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Transient tachypnea of the newborn is a respiratory problem that can be seen in the newborn shortly after delivery. It is caused by retained fetal lung fluid due to impaired clearance mechanisms. [1] It is the most common cause of respiratory distress in term neonates.
This is a list of disorders included in newborn screening programs around the world, along with information on testing methodologies, disease incidence and rationale for being included in screening programs.
The Apgar score is a quick way for health professionals to evaluate the health of all newborns at 1 and 5 minutes after birth and in response to resuscitation. [1] It was originally developed in 1952 by an anesthesiologist at Columbia University, Virginia Apgar, to address the need for a standardized way to evaluate infants shortly after birth.
Localized skin, eye and mouth disease: 35–45% of neonatal HSV infections. Presentation includes clustering vesicular lesions (blister-like) with erythematous (skin redness) base in localized area of skin which can spread to the eye or oropharynx. There is risk of progression to CNS or disseminated disease, so infants should be thoroughly ...
Newborn screening (NBS) is a public health program of screening in infants shortly after birth for conditions that are treatable, but not clinically evident in the newborn period. The goal is to identify infants at risk for these conditions early enough to confirm the diagnosis and provide intervention that will alter the clinical course of the ...
MG may present as muscle weakness in different areas of the body: a) ocular MG is skeletal muscle weakness in the eyes that causes ptosis (i.e., eyelid drooping), weak eyelid closure, strabismus (i.e., one eye turned in a direction different from the other eye), diplopia (i.e., double vision), and/or complex ophthalmoplegias (e.g., weakness or ...
This may suggest that hairline and outer perimeter of the face play an integral part in the newborn's face recognition. [15] According to Maurer and Salapateck, a one-month-old baby scans the outer contour of the face, with strong focus on the eyes, while a two-month-old scans more broadly and focuses on the features of the face, including the ...