newborn

Vitamin K

...risk for developing hemorrhagic disease of the newborn include the following: ... Full article >>> Vitamin K is important, to help prevent cirrhosis of the liver . Do not take too much vitamin A . For the same reason, do not eat fish more than twice a week. Avoid cod liver oil. Bet...

Umbilical cord

...rd blood Blood from the umbilical cord of a newborn baby. This blood contains high concentrations of... Recent studies have indicated that blood from a newborn infant 's umbilical cord and placenta (called cord blood ) can be used effectively instead of ...

TSH

...sm . Full article >>> In the UK all newborn babies are routinely screened during the heel prick blood test to check that the thyroid is working in the way that it should. In this test a hormone called TSH or thyroid stimulating hormone is measured. Full article >>> For e...

Trachoma

.... A pregnant woman can pass the infection to her newborn during vagina l delivery. Full article >>> aureus, Chlamydia trachoma tis and adenovirus also cause infections of the eye . Your friend and you have probably shared one of these organ isms. Full article >>> The...

Thrush

...l thrush can occur in about five percent of all newborn babies. This article discusses the symptoms and recommended treatment . Full article >>> INFANT THRUSH "Four percent of infants have oral thrush . Keep rubber nipples clean, as well as all objects going into baby's mouth. If b...

Thalassemia

...cle >>> Hemolytic disease of the newborn Hereditary spherocytosis Iron deficiency anemia Osteopetrosis Pernicious anemia Sickle cell disease Thalassemia Myelodysplastic syndrome and a host of other bone marrow disease s. Full article >>> Other less-commo...

Thrombocytopenia

...a may be caused by infections in the fetus or newborn such as rubella , syphilis , and bacterial or viral infections . It can also develop when a mother's immune system produces antibodies against the baby's platelet s. Full article >>> Thrombocytopenia , heparin-induced: Low bl...

Tachypnea

...cle >>> Transient tachypnea of the newborn (TTN) is a term for a mild respiratory problem of babies that begins after birth and lasts about three days. Other terms for TTN are "wet lungs " or type II respiratory di stress syndrome . Full article >>> Tachypnea is a me...

Syphilis

...lis remains a leading cause of stillbirth s and newborn death s. Full article >>> SYPHILIS - A sexually transmitted disease caused by the spirochete , Treponema pallidum. May also be acquired prenatal ly ( fetal infection ). [ Med Help International ] [ Search ] [ Ask the Doctor Fo...

Syndrome

...tardation : growth deficiency in the fetus and newborn in all parameters -- head circumference , weight, height ... Full article >>> Myelodysplastic syndrome , unclassifiable Myelodysplastic syndrome associated with del(5q) Reclassified from MDS to: ... Full article >>> ...

Surfactant

...sacs to open up at the time of birth so that the newborn infant can breathe freely. Full article >>> Additives such as surfactant s are also used in tampons to increase absorbency. Surfactant s and fragrances may pose additional unnecessary health risks when used in feminine hygiene pr...

Streptococcal infections

...> Group B streptococcal infections include newborn and adult forms. The adult form usually occurs after women give birth . Both newborn and adult infections are usually treated by penicillin or ampicillin. Full article >>>...

Streptococcal Infection

...62; Group B streptococcal infection s include newborn and adult forms. The adult form usually occurs after women give birth . Both newborn and adult infections are usually treated by penicillin or ampicillin. Full article >>>...

Stimulus

...d parageusia. Full article >>> Algo newborn hearing screener Mobile, noninvasive instrument detects the auditory brainstem response (ABR) to a series of stimulus clicks; screens the entire hearing pathway from the outer ear to the brain stem. Full article >>> The nonphar...

Stillbirth

...phyxia , is an important cause of stillbirth and newborn death s. Full article >>> However,... with previous pregnancy complications such as a newborn weighing over 4000 grams, preeclampsia , previous stillbirth , or an infant with congenital an...

