I: Metabolic-Genetic
Neonatal Hyperammonemia Brendan Lanpher, Marshall Summar, and Mark L. Batshaw INTRODUCTION Neonatal hyperammonemia is a feature of many different inborn errors of metabolism that may be individually rare but have…
PEDIATRICS
H: Endocrine
Acute Adrenal Insufficiency Rebecca McEachern and Charlotte M. Boney EPIDEMIOLOGY The exact incidence of acute adrenal insufficiency in the neonate is unknown but likely mirrors the incidence of the underlying…
Health Care-Associated Infections in the NICU
Health Care-Associated Infections in the NICU Vladana Milisavljevic INTRODUCTION Health care-associated infection (HCAI), also referred to as nosocomial or hospital-acquired infection, is an infection that a patient acquires and becomes…
Delivery Room Resuscitation of the Newborn
Delivery Room Resuscitation of the Newborn Louis P. Halamek BACKGROUND Resuscitation is derived from the Latin word resuscitare, meaning “to revive.”1 Although the majority of births involve no or little…
