractant alfa is given, subsequent doses are half the initial doses. Glucocorticoids are given prenatally; their use postnatally is in dispute.
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