Stenosis

...62;>> Pyloric Stenosis Virtually all newborn babies occasionally spit up partial ly digested milk or formula soon after feeding s. Full article >>> Pyloric stenosis is a congenital defect, or condition present at birth . The exact cause of this condition is unknown. P...

Soft palate

...ructure is seen on the gums and soft palate of newborn infants . In these mucous membrane s, they are called Epstein 's pearls. These lesion s also disappear spontaneously. Full article >>> NASO PHARYNX - The portion of the pharynx extending from the posterior nares to the level o...

Skull

...he skull join together can be easily felt in the newborn infant . Full article >>> DI AST A...her. The major bones that compose the skull of a newborn include the following: 2 frontal bones 2 parietal bones 1 occipital bone ... Full article >&#...

Skin color

...R SCORE - A recording of the physical health of a newborn infant , determined after examination of the adequacy of respiration , heart action, muscle tone, skin color , and reflexes. Total numerical score is 10. Full article >>> versicolor is a common fungal skin disorder that affect...

Septicemia

...;> Group B streptococcal septicemia of the newborn Definition: This is a severe, systemic infection affecting newborn infants , caused by group B streptococcus. Full article >>> SEPTICEMIA : The syste...

Sac

...etus , forming the first bowel movement of a newborn infant . Full article >>> amniotic sac A sac filled with amniotic fluid , called the amniotic sac , surrounds the fetus throughout the pregnancy . Full article >>> Amniotic Sac : Sac containing amniotic flu...

Rh incompatibility

...dition that occurs when the mother of a fetus or newborn has Rh-negative blood type and the fetus or newborn has Rh-positive blood . Full article >>> Rh incompatibility occurs when the mother's...

Respiration

...ing ; 0 for apnea , or no breathing . A crying newborn can adequately oxygen ate its lungs . Full arti...eart rate and respiration s. A perfectly healthy newborn will often receive a score of 9 because of some blueness in the hands and feet. Full article >&...

Pyloric stenosis

...>>> Pyloric Stenosis Virtually all newborn babies occasionally spit up partial ly digested milk or formula soon after feeding s. Full article >>> Pyloric stenosis is a congenital defect, or condition present at birth . The exact cause of this condition is unknown. Pyl...

Pulmonary

...netic disorder characterized by jaundice in the newborn period, liver disease with cholestasis , ... Full article >>> Pulmonary fibrosis is scarring in the lungs . Description Pulmonary fibrosis develops when the alveoli , tiny air sacs that transfer oxygen to the blood , be...

Pulse

...article >>> With a score of 0-3, the newborn is unresponsive, apneic, pale, limp and may not have a pulse . Interventions to resuscitate will begin immediately. The test is repeated at five minutes after birth and both scores are documented. Full article >>> Blood pressure , ...

Primary

...ery care, care after birth , gynecological exams, newborn care, assistance with family planning decisions, pre conception care, ... Full article >>> The Follow-up office uses several modes of communication, including phone, FAX and mail to provide notification of abnormal levels to primar...

Primary amyloidosis

...with -Wiedemann syndrome ( low blood sugar in a newborn with macroglossia and other enlarged organ s) Congenital hypothyroidism (newborn with decreased or, rarely, no thyroid hormone production) Down's syndrome Primary amyloidosis ... Full article >>> Amyloidosis may be eithe...

Pregnancy Complications

... with previous pregnancy complications such as a newborn weighing over 4000 grams, preeclampsia , previous...es . Full article >>> Sepsis in a newborn is more likely to develop when the mother has had pregnancy complications that increase the likeli...

Preeclampsia

... with previous pregnancy complications such as a newborn weighing over 4000 grams, preeclampsia , previous stillbirth , or an infant with congenital anomalies are more likely to have gestational diabetes . Full article >>> Women with a multi ple pregnancy are more likely to miscarr...

Postoperative

...mproves with time.) Failure to gain weight in the newborn period Risks associated with any surgery Calling your health care provider: ... Full article >>> Postoperative Pain . There is always some pain after these operations, requiring intravenous administration of potent painkiller...

