Neonatal Seizures
I. Intensive and convalescent care Print Section Listen Definition A clinical seizure is defined as a paroxysmal alteration of neurologic function (behavioral, motor and/or autonomic). An electrographic seizure is defined…
PEDIATRICS
Infant of a Diabetic Mother
I. Intensive care Print Section Listen Perinatal morbidities from maternal diabetes Definition Diabetes during pregnancy may have an adverse impact on the embryo and fetus and increase the rate of…
Neural Tube Defects
I. Intensive care Print Section Listen Neural tube defects (NTDs) Definition Broad spectrum of anomalies caused by failure or incomplete closure of neural tube “Open”: Defect in primary neural tube…
Neonatal Abstinence Syndrome
I. Intensive and convalescent care Print Section Listen Definitions Neonatal abstinence syndrome (NAS), also known as neonatal drug withdrawal or neonatal passive addiction, is defined as a group of clinical…
Birth Asphyxia and HIE
I. Intensive care Print Section Listen Asphyxia and hypoxic ischemic encephalopathy Definitions Perinatal asphyxia: Historically, the term perinatal asphyxia has been used to describe a clinical condition in the newborn…
Congenital Abdominal Wall Defects
I. Intensive care Print Section Listen The two most common congenital wall defects are gastroschisis and omphalocele. Gastroschisis Definition Gastroschisis is a full-thickness, typically right-sided, paraumbilical abdominal wall defect and…
Congenital Diaphragmatic Hernia
I. Intensive care Print Section Listen Definition Presence of abdominal contents in thoracic cavity during fetal life results in acute neonatal respiratory distress. Often the sickest infants in the NICU…
Infectious Disease Issues in the NICU Graduate
Infectious Disease Issues in the NICU Graduate Print Section Listen Infants can acquire infection prenatally through transplacental transfer, perinatally during birth, or postnatally. Newborn infants are relatively immunocompromised and at…
Extracorporeal Membrane Oxygenation (ECMO) and Post-ECMO Care
I. Intensive care Print Section Listen Definition Extracorporeal membrane oxygenation (ECMO) is a prolonged form of extracorporeal life support used to treat neonates with life-threatening respiratory or cardiac disorders who…
Pulmonary Hypertension of the Preterm Infant
I. Intensive care Print Section Listen Definition The adult definition of primary pulmonary hypertension (PH) (mean pulmonary arterial pressure greater than 25 mm Hg at rest) is often applied to…