Poor feeding

...feeding (in ... Full article >>> A newborn with congenital syphilis may have symptoms immediately after birth or seem normal for the first two to three weeks of life. Symptoms include severe pneumonia , poor feeding , swelling of the liver and spleen , jaundice , fever and an...

Polycythemia

...her factors which can potentiate jaundice in the newborn include: sepsis , biliary atresia , Rh incompatibility, galactosemia , cephalo hematoma , polycythemia , G-6-P-D deficiency , and congenital rubella , syphilis , toxoplasmosis , ... Full article >>>...

Penis

...semble an enlarged clitoris (the clitoris of a newborn female is normally somewhat enlarged at birth ). Full article >>> Opening of the penis ( urethra l meatus) Scrotum In women the most common location for ulcers is the labia majora. "Kissing ulcers " may develop. These are ul...

Oral thrush

...ral thrush can occur in about five percent of all newborn babies. This article discusses the symptoms and recommended treatment . Full article >>> diaper rash oral thrush cutaneous candidiasis some cases of genital rashes ... Full article >>> INFANT THRUSH "Fo...

Nosocomial

...ome. Full article >>> Babies in the newborn intensive care unit (NICU) are at increased risk for acquiring nosocomial ( hospital -acquired) infections . Full article >>> " Continuation of a Randomized, Double-Blind, Multi center Study of Linezolid Versus Vancomycin in the T...

Nevus

...tork bite s are common vascular lesion s of the newborn consisting of one or more pale red patch(es), most often seen in the midline on the forehead, eyelids, tip of the nose, upper lip, ... Full article >>> CONGENITAL GIANT PIGM ENT ED NEVUS - These large pigmented (often hairy) conge...

Newborn jaundice

...siological jaundice , a natural occurrence in the newborn due to the immature liver . Full article >>> newborn jaundice (physiologic jaundice ) breastfeeding jaundice breast milk jaundice viral hepat...

Neonate

...>>> Neonate A term referring to the newborn infant , from birth until one month of age. Neo...logistA physician who specializes in problems of newborn infants . Pallor Extreme paleness in the color of the skin . Full article >>> N...

Neonatal

...( sclera e) by pigment of bile ( bilirubin ). In newborn babies a degree of jaundice is normal. Full art...lirubinemia) A yellowish discoloration of a normal newborn baby's skin is known as physiologic jaundice or neonatal hyperbilirubinemia. Full article ...

Nausea and vomiting

...n . Complete obstruction is usually evident in the newborn period. Partial obstruction may not present until later in childhood or adulthood. Full article >>> nausea and vomiting foul breath and bitter taste in the mouth dark brown urine yellowish skin and eyes ( jaundice ) pa...

Nausea

...n . Complete obstruction is usually evident in the newborn period. Partial obstruction may not present until later in childhood or adulthood. Full article >>> nausea and vomiting foul breath and bitter taste in the mouth dark brown urine yellowish skin and eyes ( jaundice ) ...

Milia

...skin lesion s found on the face or trunk of some newborn infants . milia ria ... Full article >>> ( milia ria ), inflammatory skin eruption due to obstruction of the sweat glands by keratin , the substance that forms the horny cells of the epidermis . Full article >>>...

Membrane

...s a breathing problem that afflicts about 20,000 newborn babies in the U.S. each year. Full article >>> Protection of cell membrane s and fats from oxidative damage; protection of vitamin A , immune system and nervous system Vegetable oils, eggs, whole grains, green vegetables and nuts...

Meconium

...nformation: Meconium is the medical term for the newborn infant 's first stools . Full article >&#...etus , forming the first bowel movement of a newborn infant . median nerve ... Full article >>> meconium (the baby's first stool ...

Lung infection

...Pulmonary embolism Transient tachypnea of the newborn Metabolic acidosis ... Full article >>> You need prompt treatment for any possible lung infection s. Symptoms of emphysema often worsen during an infection . To help avoid lung infection s, you should have a Pneumovax shot. T...

Lesion

...skin lesion s found on the face or trunk of some newborn infants . miliaria " Prickly heat " or " heat rash " as a result of inflammation of the sweat glands and characterized by small, white or red skin eruptions. Full article >>> Researchers are not sure whether the renal lesio...

Jaundice

... How is it diagnose d? What about jaundice in newborn babies? Full article >>> While jau...lirubinemia) A yellowish discoloration of a normal newborn baby's skin is known as physiologic jaundice or neonatal hyperbilirubinemia. Full article ...

Jitteriness

...rritability , jitteriness , or vomiting , in the newborn infant if the amount of medicine in your blood is too high. Full article >>> Withdrawal symptoms vary from mild fussiness to significant issues with irritability , feeding , jitteriness , and diarrhea . Full article >>...

Intussusception

... and children. Intussusception is rarely seen in newborn infants . Sixty percent of those who develop intussusception are between 2 months and 2 years of age. Full article >>> Intussusception (children) Definition: Intussusception involves a telescoping of one portion of the intestin...

Infectious Diseases

...ansmission of HIV from an infected mother to her newborn that is more affordable and ... Full article >>> Results of a study published in Infectious Diseases in Obstetrics and Gynaecology[see above] suggest that the use of all-cotton tampons may reduce the risk of Toxic Shock Syndrome ...

Infectious disease

...ansmission of HIV from an infected mother to her newborn that is more affordable and ... Full article >>> Results of a study published in Infectious Disease s in Obstetrics and Gynaecology[see above] suggest that the use of all-cotton tampons may reduce the risk of Toxic Shock Syndrome...

Infants

...2; Infant , Newborn, Disease s - Disease s of newborn infants present at birth ( congenital ) or dev...skin lesion s found on the face or trunk of some newborn infants . miliaria " Prickly heat " or " heat rash " as a result of inflammation of the sweat ...

Infant

...2; Infant , Newborn, Disease s - Disease s of newborn infant s present at birth ( congenital ) or developing within the first month of birth . Full article >>> Infant s have an especially high rate of campylobacter iosis because of their immature immune defenses. Full artic...

Incontinentia Pigmenti

...e skin where a blister ing rash occurs in the newborn period, followed by the blister s becoming raised-like warts . Full article >>> Incontinence - Stress ( Stress Incontinence ) Incontinence - Urge ( Urge Incontinence ) Incontinentia Pigmenti Achromians Incontinentia Pigmenti...

Imperforate anus

...2; Imperforate anus occurs in 1 in about 5,000 newborn babies. It has to be corrected by surgery . Imperforate anus is also known as anal atresia . Search All of MedicineNet For: search help ... Full article >>> Anal Atresia ( Imperforate Anus ) Anal Fissure Analgesic Nephropathy ...

Hypotonia

...> CCD causes hypotonia (floppiness) in the newborn baby, slowly progressive muscle weakness , and muscle cramps after exercise . Muscle biopsy shows a key diagnostic finding (absent mitochondria in the center of many type I muscle fiber s). Full article >>> Low muscle tone...

Hypothyroidism

...ecommended at 1 to 2 weeks of age. The most common newborn screening tests in the U.S. include those for hypothyroidism (underactivity of the thyroid ... Full article >>> The findings of these studies will help elucidate some of the molecular changes that occur in thyroid cancer and in co...

Hypothyroid

...ecommended at 1 to 2 weeks of age. The most common newborn screening tests in the U.S. include those for hypothyroid ism (underactivity of the thyroid ... Full article >>> The findings of these studies will help elucidate some of the molecular changes that occur in thyroid cancer and in ...

Hypoglycemia

...ll article >>> Hypoglycemia in the newborn can be caused by conditions that: lower the amount of glucose in the blood stream, prevent or lessen storage of glucose , use up glycogen stores ( sugar stored in the liver ), inhibit the use of glucose by the body. Full article >>&#...